Poetry competition CLOSED 16th June 2019 2:17pm
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Visual Poetry #tolerance
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Poetry Contest Description
Create a visual poem about #tolerance
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This is our visual poetry monthly competition for June 2019. The winner, and any runners up, will get their poems featured on our official social media accounts.
Create a poem as an image.
Create a visual poem about #tolerance
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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Thank you for all the great entries in this month's competition.
The winner is in a passing car... by DevlinDLC.
AUTOIMMUNE by MadameLavender is the runner 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/
The winner is in a passing car... by DevlinDLC.
AUTOIMMUNE by MadameLavender is the runner 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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Wow! Congratulations, DevlinDLC.
MadameLavender, you're in great company.
The microcosmic nature of your entries seems to have carried enormous messages about the true nature of (in)tolerance.
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MadameLavender, you're in great company.
The microcosmic nature of your entries seems to have carried enormous messages about the true nature of (in)tolerance.
cab
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My apologies for the belated response ... Damn it, I am speechless!
My visuals are always up against stellar ones, so winning is always the farthest thought from my mind so to have won one now ... well, and I like I stated, I am speechless ... THANK YOU!
ML, I admired your piece
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and Cabcool ... thank you for the comment(s)
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Congrats Dev! Just saw this myself--awesome writes everyone and thanks for runner up!
DevlinDLC said:
My apologies for the belated response ... Damn it, I am speechless!
My visuals are always up against stellar ones, so winning is always the farthest thought from my mind so to have won one now ... well, and I like I stated, I am speechless ... THANK YOU!
ML, I admired your piece
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and Cabcool ... thank you for the comment(s)
!
Often, it's the actual words that resonate that makes or breaks a visual piece, not just the visual.
You created both Dev !!
Everyone in this comp produced incredible ink and graphics.
I wish i had the software and intelligence to participate...........congrats to everyone![](/images/forum/smilies/lol.gif)
My apologies for the belated response ... Damn it, I am speechless!
My visuals are always up against stellar ones, so winning is always the farthest thought from my mind so to have won one now ... well, and I like I stated, I am speechless ... THANK YOU!
ML, I admired your piece
![](/images/forum/smilies/wink.gif)
and Cabcool ... thank you for the comment(s)
![](/images/forum/smilies/cool.gif)
Often, it's the actual words that resonate that makes or breaks a visual piece, not just the visual.
You created both Dev !!
![](/images/forum/smilies/nonsense.gif)
Everyone in this comp produced incredible ink and graphics.
I wish i had the software and intelligence to participate...........congrats to everyone
![](/images/forum/smilies/lol.gif)
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Here's our next visual poetry competition https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/10876/