Poetry Competition Entry | Hunger | 2025
Welcome to our second international poetry competition of 2025! We’re looking for all kinds of poetry on the theme of Hunger. As always, we encourage you to bend the rules with both content and form.
Deadline for entry: December 31st 2025
There will be one prize winner. The winning poet will receive a prize of $100 (USD), plus publication of their poem as a standalone piece on Free the Verse. Payment will be made via PayPal.
The entry fee is $3.49, and you may submit 1 poem per entry. Multiple entries are permitted. All fees are used to cover our operating costs.
All entries must be original work that is owned by the entrant. We accept poems which have previously been published, and simultaneous submissions are permitted. We do not accept poems previously published in our magazine, Free the Verse.
The winning poet will be notified by email within 2 months of the competition closing.
You will retain the copyright to your work. By entering the competition, you grant Free the Verse the right to publish your poem and name on our website and in any associated marketing materials.
This is an international competition – however, at this time, we only accept poems written in English. You are welcome to include words and phrases from other languages.
You must be over 18 years old to submit.
Welcome to our second international poetry competition of 2025! We’re looking for all kinds of poetry on the theme of Hunger. As always, we encourage you to bend the rules with both content and form.
Deadline for entry: December 31st 2025
There will be one prize winner. The winning poet will receive a prize of $100 (USD), plus publication of their poem as a standalone piece on Free the Verse. Payment will be made via PayPal.
The entry fee is $3.49, and you may submit 1 poem per entry. Multiple entries are permitted. All fees are used to cover our operating costs.
All entries must be original work that is owned by the entrant. We accept poems which have previously been published, and simultaneous submissions are permitted. We do not accept poems previously published in our magazine, Free the Verse.
The winning poet will be notified by email within 2 months of the competition closing.
You will retain the copyright to your work. By entering the competition, you grant Free the Verse the right to publish your poem and name on our website and in any associated marketing materials.
This is an international competition – however, at this time, we only accept poems written in English. You are welcome to include words and phrases from other languages.
You must be over 18 years old to submit.
Welcome to our second international poetry competition of 2025! We’re looking for all kinds of poetry on the theme of Hunger. As always, we encourage you to bend the rules with both content and form.
Deadline for entry: December 31st 2025
There will be one prize winner. The winning poet will receive a prize of $100 (USD), plus publication of their poem as a standalone piece on Free the Verse. Payment will be made via PayPal.
The entry fee is $3.49, and you may submit 1 poem per entry. Multiple entries are permitted. All fees are used to cover our operating costs.
All entries must be original work that is owned by the entrant. We accept poems which have previously been published, and simultaneous submissions are permitted. We do not accept poems previously published in our magazine, Free the Verse.
The winning poet will be notified by email within 2 months of the competition closing.
You will retain the copyright to your work. By entering the competition, you grant Free the Verse the right to publish your poem and name on our website and in any associated marketing materials.
This is an international competition – however, at this time, we only accept poems written in English. You are welcome to include words and phrases from other languages.
You must be over 18 years old to submit.