- The Arborealis Prize for Poetry 2012 -
First Prize $200 - Second Prize $150 - Third Prize $100
Three $50 Honourable Mention Awards
All prize winning entries
plus up to 60 additional Runners Up will be published
in Arborealis our perfect bound anthology of Canadian contemporary poetry.
All poets whose work is selected for the book will receive one free
copy of the anthology.
Theme - The People's Poetry
Tradition:
Milton Acorn's poetry defines the People's Poetry Tradition. Subtle
in his emotions,
his power and directness come from images drawn from everyday island
life.
Dedicated to the class struggle, Acorn peopled his poems with working
men and women
of the visage of Canada, and paid unceasing tribute to their suffering,
their humble crafts and
their utter reliability. With an authentic working-class voice, Acorn's
poetry reflects
the uncanny ability to replicate the nuance and cadence of everyday
speech so that the
delicacy of his imagery is also fraught with the wrath of hardship.
Entry fee:
$15 for up to 3 poems.
Additional poems $5 each.
There is no limit to the number of submissions per poet.
Rules and Guidelines:
This contest is open to Canadian poets only.
All styles welcome in the People's Poetry Tradition.
Poems must be unpublished and not sent elsewhere.
Poems not to exceed 36 lines and the stanza breaks count as lines.
The poem title does not count, nor does the space between the title
and the first line of the poem.
Blind Judging:
Author's name is not to appear anywhere on the same page(s) as the poem(s),
back or front. Kindly attach a cover page with author's name, complete
contact
information and poem title(s) or first line(s) if no title(s).
Deadline:
Entries to be post marked on or before July 31st, 2012.
Send submissions with
contest entry fee payable to:
The Ontario Poetry Society
#710 - 654 Spring Garden Ave., Toronto, Ontario M2N 6H9
Contest Judge is Jeff Seffinga