09.01.11
Medical Poetry Contest
Dr Charles, his nom de plume, is sponsoring a poetry contest (link below).
From Dr Charles:
“An award will be given to the writer who submits for consideration the most outstanding poem within the realm of health, science, or medicine.
The contest starts today and ends September 31st, 2011. The winners will be chosen shortly thereafter by an elite group of 8 judges (other doctors, friends with literary training, and select bloggers).
The contest is open to everyone.
1st prize – the prestigious, and still pretentiously named, 2011 Charles Prize for Poetry, $500.00, and a homegrown cherry tomato from my garden.
Runner Up – $100.00, and lots of admiration.
Honorable Mention – a commemorative t-shirt, which will probably be funkier than you can imagine.
Poems should be related to experiencing, practicing, or reflecting upon a medical, scientific, or health-related matter.
Last year’s contest was a great success, with over 125 poems submitted for consideration. I received requests from readers to “publish” all the poems as we went along, and so as an improvement this year I’ve established a separate blog (charlesprize.blogspot.com) to share all these great poems. Some highlights will also be posted here on theexaminingroom.com.
So have fun, find inspiration, and send your entry to:
drcharles.examining *at* gmail.com
Rules:
Your poem must have a theme of medicine, science, or health.
You may submit up to 2 poems.
You can submit poems that have been published elsewhere, if you’ve retained the rights.
You can write under your own name, a pen name, or anonymous.
After you enter a poem I will ask your permission to repost it on the blog. You can say yes or no, and this will not affect your chances in any way. You can also ask me to take down a poem at any time and I will. I assert no exclusive rights to the poem whatsoever.
I know there are some extraordinary words waiting to be written, so best of luck, and let the contest begin.”
2011 Charles Prize for Poetry Contest
O.P.W. Fredericks