- The Arborealis Prize for Poetry -
First Prize $300 - Second Prize $150 - Third Prize $75
Four $25 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
reflected 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 three 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.
Poems wanted in the People’s Poetry Tradition.
All styles welcome.
Poems must be unpublished and not sent elsewhere.
Poems not to exceed 36 lines and the stanza breaks count as lines.
Blind
Judging:
Author’s name not to appear on the same page as the poem, back
or front.
Kindly attach a cover page with poem title(s), author’s name, address,
phone number & e-mail, along with a brief bio of 50 words.
Deadline:
Deadline
extended to October 21, 2007
Entries to be post-marked
on or before October 21st, 2007.
Send
your entries to:
The Ontario Poetry Society,
31 Marisa Court, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 6H9
Enclose a #10 s.a.s.e. for winners list
Make cheques payable to: The Ontario Poetry Society