The 2009 Poetry Contest is upon us. We’ve moved up the contest from 4th quarter to 2nd quarter so as to coincide with Book Month’s Put a Poem in Your Pocket. I am a great lover of poetry. I was a part of the Stinky Bagels poetry club at university and even compiled a book of my own poetry for my wife as Christmas gift, before she was my wife. Hopefully, you’ll consider entering one of your own original poems in the contest.
Rules:
- Each student may enter only one poem for the entire contest.
- Poems may be written on any subject as long as it does not contain any inappropriate language or material.
- Poems must be 20 lines or less.
- There are four categories that the poem must fit within:
- English (any subject)
- Korean (any subject)
- Bahasa Indonesia (any subject)
- English (a poem that specifically conveys a Christian message or principle)
- All poems are due to Mr. Brammer by December 1st. The winners will be announced the week of December 14th.
Judging Criteria:
- Poems will be judged by a panel of House students and leaders, for each category. i.e., the panel judging the Korean poems will be Korean themselves.
- Each poem will be judged asking these questions:
- Does the poem employ literary devices in a meaningful way?
- Does the poem use language in an interesting way?
- Does the poem have an evident structure?
- Is the poem within the length limit of 20 lines or less?
Winners:
- 1st Place House will receive 15 points (per category)
- 2nd Place House will receive 10 points (per category)
- 3rd Place House will receive 5 points (per category)
- Each House will receive one point for every student that participates.
- Each House will receive two points for every House leader that submits a poem.
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