Our first monthly members-only contest was announced in May, and results for the two-in-one contest will be announced soon. As a reminder, July’s contest was sponsored by Russell Strauss: Submit a pantoum and/or a Dorsimbra. One winner for each contest with honorable mentions. Any subject. $20 for 1st and $5 for HM awarded for each form.

The year’s contest sponsorships are full, and details on the year’s contests are rolling in. Here’s a preview of what’s coming:

• August: “As Summer Fades” sponsored by Lisa Kamolnick. Write a poem about reflections of summer, especially as the season transitions into fall. Any form. 50 line limit. $55/$30/$15 Special instructions: Lisa will accept emailed entries to pstsubmissions@gmail.com in addition to mailed entries. When submitting via email, be sure to follow all other contest instructions (e.g., two files, one with ID and one without). Emails must be submitted no later than July 20.
• September: An ekphrastic poem, sponsored by Janet Qually. Send in your poems in response to her artwork. 5-15 lines. $15/$10/$5.
• October: An Apostrophe form, sponsored by Howard Carman. About the form: a poetic apostrophe is turning to and addressing an absent person as though he were present, an object as though it were a person, or an inanimate thing as though it were alive. Example poem: “Speak to Me, Oh Gentle Waters” by Viola Berg. Special instructions: the apostrophe should be metered and rhymed.Line limit 8-40. $25/$15/$10
• November: Details coming soon. Sponsored by JoAn Howerton.
• December: Write about “Harmony” sponsored Dr. Diane Clark. Any form, line limit 40. $30/$20/$10
• January: Details coming soon. Sponsored by William Hill Art and Poetry or Anna’s Pet Sitting.
• February: A rubaiyat, sponsored by Russell H. Strauss. Any subject, line limit 3-5 stanzas. $20/$15/$10
• March: Write about “Grands” (grandchildren or grandparents), sponsored by Dr. Emory Jones. Any form, line limit 10-40. $15/$10/$5
• April: Details coming soon. Sponsored by William Hill Art and Poetry or Anna’s Pet Sitting.

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