On-Line Entry Form

You are entering the contest for poets in Grades K-12 in the United States
Please read the instructions and rules of the contest
 
Poems over 21 lines will be rejected. Blank lines between stanzas are not included in the 21 line limit.

Because the following poem is over 21 lines it would be rejected before the poem was sent on to be judged.

Do you
carrot
all for me?
My
heart
beets
for you,
With
your
turnip nose
And your
radish
face,
You are
a peach.
If we
cantaloupe,
Lettuce
marry;
Weed
make a
swell
pear.
Do not type your poem or name
and address information in all capitalization.



Improper capitalization
JOHN SMITH

proper capitalization
John Smith

The following poem has improper capitalization:

DO YOU CARROT ALL FOR ME?
MY HEART BEETS FOR YOU,
WITH YOUR TURNIP NOSE
AND YOUR RADISH FACE,
YOU ARE A PEACH.
IF WE CANTALOUPE,
LETTUCE MARRY;
WEED MAKE A SWELL PEAR.



Proper Capitalization:

Do you carrot all for me?
My heart beets for you,
With your turnip nose
And your radish face,
You are a peach.
If we cantaloupe,
Lettuce marry;
Weed make a swell pear.
Do not double space
your poem.



Improper spacing:

Do you carrot all for me?

My heart beets for you,

With your turnip nose

And your radish face,

You are a peach.

If we cantaloupe,

Lettuce marry;

Weed make a swell pear.



Proper Spacing:

Do you carrot all for me?
My heart beets for you,
With your turnip nose
And your radish face,
You are a peach.
If we cantaloupe,
Lettuce marry;
Weed make a swell pear.

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