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Saturday, November 29, 2008

BAP Inaugural Ode Challenge

BAP is hosting an Inaugural Ode Challenge. Particulars follow.

The Third Annual Best American Poetry Poem Challenge

THE CHALLENGE: Write an Inaugural Ode


Write an inaugural ode, suitable for reading aloud on January 20, 2009. It must consist of sixteen lines broken into four quatrains, rhyme scheme optional. The ode must include one line lifted from a poem in The Best American Poetry 2008 or from the book's foreword or introduction, and it must also include at least three of the following words: honor, integrity, faith, hope, change, power.

The contest will be judged by a former Best American Poetry guest editor whose name will be revealed when the winner is announced.

The deadline for entry is midnight, eastern standard time, December 5, 2008.

For all the details, click here.


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