Poetry competition CLOSED 17th April 2017 1:00pm
WINNER
eswaller
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RUNNERS-UP: Anon and Grace

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Visual Poetry for Social Media - Objectify

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Poetry Contest

Give meaning to an ordinary object.
Our visual poetry monthly competition for April 2017. The winner and any runners up will get their poem featured on our official social media pages.

Create a poem as an image.

RULES
- 50 word limit
- Your image must include the full text of your poem
- Don't use photos or artwork which are copyrighted by someone else.
- Ensure the text of the poem is large enough, clear and readable even on small devices like mobile phones.
- You agree by entering to let us post your image on our various social media accounts (Instagram etc.). You will be credited by username in the caption.
- Max two entries per person.

HOW TO ENTER
- Create an image with your poem text. This can be plain, or you can include image(s) or a background. Be creative.
- If it's a new poem, then post it on DU using "submit poem". Attach the image to your poem, selecting the "visual poem" option.
- Use the "Enter Competition" button on this thread, and select your visual poem.

NEED HELP MAKING AN IMAGE?
https://pablo.buffer.com/
https://www.canva.com/
http://www.fotor.com/app.html#!module/design/tool/Design

Why social media? It's a great way to reach a broader audience and get new people interested in poetry.

Ahavati
Tams
Tyrant of Words
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Awesome concept. Was waiting for this before posting comps this week.

Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
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The Egg

The Egg
Jade-Pandora (jade tiger)
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Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
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For my poem "The Egg", the photo (taken by me) illustrates one of my originally designed hen eggs (approx. 2 1/2" tall) which are painted with acrylics and then glazed. This pattern is called "Venetian".

snugglebuck
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BEE'S KNEES

BEE'S KNEES
snugglebuck
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poet Anonymous

Anon
Lost Thinker
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Steps

Steps
Anon
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calamitygin
Jennifer Michael McCurry
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Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
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Field Journal

Field Journal
Jade-Pandora (jade tiger)
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mel44
Fire of Insight
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Flickering Images

Flickering Images
mel44
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Grace
IDryad
Tyrant of Words
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Morning Dew

Morning Dew
Grace (IDryad)
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Grace
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Crossing the Divide

Crossing the Divide
Grace (IDryad)
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Thanks for all the awesome entries. I've chosen:

Winner: eswaller with Rose

Runners Up: Grace with Crossing the Divide and Anon with Steps


Grace
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Congratulations, eswaller, for winning the competition. I'm honoured to be named runner up alongside Anon. Thank you, Webmiss for the acknowledgement.

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