OPTIONAL JUNE THEME - "Loud & Unapologetic"
Big energy, queer joy, whole acceptance, standing outside the window with a boom box love, protest poetry or quiet defiance in a loud world. Take up space with your voice!
Once you've paid for your poem/'s, submit them here...
(this link is also available in the menu, in your inbox and post payment)
VERVE’s Poem of the Month
A monthly poetry competition for the bold, the beautiful, the bizarre, and the brilliant!
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£100 prize for the winning poem
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£3 per poem, £6 for three (see where the money goes below)
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Max 3 poems per person per month
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OPTIONAL monthly theme (follow it or completely rebel against it – we respect chaos)
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Judge: Stuart Bartholomew (VERVE Poetry Press & Festival Founder)
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Assistant Judge: Hayley Frances (Co-Director)
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AI-Generated Poems? Get outta here
WHAT's THE DEAL?
WHAT's THE TIMELINE?
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1st of each month: Submissions open
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20th of each month: Submissions close.
(No, we will not read late poems. We are poets, not wizards.) -
End of Month: Winner announced + winning poem featured on our website, socials and sent out to *thousands* of poets, publishers, other poetry industry people and, dare-we-say it normal people subscribed to VERVE.
WHAT's THE VIBE *RULES?
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Poetry doesn’t have to be serious. It doesn’t have to be traditional. It doesn’t even have to make sense. It can also be everyone of these things.
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We haven't got all the time in the world, so - as standard - for the purpose of ensuring we are able to read everything that comes through to us;
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40 Lines is the MAX we can accept for poems.
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Every poem needs to be saved and uploaded as PDF or doc.x file.
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No names on poems.
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Come as you are. Write what you want. Make it POETRY!
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Submissions open June1st.
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Submissions close June 20th.
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Winner selected June 25th.
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Spread the word. Tag a poet. Tell a friend. Start a movement.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
This incentive is not money making for us. It's not about making a profit or taking the limited funds poets / writers / artists make. Submission money is split between paying the winner of POEM OF THE MONTH and funding our FREE community poetry projects.
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Open Door community poetry open mic.
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The Collective.
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Poetry Mentorship.
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Free children's & young people's events at our annual festival.
HOW TO SUBMIT
OPTIONAL JUNE THEME - "Loud & Unapologetic"
Big energy, queer joy, whole acceptance, standing outside the window with a boom box love, protest poetry or quiet defiance in a loud world. Take up space with your voice!
1 ENTRY TO VERVE
POEM OF THE MONTH
This payment secures one entry to June's Poem of the Month.
After completing your payment, please use the VERVE POTM SUBMISSION FORM AVAILABLE HERE:
www.vervepoetryfestival.com/potm-submission-form
Thank you so much. We can't wait to read your poem.
3 ENTRIES TO VERVE
POEM OF THE MONTH
This payment secures THREE entry to June's Poem of the Month.
After completing your payment, please use the VERVE POTM SUBMISSION FORM AVAILABLE HERE:
www.vervepoetryfestival.com/potm-submission-form
Thank you so much. We can't wait to read your poems.