August 2011
2 posts
gadfly714 asked: Hello, regarding the contest winners, I noticed that the sizzling contest wasn't concluded. Does that contest not get a winner, or is that for a later date?
Winners for previous contests
It has taken too long to get the winners out of the previous contests, and we decided to combine some of the contests to balance out the entries. To reflect this, one anthology will be published and will include all the best poems from multiple contests. Let’s test that for variety!
But now, time to announce winners of Tall Tales, Nobody’s Shadow, Words from the Wise and Heart for...
March 2011
1 post
February 2011
1 post
Contest deadlines extended!
We have extended the deadlines until the end of February for our poetry contests!
Enter any or all of these now:
Words from the Wise: What is the legacy you want to leave to your children? Or in general to the youth of this Earth? What guidance, encouragement, warnings would you want to pass on? What is so important that it needs to be known and remembered generation after generation? Or is...
January 2011
5 posts
tobealittlebutterfly asked: Hi! Thank you for following me. I really like this blog. =)
5 tags
Poethood Blog: now at Tumblr
From now on, this is our Official Blog, as official as things get around here.
While I have you, here’s a reminder: there are free poetry contests closing soon, and you should participate! Look at these themes:
Nobody’s Shadow - A Young Poets’ Contest - Enter here!
Running from October 14 to January 31 (5 days to go)
First prize: 50.00 USD
Free Entry!
Our first contest for...
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST HUMAN MEMORY?
fucknoandrew:
“poethood started following you” Well how do you do? I’m glad you’re following because posting more poems is what I plan to do. I was going to try and make something here, but I didn’t do so well because I couldn’t really convey this properly if I did.
I’m fine, thanks. Good stuff. Hope to hear from you more.
How the free poetry contests at Poethood.com work
Here is walkthrough on how the free poetry contests work. You submit a poem to a contest. That doesn’t yet guarantee that the poem gets entered into the contest, however. It also needs to pass a public test of approval, and you as the contestant are responsible for making this happen. The poem needs to get 10 or more votes in the form of Facebook ‘Likes’. This happens by simply...
December 2010
2 posts
Another reminder: Poethood Bios
We are now grabbing at random and publishing one poet from the Poethood Bios and broadcasting that out to the world. If you haven’t already, please create a Poethood Bio in your My Poethood page – just click “Edit Bio”. It is fast and it is free. Then, tell your friends on Facebook.
We are about to make some exciting changes to Poethood, and the bios will play an important role...
4 tags
Change of Scenery Winner interviews, part 1: Paul...
This is our first instalment in a series of quick interviews with all the three winners of Change of Scenery. Meet Paul Judges, whose Hull Corporation Pier tiered for second place. Paul’s interview is followed by his awarded poem.
Congratulations for the placement in the contest. What did you think of the theme, Change of Scenery? Good choice of subject - any break to the usual routine or...