Free Poetry ContestKids - if you want to write a poem, put some words in your mouth. Roll them around like gumballs. Roll them around on your tongue. You might take a sip to moisten your lips. Don't be afraid to work up a little spit. Just open your mouth, words will come out, and that's how poems begin. 
Every month we draw the names of young poets who have submitted their work to us. Send us a poem of your own and we will enter you in our free poetry contest drawing. Kid's Drawing: The kid's drawing is open to anyone from 1st grade through 8th grade. Grades 1 through 3 and 4 through 8 will be grouped together for the drawing. Just follow the simple steps below to get started!
We run this contest each and every month. If you need help in writing your poem, you can click this Poetry Lessons link to get free help, ideas, and friendly suggestions. All poetry submissions for a particular month must come in 5 days before the end of the month.
free poetry contest to see them. 2. Click this Poetry Lessons link to get helpful suggestions on writing your poem. 3. If you'd like some cool paper to practice writing your poem, download these free poetry journal pages by right-clicking and saving to your desktop. These are PDF files so you will need to have the free Adobe viewer in order to print these. 4. When you are ready to submit your poem, come back to this page and fill out the entry form below. After you fill in all the information and type in your poem, just hit the Submit button. Make sure you reread your poem and that it is exactly the way you want it before you click Submit! 5. After submitting your poem, you will receive an e-mail confirming that you have entered the contest. 6. Come back to this page the first day of each month to see who won the free poetry contest kid's drawing. Remember, adults are also encouraged to participate! we must receive your entry between the 1st day of the month and 5 days before the end of the month. This gives us time to judge the entries!
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Parent's Contest: How about slipping a nutritious poem into your child's lunchbox once in a while! In an effort to encourage parents to write poetry for their children, A Child's Voice is sponsoring this contest for adults. Write an encouraging, inspiring, or comforting poem to place alongside that delicious sandwich & that sweet dessert. It's A Child's Voice lunchbox poetry!