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Resurgence - (Poetry Project)

Resurgence - (Poetry Project)

Write a poem that explores the themes of recovery, revival or rebirth.
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🏆 Prizes
Grand Prize: $100
Runners ups: $10
Submissions Closed
Project ended on Dec 18,2023 at 11:59 pm PST
Winners announced on Jan 17,2024
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This project is now closed. Winners will be announced on Jan 17, 2024. 


Please note: We'll only declare a winner if we find merit in at least one submission. In the event that no submission meets our criteria, everyone will receive a refund of their submission fee



Write a poem that explores the themes of recovery, revival or rebirth.

Some ideas to get you started:

  • This project has no specific instructions. 

  • Your poem could be a sonnet, haiku, free verse, or any other form you prefer. 

  • Feel free to let your creativity flow and explore different aspects of resurgence and revival in your poem. Enjoy the process of weaving together imagery, emotions and ideas through your words. 



Ready? Read the rules first. 

  • The entry fee is $2. 

  • The Grand Prize is $100. 

  • Up to 5 Runner-ups may win $10.

  • We’ll feature the winning poem on our homepage, newsletter and socials.

  • SMPLE will contact anyone who excites us about future collaboration or paid contributions. 

  • Please note: We'll only declare a winner if we find merit in at least one submission. In the event that no submission meets our criteria, everyone will receive a refund of their submission fee.

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This project is now closed. Winners will be announced on Jan 17, 2024. 


Please note: We'll only declare a winner if we find merit in at least one submission. In the event that no submission meets our criteria, everyone will receive a refund of their submission fee


Prizes
Grand Prize: $100
Runners ups: $10
Submissions Closed
The Winners!
Lazarus: An Anatomical Study
Grand Prize
Lazarus: An Anatomical Study
I've cheated you a thousand times  A thousand by thousand ways In a thousand by thousand by thousand eternities With an eternal cavalcade of soft lipped suitors whose silken syllables  Drip Drip An agonising drip of honeyed dreams Whose hook-laced tongues remain by day Who sing lullabies of a blissful infinity Words you feel within a thundering silence whose violence, whose defiance Deafens Dea...
By @James N.
Secret Flower Pot
Runners ups
Secret Flower Pot
The day my family fled we left house keys under the secret flower potWith instruction for the gardener to stop by after the bombings ease The fig and lemon trees are sturdy and strong but still need wateringMy father’s orchids require gentle teasing, occasional moisture and mist The day my family fled I forgot my journal beneath the floorboardAnd under the bed I kicked off my velvet slippers My...
By @Jo N.
The Mountain
Runners ups
The Mountain
Conjured images from a monochrome past float idly by.Ashes from a distant wildfire.Triggered by a sound, whether real or imagined.Irrelevant in the face of the flood resurrected within.  Becoming was never a single moment.Never a time or a place where being stopped, for however long.No revelatory emergence on the other side.Lines in the sand drawn over & over, washed away before they could ...
By @Robert M.
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