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Poetry Contests for 2004


September 2004 Contest Entries
Open Theme

  1. Echo And Ice
  2. I Am There
  3. Suede
  4. Until The Final Assessment
  5. Shooting Stars
  6. Poet's Psyche
  7. Peace Uncovered
  8. Creation Unsurpassed
  9. My True Colours
  10. Daily Aching Pain
  11. Oceans Apart
  12. Post Doomsday
  13. Fail Rebirth
  14. Layover:
  15. A Letter To Queen Mother
  16. The Sinner
  17. My Pain


July 2004 Contest Entries
Open Theme

  1. God's Tears
  2. Close To Your Heart
  3. The Day Of Mine
  4. If I Was Written In Words...
  5. Send Us
  6. If I Could
  7. Missing
  8. A Soldier's Tale
  9. Masterful Plan
  10. Dead Duodenal Destiny
  11. Sorry
  12. Why?
  13. Memories
  14. What Happens To Me?
  15. Love’s Enduring Price
  16. Unfulfilled Wishes
  17. My Everything
  18. Dear Daughter
  19. Truth
  20. The House of Broken Dreams
  21. The Rose


June 2004 Contest Entries
Dragon/Medieval Times/Open Theme

  1. Death's Dance
  2. Untitled
  3. Still an Enigma
  4. A Dragon's Life
  5. Proverb of the Runner
  6. Gulliver
  7. Who Would Have Said?
  8. Dominating the Fast Lane
  9. Leave
  10. Dreams
  11. Be There Light
  12. Solitude
  13. Mine Alone
  14. Just Like Before
  15. Goodbyes and Lonelines
  16. Heart's Indecision
  17. Darkened Views
  18. Warm Amidst the Storm
  19. Nature's Beauty
  20. Remembering 9/11
  21. Beautiful Tears
  22. Memorize Your Face
  23. My Cousin Trey
  24. Truth of Love
  25. The Unforgettable Loss
  26. Beat Poet


May 2004 Contest Entries
Sci-Fi/ Open Theme

  1. Star Trek, My One True Love
  2. There Is A World In Which I Only Know
  3. Analyzing You From Afar
  4. Thank You
  5. Gone
  6. For You
  7. A New Tomorrow
  8. Lost in A Gravestone
  9. Empty Voices
  10. Free My Memory
  11. Hero's Death
  12. Futility
  13. Untitled Love Poem
  14. Time's Memories
  15. Forever Inspired
  16. The Price For Immortality
  17. Love
  18. What Has The World Come To?
  19. Regret


April 2004 Contest Entries
Open Theme

  1. Never Been Happier
  2. Always Return To This
  3. Mother?
  4. Lost
  5. A Catastrophic Request From This Little Girl
  6. Dimensions
  7. Attending A Smile
  8. Dark Garden
  9. No Tarzan, No Jane, Only My Pain
  10. Empty Words
  11. Forgive Me, My Love
  12. In The Corner Of My Mind
  13. Longing
  14. Guys Like Me
  15. I Learned
  16. Faith On A Fish


March 2004 Contest Entries
Open Theme

  1. When
  2. A Boy Named Joe
  3. Eagle Eyes
  4. The Eagle/Counterpart to Eagle Eyes
  5. Communicating
  6. Do Not Say You Don't
  7. Angels In Despair Unite And Live Again
  8. God's Children
  9. Erick
  10. Bruised
  11. Waiting
  12. This Pain You Bring
  13. Dear Father,
  14. It Matters Not
  15. The Three Broken Promises of Paraiso
  16. Dinner For Two
  17. Meltdown
  18. Misery’s Scorn
  19. Chances and Consequences
  20. Darkness
  21. The Emptyness
  22. Until He Saw Her
  23. Wanna Be Like Jenny
  24. Me and The Rain
  25. Stealing Beauty
  26. Easter Is A Time Of Love
  27. Wooden Bridge


February 2004 Contest Entries
Open Theme

  1. The Visit
  2. One
  3. A Flower, My Love
  4. Stained Memory
  5. Love
  6. Angels Received Their Wings
  7. Born To Be Me
  8. Building Bridges
  9. Innocent Feeling
  10. You Are Gone Now
  11. Lights Above A Door
  12. Aoi
  13. Feeling The Need
  14. O Wretch That I Am
  15. Alone
  16. Game Over V1.012
  17. Graveclouds Solution
  18. My Heart Crieth
  19. You Said We Never Were
  20. Always Forever
  21. Beauty


January 2004 Contest Entries
Open Theme

  1. Agony
  2. Until The Day I Die
  3. Angel In The Chasm
  4. I'm Not Worth Saving
  5. Hell Part 1
  6. September 9/11
  7. In My Dreams
  8. Christmas In Australia
  9. Reality and Regret
  10. Pain's Embrace
  11. Mona's Mystery Smile
  12. A Frail Moment of Life
  13. Claw of Insanity
  14. He Loves Me
  15. You And I
  16. Stay
  17. Another Year
  18. Just Three Words
  19. My Father The Hero


Previous Years Contests


Rules and Guidelines
Monthly Contests

  1. Each month there will be a Poetry contest.
  2. Each month Poetry Guild will set a Designated Theme or Open Theme.
  3. All entries must be original work.
  4. Do Not Plagiarize:
    transitive senses: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
    intransitive senses: to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
    Taken from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/
  5. If you are caught taking using (stealing) another poets or lyricists work or submitting work that is not original then the piece will be removed from the Guilds without notification.
  6. Once a poem is submitted it can not be resubmitted a second time
  7. There will be one winner per month chosen by an impartial judge unless otherwise stipulated.
  8. The winner each month will receive an Award.
  9. The judges also decide on Honorable Mentions.
  10. The number of Honorable Mentions each month will be left to the discretion of the judges
  11. At the Anniversary Ceremony each year there will one winner chosen from all the monthly winners for the year for the conveted title of "Poet of the Year".

If you have any questions please contact Poetry Guild

Thank you.