Poetry Contests!


Haiku by You - Submissions due by Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 11:59 pm
"Haiku" is a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Haiku poems consist of 3 lines. The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables. The lines rarely rhyme.

Limerick - Submissions due by Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 11:59 pm. 
A limerick is a funny 5 line poem with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA. The third and fourth lines (BB) are shorter. Please remember to note the prohibition on sexually explicit content below. Several examples of “clean” limericks can be found on Wikipedia: Limerick (poetry).

Contest Rules:

Contests for UCF students only.

One entry per student per contest. If more than one entry is submitted by a student per contest, all the entries by that person will be disqualified from that contest.

Judges reserve the right to not select a winner due to limited submissions, or lack of exceptional submissions.

Entries with explicit sexual content will not be considered for this contest.

KnightVerse:

All qualified submissions for contests with a declared winner will be included in KnightVerse, the student writing contest section of STARS which is the UCF Libraries digital repository. Once a work is added to the repository it cannot be removed. If your work was disqualified for violating the contest rules (see contest rules for details), it will not be included in KnightVerse.

Submit your poem here

Winners will receive a #UCFLibrary water bottle and a Libraries' Duckie temporary tattto.

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National Poetry Month Winners

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Colors - 2021 Haiku Winner, Madeline S. Anderson

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The Little Things - 2020 Limerick Winner, Nikki Anne M. Ballelos

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Together Apart - 2019 Sonnet Winner, Abel Birchfield

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My Best Friend - 2021 Limerick Winner, Mariah S. George

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Cardboard Skins - 2017 Ode to a Library Winner, Serena Pancham

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The Best Things in Life Are - 2017 Haiku Winner, Zoe Smith

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Fountain Finals - 2019 Haiku Winner, Timothy Walker

Poems from 2017

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A Library, Elaina M. Ardjewski Ms

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Save the Bees, Elaina M. Ardjewski Ms

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"I am brighter than all" -Haiku Poem, Angelina F. Cruz

Choice of Opinion, Michael Felice

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Evaporation, Amanda Horn

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Wholesome Selves, Navin Keeshan

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Bang, Josiah I. Lacy

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Read It in a Library, Augustin Modeste

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The Consequences of Construction, Evan M. Waldmann

Construction, Timothy Walker

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The Power of the Pen, Dorothy M. Zembaty

Poems from 2019

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Resignation from Part-Time Job, Samantha K. Berg

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Industrialism, Morly Gourdet

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Student, Ashley C. Ramadan

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After, Emma Reinhardt

Poems from 2020

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UCF: My University, Nikki Anne M. Ballelos

Poems from 2021

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Change of Plans, Nikki Anne M. Ballelos

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Choose Love, Nikki Anne M. Ballelos

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Moonlit Drive, Mariah S. George

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Becoming, Emily Martinez

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Time for Dessert, Lindsey Wright