POETRY CONTEST OPEN CALL

TOPIC:  HOMELESSNESS OR HUMANITARIANISM

DEADLINE:  SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH 

LOOK BELOW ENTRY LINKS

FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE OPEN CALL.

Entry links:  (Please read and rate your favorites)

1. From onecorgilover:  "A Prayer for the Lost and Forgotten"

http://open.salon.com/blog/onecorgilover/2009/04/08/a_prayer_for_the_lost_and_forgotten_-_annette2009s_open_cal

2. From adfeminem:  "Summer Afternoon, Brno"

http://open.salon.com/blog/erika_szostak/2009/04/08/bridge_poem_summer_afternoon_brno

AND "On Spying My Homeless Uncle at Big Hole"

http://open.salon.com/blog/erika_szostak/2009/04/09/bridge_poem_on_spying_my_homeless_uncle_at_the_big_hole

3. From bill s.:  "On Becoming Grey"

http://open.salon.com/blog/bill_s/2008/08/08/on_becoming_grey

4. From bbd:  "on the free tram"

5. From Harry Homeless:  "Sometimes"

http://open.salon.com/blog/harry_homeless/2009/02/04/sometimes

6. From Tequila and Donuts:  "Bad Poetry for a Good Cause"

http://open.salon.com/blog/tequilaanddonuts/2009/04/07/bad_poetry_for_a_good_cause

7. From epriddy:  "Bridge Poem" and "On Bridge Haiku"

http://open.salon.com/blog/epriddy/2009/04/07/bridge_poem

8.  From Just Cathy:  "Bridge Poem"

http://open.salon.com/blog/just_cathy/2009/04/08/bridge_poem_-_for_a_wonderful_cause

9.  From jodikasten:  "The Off-Ramp"

 http://open.salon.com/blog/jodi_kasten/2009/04/08/bridge_poem_the_off-ramp

10.  From 1_Irritated_Mother:  "Perspective"

http://open.salon.com/blog/1_irritated_mother/2009/04/08/perspective_a_bridge_poem

11. From Jon Henner:  "6 am"

http://open.salon.com/blog/jon_henner/2009/04/08/bridge_poem_-_6am

12. From CoyoteOldStyle:  "Government Housing"

http://open.salon.com/blog/coyoteoldstyle/2009/04/09/government_housing_bridge_poem

13.  From Leonde Delmare:  "But by Grace"

http://open.salon.com/blog/leonde_delmare/2009/04/09/but_by_grace_bridge_poem

14.  From Scupper:  "A Single Step in Line"

http://open.salon.com/blog/scupper/2009/04/09/a_single_step_in_line_bridge_poem

15.  From Marcelleqb:  "Struggle Follows Independence"

http://open.salon.com/blog/marcelleqb/2008/12/02/struggle_follows_independence

16.  From Chicago Guy:  "Houseless.  Not Homeless."

http://open.salon.com/blog/chicago_guy/2009/04/09/houseless_not_homeless_bridge_poem_open_call

17.  From Totzaon:  "Pay It Forward" 

http://open.salon.com/blog/totzaon/2009/04/09/py_it_forward

18.  From mamamoore:  "For Angeline"

http://open.salon.com/blog/melissa_moore/2009/04/10/bridge_poem_-_for_angeline

19.  From Hells Bells:  "Space Within"

http://open.salon.com/blog/hells_bells/2009/04/10/space_within_bridge_poem

20.  From Tom Cordle:  "Homeless Isn't What It Use To Be"

http://open.salon.com/blog/tom_cordle/2009/04/10/homeless_isnt_what_it_use_to_be

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ABOUT THE OPEN CALL:

I don’t know if I’m officially allowed to issue an open call, but I saw a poetry contest in our newspaper today that benefits The Bridge, a wonderful non-profit dedicated to helping the homeless in our city. 

This poetry contest is a fundraiser for The Bridge; each entry costs $20. 

My husband and I would like to sponsor an Open Call for poems on the topics of Homelessness or Humanitarianism. We will pay (with author permission) the entry fees for the top five highest-rated poems (maybe more if business goes well this month!).    

This way, my husband and I donate $100 to The Bridge, OS gets to enjoy the talents and compassion of excellent poets, and we all lift some good thoughts, and perhaps a prayer or two, on behalf of both people without homes, and the good people dedicated to helping them. 

I’ll put official contest rules and details below, as well as a link if you’d like to bypass this contest and enter on your own. 

Here are the Open Call rules if you’d like to enter: 

*Please use the words “BRIDGE POEM” in your TITLE when you upload.  (You can put your actual title in the post itself; I think titling these posts BRIDGE POEM is my only surefire way of finding all the entries.) 

*Please help me out by e-mailing me the link to your poem!   

*Please submit your poem by Sunday, April 26th.  That way I can notify winners Monday and get the information I need to enter the poem.     

*Please make sure your topic is Homelessness or Humanitarianism. 

*Please make sure your poem is NO LONGER than 50 lines.  This is the official contest rule. 

*Please look back to this post – I will be uploading links to all the entries.  (Perhaps I’ll even learn to imbed a link!  Miracles happen!)

*If you win the OS open call, I'm going to need your actual name, address, e-mail address, phone number, and short bio to enter your poem.  Winners will be published on The Bridge website, and the top winners receive cash prizes from the contest sponsor.  

That’s it!  If I’ve committed some protocol breach, I’m sure someone will let me know.  Otherwise, I’m very excited to read the entries.   

OFFICIAL POETRY CONTEST RULES

FROM THE BRIDGE 

TOPIC:  Homelessness or Humanitarianism

REGULATIONS:  Free verse preferred.  Experimental poems welcome.  NO rough language or porn will be considered.

          1^st Place:  $400

          2^nd Place:  $200

          3^rd Place:  $100

          HM:  Publication on The Bridge site.

ABOUT THE BRIDGE:  The Bridge is a multi-purpose facility dedicated to serving homeless men, women, and children, with the primary focus being the chronically homeless.  The Bridge provides emergency care and housing, transitional care and housing, and outplacement services for thousands of people every year.   

WANT TO ENTER ON YOUR OWN,

OR READ MORE ABOUT THE BRIDGE? 

http://www.mdhadallas.org/poeticfriendsrules.aspx