Poetry Contests

You may think that the only way to get other people(besides your family and friends) to read your poetry, is to get it published with a poetry publisher, but that’s not true. You can enter poetry contests, whether you’re an adult or young person, there are tons of poetry contests, free to enter, that even have prizes sometimes. Here are some great poetry contests to enter.

For young people:

1. Poetic Power

2. Library of Poetry

3. FanStory 

For adults:

1. Library of Poetry

2. Moontown Cafe 

3. FanStory

A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.
–Robert Frost

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