A Dose of Poetry Contest!

When Poetry Meets Pain...

Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week full of love, light, and positivity! As many of you may know and some who may not, I LOVE poetry! Poetry is definitely my favorite genre of reading with mystery being a super duper close second! I featured this picture that I took Monday in my living room (shoutout to my iPhone for the angles!) because I really love each of these authors! I believe that they are each a force to be reckoned with! I have been writing poetry for many many years and it has always been my comfort zone. Sometimes, I find myself going so deep that I am crying by the end of the poem, but that's okay because with poetry, every emotion must be REAL. It must be YOURS. It must be BELIEVABLE! Because I know there are so many amazing poets out there, I wanted to hold an "A Dose of Poetry" contest for a chance to win a fun self-care bundle filled with amazing prizes! Read below for the tea!

guidelines & rules.

I love to keep things positive and fun, but I also understand that pain is an extremely important part of poetry and most importantly, healing, which is why I love poetry so much. Each of the amazing authors that I featured in the above photo exemplified a piece of pain, a sense of longing, heartbreak etc...which made their work relatable, believable, and most of all, moving. For this contest, I want you to dig deep and reveal your deepest pain in the form of poetry. I want to FEEL something. I want to be in that moment with you. I want to cry. I want to heal with you. Don't  hold back those painful emotions or feelings. 

1. All poems are accepted in this contest! I want to hear about your pain.
2. Poems can be any length/style.
3. Poems will not be published, copied or shared without the writer's permission.
4. All submissions must be e-mailed to me at kiera.gardner10@gmail.com
5. Deadline for submission is July 31, 2018! (Winner will be announced August 1, 2018 at 7pm!)
6. Multiple submissions are accepted! 
7. You retain all rights! 
8. It must be YOUR work and your work only! Please do not plagiarize! Big writing NO NO!
9. Make it your own and release!

release.     feel.     heal.     repeat