You have up to the 30^th April 2009 to join in and help raise funds for the charity Mines Advisory Group (MAG). MAG is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organisation that clears the remnants of conflict for the benefit of communities worldwide.

 

This is a totally unique open online poetry competition judged by the entrants themselves. The Judging is in three rounds. In each round the entrants read 12 poems. It's a knockout system. In the final round everyone reads the last 12.

 

You can view the current entries through the “poem randomiser” on the homepage.

 

Prize fund accumulates @£2.00 per entry (up to £10,000 maximum). Any subject. Style: Poetry or Prose Poetry. Maximum 42 lines. £6 per entry.

 

Website: www.poeticrepublic.com

 

Poetic Republic is a Manchester based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of the poetic arts and humanitarian causes.