2008 Annual PSO Contest Categories 9

2008 Annual PSO Contest Categories Mail Entries to: Marsha Kay Oldham, Contest Chair P. O. Box 612 Garber, Oklahoma 73738-0612 PSO members include check, cashier's check, or money order for $5.00 'Flat Fee' for one or all category entries. Non-PSO entrants please include $3.00 per poem. Submit only one entry per category. Postmark Deadline is November 30, 2008

Categories 9-12 "Open to All"
	#9 A Thing of Beauty 1st place, $15.00 \|\| 2nd place, $10.00 \|\| 3rd place, $7.00 Form: Narrative Theme: Nature Length: One Page Limit Sponsor: Barbara Richard Judge: TBA

	#10 Short Free Verse poem 1st place, $15.00\|\| 2nd place, $10.00 \|\| 3rd place, $5.00 Form: Free Verse Theme: Poet's Choice Length: 14 Line Limit Sponsor: Maria Veres Judge: TBA

	#11 Bible Story 1st place, $15.00 \|\| 2nd place, $10.00 \|\| 3rd place $5.00 Form: Poet's Choice Theme: A Poem based on your favorite Bible story Length: 40 Line Limit Sponsor & Judge: David Holder

	#12 Eastlund-Stewart Revive a Form Award 1st place, one year's subscription to Poets' Forum Magazine($28.00 value)\|\| 2nd place, $10.00 \|\| 3rd place, $5.00 Form: Chansonnet* Theme: Poet's Choice Length: 20 Line Limit Sponsors: Madelyn Eastlund & Vivian R. Stewart Judge: Madelyn Eastlund Rules and Example Create a moving poem or scene as in a pageant "with action and imagery". 3 stanza poem turning on 2 rhymes in any English meter. Stanza 1 is 4 lines which repeat as stanza 3: A1,B1,A2,B2. Each line in stanza 1 is also repeated in the 12-line stanza 2 as follows: Line 1 repeats as line 5; line 2 repeats as line 9, line 3 as line 13; and line 4 as line 16. The rhyme scheme for stanza 2 is: A1,b,a,b,B1,a,b,a,A2,b,a,B2 Example* :(repeat lines in bold) The First Thanksgiving by Vivian Stewart They brought corn and questions Thanksgiving Day-- Red men joined white men to share what they grew. Then they held hands as they bowed heads to pray-- Would they be brothers and teach what they knew? They brought corn and questions Thanksgiving Day Rust leaves had fallen and sky was clear blue. Toddlers with tom toms were hoping to play With strange boys and girls and corncob dolls too. Red men joined white man to share what they grew and try to guess what strange tongues strained to say. Would they be friends and give each what was due? The table was spread--oh, what a display! They all held hands as they bowed heads to pray Words were just sounds--only eyes gave a clue. Would friendship last from November to May? Would they be brothers and teach what they knew? They brought corn and questions Thanksgiving Day-- Red men joined white men to share what they grew. Then they held hands as they bowed heads to pray-- Would they be brothers and teach what they knew?

2008 Annual PSO Contest Categories Mail Entries to: Marsha Kay Oldham, Contest Chair P. O. Box 612 Garber, Oklahoma 73738-0612 PSO members include check, cashier's check, or money order for $5.00 'Flat Fee' for one or all category entries. Non-PSO entrants please include $3.00 per poem. Submit only one entry per category. Postmark Deadline is November 30, 2008

Categories 9-12 "Open to All"
	#9 A Thing of Beauty 1st place, $15.00 \|\| 2nd place, $10.00 \|\| 3rd place, $7.00 Form: Narrative Theme: Nature Length: One Page Limit Sponsor: Barbara Richard Judge: TBA

	#10 Short Free Verse poem 1st place, $15.00\|\| 2nd place, $10.00 \|\| 3rd place, $5.00 Form: Free Verse Theme: Poet's Choice Length: 14 Line Limit Sponsor: Maria Veres Judge: TBA

	#11 Bible Story 1st place, $15.00 \|\| 2nd place, $10.00 \|\| 3rd place $5.00 Form: Poet's Choice Theme: A Poem based on your favorite Bible story Length: 40 Line Limit Sponsor & Judge: David Holder

	#12 Eastlund-Stewart Revive a Form Award 1st place, one year's subscription to Poets' Forum Magazine($28.00 value)\|\| 2nd place, $10.00 \|\| 3rd place, $5.00 Form: Chansonnet* Theme: Poet's Choice Length: 20 Line Limit Sponsors: Madelyn Eastlund & Vivian R. Stewart Judge: Madelyn Eastlund Rules and Example Create a moving poem or scene as in a pageant "with action and imagery". 3 stanza poem turning on 2 rhymes in any English meter. Stanza 1 is 4 lines which repeat as stanza 3: A1,B1,A2,B2. Each line in stanza 1 is also repeated in the 12-line stanza 2 as follows: Line 1 repeats as line 5; line 2 repeats as line 9, line 3 as line 13; and line 4 as line 16. The rhyme scheme for stanza 2 is: A1,b,a,b,B1,a,b,a,A2,b,a,B2 Example* :(repeat lines in bold) The First Thanksgiving by Vivian Stewart They brought corn and questions Thanksgiving Day-- Red men joined white men to share what they grew. Then they held hands as they bowed heads to pray-- Would they be brothers and teach what they knew? They brought corn and questions Thanksgiving Day Rust leaves had fallen and sky was clear blue. Toddlers with tom toms were hoping to play With strange boys and girls and corncob dolls too. Red men joined white man to share what they grew and try to guess what strange tongues strained to say. Would they be friends and give each what was due? The table was spread--oh, what a display! They all held hands as they bowed heads to pray Words were just sounds--only eyes gave a clue. Would friendship last from November to May? Would they be brothers and teach what they knew? They brought corn and questions Thanksgiving Day-- Red men joined white men to share what they grew. Then they held hands as they bowed heads to pray-- Would they be brothers and teach what they knew?