The Link’n Poem

The Link’in Poem is an 11-line, stanzaic poem, built by using the last letter of each line as the first letter of the next line. The twist in the form is that, the first letter of the first line becomes the last letter of the last line.

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Sample poem:
𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦, 
𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴. 
𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵, 
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 
𝘛𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 
𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘚.

• Write a one-stanza Link’in poem on any topic, something funny/comedic would be an advantage.

• The poem is non-rhyming and must have 6 to 10 syllables per line.

• Login to your profile on our website and draft your poem.

• From the drop down under Prompts choose “#PenMuse-65″

• Attach a cover image for your story in LANDSCAPE with the dimensions: 1200px X 675px. Please use pixabay.com, pexels.com or unsplash.com to source lovely covers in jpg or png. In case your story has a cover of poor quality, is watermarked, or is a graphic image, it will delay the publishing process.

• Allow your story to be admin approved within 24-48 hours.

• If you wish to check syllables, then please click this syllable count here.

Rules: 

1. The submitted poem must have a title (Keep it simple with no punctuation marks; all words more than 3 letters must be capitalised)

2. There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit-though only the first submitted poem will be qualified for contention.

3. Previously published or plagiarised works will not be considered for contention.

4. Poems found to have been shared on another platform or blog before the declaration of results stand disqualified from the event, and the writer of such content stands to be disqualified for the next Penmancy event.

5. In case a poem is received after the submission deadline, it shall be considered as a guest entry and shall not qualify for the event.

6. Entries that don’t follow rules will be published and shared on the page and group but are disqualified for winning.

Winning criteria: 

• The winner will be chosen on the basis of the judges’ scores (out of 10)

  • creativity/content and originality, [12 points]

  • coherence of form and structure (harmony of words, presentation), [12 points]

  • clarity of imagery and language/grammar, [10 points]

  • emotional impact, [10 points]

  • topic/relevance to the theme, [6 points]

• The entries adjudged by a panel of judges and event organisers shall be binding. Judges’ scores to be deemed final and may not be contested. Final scores are not disclosed to the participants.

• The entries adjudged through this process shall be binding. No scores will be shared with the participants.

• All writers are required to read and comment on 5 stories other than their own and encourage their fellow writers with valuable and constructive inputs. Comments like “nice”, “good work”, “brilliant piece”, etc. do not provide the necessary critique and are not helpful for anyone.

• Timelines-

  • The last date of submission is July 20, 2024

  • Winners shall be announced on July 27, 2024

The announcement of winners may be postponed or preponed depending on the number of entries received.

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Below are the submissions