Poetry & Spoken Word Competition 2025
POEM: Emotion in words.
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Piece Length: 50-500 words

“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words,” wrote poet Robert Frost. Put another way, poet Kahlil Gibran once said: “Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.” To write poetry is to put words to our feelings that we struggle to explain—a mysterious, challenging, and essential art. This month, dear writers, share with the world an original poem or piece of spoken word (poetry performed aloud). We’ll select two winners, one for best written poem and another for best spoken word performance. 

 

**PRIZES**

Best Written Poem and Best Spoken Word Performance will each receive $100. Best Peer Review will receive $50. 

 

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