Poetry Crowder Quill 2026-27 contest
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- Whether free verse, blank verse, rhymed or metered verse, poetry should make a point, state emotion, or relate an experience.
- There is an 1800-word maximum.
- The deadline is Feb. 1 each year.
- Add the title to the top of the first page.
- Individuals may submit up to four entries per category in every category.
- Each entry must be sent separately.
- Failure to meet all guidelines may result in automatic disqualification.
- Contest entrants give their express permission that winning entries will be published in the magazine and may also be used for promotional and educational purposes.
- Email LatoniaBailey@crowder.edu or call 417-455-5410 if you have questions.
- Poetry entries include the following:
- Musical lyrics –poetry that is paired with instrumental sound to create a song.
- Free verse –a verse that does not have a steady rhythm.
- Blank verse –a verse that does not rhyme and is most commonly written in iambic pentameter.
- Rhymed verse –a verse in which the words at the end of each line rhyme.
- Metered verse –a syllabic rhythm recurring throughout a verse.
- Ballad –a type of poetry that is used in dance songs, they often tell a story with the themes ranging from comedy to romance.
- Sonnet –a poem in the fixed verse form pattern of fourteen lines that are generally iambic pentameter rhyming agreeing to a specific design.
- Haiku –a type of verse, originating from Japan, that contains three lines with five syllables in the first and last lines, and seven syllables in the second line.