Dear fellow poets, it is time to get creative.
The theme for this round's competition is Photo-Poetry.
Participants are required to write a poem based on any of the 12
selected photographs.
I want to clarify that when I
said your poem must be based on your selected photograph, I dont
mean your poem must be restricted to describing its physical
details. The photograph can also be a symbol i.e. your
interpretation of what it symbolizes. For example a photo of a
child can be about childhood memories, your dreams,
etc.
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Please read the following rules and regulations carefully.
Rules and
Regulations
1) You must be the original author of your submissions.
2) No published poems allowed.
3) Maximum of TWO submissions per
participant i.e. a poem for each selected photograph.
4) Submissions are strictly by pm
only. After the deadline, I will post all
submissions in a thread without the name of the authors.
Participants identities will only be revealed after the results
are out.
5) Remember to tell me the photograph(s) youve selected during
submission.
6) All submissions must be in latest by 2 May 2006,
Monday.
7) Non-sgforums members are most welcome to participate. #
Open Category & Judges
Choice Category
In the Open
Category members of the public, i.e. you, will get
to vote for your favourite poem. The poem with the most votes will
be the winner for this category. A different thread will be created
on a later date for voting purpose.
In the Judges Choice
Category members from the judging panel will select
a winning poem. The panel will consist of three local/overseas
poets. The names of the three judges will be announced on a later
date.
It is highly possible that the same poem is selected for both
categories i.e. two prizes will be awarded to the same
winner.
I wish to clarify that if your poem is not selected in the Judges
Choice Category, it does not mean your poem is not good enough. The
judges have the right to select, in their opinions, the best poem
among the submissions.
Judges
1) Gilbert
Koh
Gilbert Koh is the winner of the National Arts Council's Golden
Point Award for Poetry (2005). His poetry has been published in
various publications in Singapore and elsewhere, including
Atlanta Review, papertiger,
Slope, No Other City - The Ethos Anthology of Urban Poetry, Love
Gathers All - The Philippines-Singapore Anthology of Love Poetry,
From Boys to Men - A Literary Anthology of National Service in
Singapore and Poetry Billboard.
2) Alvin
Pang
Alvin Pang is the author of two Straits Times Top Ten Books of the
Year : Testing The Silence
(1997), and City of Rain
(2003). He is also co-editor of No Other City: The Ethos Anthology of Urban
Poetry and Love Gathers All: A Singapore-Filippino Love Poetry
Anthology. He has been featured in major publications and
festivals around the world, including the Edinburgh International
Book Festival. He contributes commentary to The Straits Times, and is a founding
director of the Wordfeast
international poetry festival and The Literary Centre
(Singapore).
3) Eric
Low
Eric Low lives and works in singapore in the audio-visual industry;
wishes he could live a little more and work a little less.
Publication credits include Capsule, Santa Clara Review, Salt River
Review, Shampoo and SOFTBLOW.
# For non-sgforums members, you can send your submissions
via email. My email address can be found at my blog. Due to
security reasons, attachment will not be
entertained.
This is not going to be an easy round. May the best poem win!
Good luck and happy writing! 
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We have 9
participants with 10 poems.
