Poetry competition CLOSED 15th March 2019 9:48pm
WINNER
SatInUGal (Kumar)
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RUNNER-UP: cabcool

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#acrostic visual poetry

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Poetry Contest

Create an #acrostic visual poem

This is our visual poetry monthly competition for March 2019. The winner, and any runners up, will get their poems featured on our official social media accounts.

Create a poem as an image.

An acrostic is a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word.

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". You will need to submit the text of the poem (you'll add the image afterwards).
- Once you have submit your poem, use the "Add Multimedia" button under your poem text to attach the image, selecting the "visual poem" option when submitting the image.
- Use the "Enter Competition" button on this thread, and select your visual poem.

NEED HELP MAKING AN IMAGE?
No problem, we have a group for that:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/groups/words-on-a-canvas/discussion/

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

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poet Anonymous

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cabcool
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NO

Copy/paste link to view fullscale visual poem in full colour:
http://mydo.cx/ODJmZjRk
  
N  
namaste, my darling, for  
nascency will your  
native spirit  
nourish  
naturally  
nurturing your  
nature-made  
navigability.  
naughty.  
nearby  
novelty,  
notably  
nimble,  
never  
negotiates  
noetic  
nonsense.  
   
O  
oasis.  
observant.  
obtainable.  
opportune.  
on the ball  
oneness.  
open-handed  
open-minded  
opulent  
optimism.  
out-of-this-world  
ovation.  
overflowing  
organic  
oomph!  
   
© Copyright 2019 March 06  
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Written by cabcool
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SatInUGal
Kumar
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P O E T E S S

P O E T E S S
SatInUGal (Kumar)
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poet Anonymous

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charmingquin
Nancy Maxwell
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Stolen Childhood

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This was inspired by my fav TV series shameless
i saw myself alot in the character fiona and it suddenly dawn on me 'i was there', it also inspired me to write this piece
please enjoy

SatInUGal
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MARYLYN

MARYLYN
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The Road

charmingquin
Nancy Maxwell
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Hold

Hold
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SatInUGal
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Nancy, the key element of an acrostic is that the first letter of each line spells something from top to bottom vertically. The two submissions you have made do not appear to have that feature.

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ROSE

ROSE
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SUNRISE

SUNRISE
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candy

candy
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Thank you all for entering.

The winner is P O E T E S S by SatInUGal, I love the creativity used to create the image.

candy by cabcool and Romance by cloventongue89 are the runners up.

These poems will feature on:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DUPoetry
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DUpoetry/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dupoetry/

... and in our Words on a Canvas group https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/groups/words-on-a-canvas/discussion/

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congrats Kumar this was a good pick for the winner :-))))))))))

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