Deadline: 14 March 2011
Keepingithalal.com and McMaster Muslim Students Association bring to you Verse Vs. Verse a national online poetry competition. It’s a chance for students attending Canadian post-secondary institutions to use their creative literary aptitude and take part in our efforts to search for the top 2011 poet in Canada. We want to seek out talent that many youth in Canada possess but do not always have a platform to display their poetic capabilities.We will be searching from the Rockies in British Columbia to the Lighthouses in Nova Scotia, up to the Igloos in Nunavut, down to the Falls in Ontario. So, who will win the Grand Prize of $150 and take home the title of Canada’s Top Poet?
Poetry Competition Rules and Regulations
* Poetry Competition Rules and Regulations
* All participants must be registered in a post-secondary institution in Canada
* All participants must submit their poems via their post-secondary institution email
* All poetry should be written poetry and submitted online
* Only one submission per participant
* No vulgarity or obscene language is permitted in the poems
* Must be the original work of the submitter
* We have the right to republish and redistribute all material under the submitter’s name
* By entering the competition you agree to abide by our rules and regulations
* By hitting submit you consent to having read the above
Dates and Deadlines
* Submissions open Feb. 25th
* Deadline for Submission is March 14th at 11:59pm
* Voting begins March 15th at 12 pm
* Voting closes on March 21st at 11:59pm
* Top 5 poems handed over to judges on March 23rd
* Poetry Winner announced on March 30th
Voting
* Voting begins March 15th at 12 pm
* One vote per day
Judging Criterion
1) Strong emotional/intellectual response invoked by poem
2) Complementary form and content
3) Fresh language, lack of clichés and original imagery
4) Reader’s attention is immediately captured and held throughout poem
5) Excellent flow, rhythm and sound
6) Precise and strong use of vocabulary
7) Appropriate use of spelling and grammar
8) Consistent voice throughout poem
9) The title compliments the poem
10) Creative and effective use of poetic elements (e.g. rhyme, alliteration, metaphors)
*This criterion will be used on the top 5 poetry submissions as voted by the viewers.
**The criterion will be assessed on a ten point scale.
More information here.
Keepingithalal.com and McMaster Muslim Students Association bring to you Verse Vs. Verse a national online poetry competition. It’s a chance for students attending Canadian post-secondary institutions to use their creative literary aptitude and take part in our efforts to search for the top 2011 poet in Canada. We want to seek out talent that many youth in Canada possess but do not always have a platform to display their poetic capabilities.We will be searching from the Rockies in British Columbia to the Lighthouses in Nova Scotia, up to the Igloos in Nunavut, down to the Falls in Ontario. So, who will win the Grand Prize of $150 and take home the title of Canada’s Top Poet?
Poetry Competition Rules and Regulations
* Poetry Competition Rules and Regulations
* All participants must be registered in a post-secondary institution in Canada
* All participants must submit their poems via their post-secondary institution email
* All poetry should be written poetry and submitted online
* Only one submission per participant
* No vulgarity or obscene language is permitted in the poems
* Must be the original work of the submitter
* We have the right to republish and redistribute all material under the submitter’s name
* By entering the competition you agree to abide by our rules and regulations
* By hitting submit you consent to having read the above
Dates and Deadlines
* Submissions open Feb. 25th
* Deadline for Submission is March 14th at 11:59pm
* Voting begins March 15th at 12 pm
* Voting closes on March 21st at 11:59pm
* Top 5 poems handed over to judges on March 23rd
* Poetry Winner announced on March 30th
Voting
* Voting begins March 15th at 12 pm
* One vote per day
Judging Criterion
1) Strong emotional/intellectual response invoked by poem
2) Complementary form and content
3) Fresh language, lack of clichés and original imagery
4) Reader’s attention is immediately captured and held throughout poem
5) Excellent flow, rhythm and sound
6) Precise and strong use of vocabulary
7) Appropriate use of spelling and grammar
8) Consistent voice throughout poem
9) The title compliments the poem
10) Creative and effective use of poetic elements (e.g. rhyme, alliteration, metaphors)
*This criterion will be used on the top 5 poetry submissions as voted by the viewers.
**The criterion will be assessed on a ten point scale.
More information here.
