![kudos header-800x464.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQXUbASpA7XdFr4gyk49fXQFxoAoufwDprbHzbLyZa39x/kudos%20header-800x464.png) ### @damianjayclay and @nikisteemare proud to bring you a new poetry writing competition. **The Kudos Poetry Competition** has only **TWO** rules: _**We would like to apologise to the steemit community for imposing our previous rule to follow, resteem and upvote this post. We should not have made that mandatory. Please note that this is not a requirement. However we thank all of those who have done so.**_ 1. Write a **short poem** in no more than **50 words**, on any subject you choose, in any form or in free verse. For those who would like a prompt, here is an interesting photo prompt from @quoll. ![quoll-fox_opt.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQydm14HZzDEUcDBhe5WkEFv1yPexgDHcV8mps1AzX1sw/quoll-fox_opt.png) 2. **Post your poem to Steemit** with **#kudospoetry** as your first tag, and **leave a link** to it in the comments section of this post. **The deadline for entries is Monday 16th April – 4pm GMT.** **Winners will be announced on Monday 23rd April – 4pm GMT** Prizes are **1st Place – 5 SBD** **2nd Place – 2 SBD** **3st Place – 1 SBD** If you’d like to see what can be done in 50 words or less, check out these poems: [In A Station Of A Metro by Ezra Pound](https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/station-metro) [The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams](https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/red-wheelbarrow) [A Flea and A Fly in a Flue Poem by Ogden Nash](https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-flea-and-a-fly-in-a-flue/) [The Lesson by Maya Angelou](https://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/the_lesson_115) [Her Anxiety by W.B Yeats](https://www.poetrysoup.com/famous/poem/her_anxiety_14347) ### Good Luck and Keep On Steemin' ![](https://i.imgur.com/idQJEEO.jpg) ### Special Thanks to @bitrocker2020 for his generous sponsorship of this competition Click [HERE](https://steemit.com/~witnesses) to vote for your favourite Steemit Witnesses! I have voted for @pharesim, @teamsteem, @bitrocker2020, @jamesc, @blocktrades, @fyrst-witness, @Sircork and am hoping to find more reasons to vote for others! #### Congratulations to all Kudos Competition Winners! If you would like to check out the work of our talented participants please follow the links below [Week One](https://steemit.com/contest/@damianjayclay/the-kudos-short-poem-competition) Join us on Discord by clicking the button below [![DISCORD BUTTON SMALL.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYCCSqjW8k5eMECBcCm2vdgZSR9p3gTeYxoMHGqssmMvv/DISCORD%20BUTTON%20SMALL.jpg)](https://discord.gg/zNQJsAU) #### Peace, Love and Keep On Steemin! [![@nikisteem-2.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmabeyGjgu6PPdsXxNV4RgkNUa5fijYYzGD7ph4R4NGGCC/%40nikisteem-2.png)](http://www.steemit.com/@nikisteem) More Poetry and All Things Kudos Click On The Banner Below [![damian jay clay web banner final.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmVyKZfZ4LQnJGSpa3BHktcPnReMLA2zDwJxSrKjL5gR23/damian%20jay%20clay%20web%20banner%20final.jpg)](http://www.steemit.com/@damianjayclay) Please contact us on Discord if you would like to be our Kudos Sponsor!