Free Poetry Contests

                        Being asked to read your work during a poetry reading event can be quite an honour and can increase your chances of getting noticed as a professional poet. However, for the reading to have a positive impact for your career, it needs to go well. Although you may not have control over the planning of the event, you can prepare yourself as poet to give the best performance possible. Doing your best increases your confidence in your abilities and that can greatly affect how you perform even in future poetry competitions . Therefore, if you have a reading coming up, the following can help you make it a success: 1.  Order of poems Choosing the right order of poems for your reading can really help you to win the audience over. Keep in mind that the first poem you read will set the tone for the rest of the reading. The first poem should not be addressing any controversial subjects as it may start the readin...

  Haikus are the sort of material nightmares are made of for most poets. Poetry writing on its own is really hard work. There are so many rules that go into the art. Haikus take those rules to a whole other level. Nonetheless, there is no shortage of haikus in poetry contests . There are people out there who have perfected the art despite the innumerable terms and conditions that go into creating one of these. The secret to becoming great at haikus is to practice. There is no two ways about it. Learn and understand what haikus are all about then practice fervently. Characteristics of haikus The most important characteristic of haikus is that they are very abstract. They portray ideas through implication and suggestions relying heavily on objective imagery. As a haiku writer you cannot use adjectives as much as you would love to. This will make the poem too long and miss the syllabic requirements of a haiku. Instead, you have to use words that objectively convey facts about what you...