Dear esteemed Nigerian poets,
Words Rhymes & Rhythm, Nigeria’s largest poetry
platform and newest publishing firm, brings you the
Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC) organized in
honor of Brigitte Poirson, French poet and lecturer,
editor and promoter of African poetry.
BPPC was designed to reward the under-
appreciated poetic talents of Nigerian poets
and promote the esteemed art.
The monthly contest will culminate into the Albert
Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) which will be awarded
in January 2016.
You are hereby invited to make submissions for the
February edition on the theme: Leadership/Service.
Guidelines:
1. Contestants are invited to submit one poem
on the above theme.
2. Submissions should be sent to wrrpoetry@
yahoo.com as a Microsoft Word document,
using Times New Roman (12 point typeface),
without any indication of the POET’S name or
identity in the document.
3. All entries must be the original work of the
poet submitting it.
4. The CONTEST NAME AND POEM TITLE must
be mentioned clearly, as the subject of the e-
mail. For example: “Brigitte Poirson Poetry
Contest : THE PUBLIC SERVANT”
5. The maximum length of the poem should be
one page, i.e. 30 lines (plus the title).
6. Authors must provide their full names and a
50-100 word biography in the body of the e-
mail.
7. Nigerian residents in any part of the world
are eligible.
8. Entries are free.
Note that:
1. Poems containing profanity or vulgarity will
be disqualified.
2. The poems will be judged based on their
artistic quality and creativity.
3. The judges’ decision is final and under no
circumstances will they enter into any
correspondence with entrants regarding their
decisions.
4. The copyright of each submission remains
with its owner.
5. The contests will be held on a monthly basis.
6. The top 10 poems will be automatically
entered into the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize
(AJPP) at the end of year.
7. A compilation of the award-winners and the
top 10 poems for each month will be
published by WRR in
January 2016.
Prize to be won
1. A cash prize of N5000 and a copy of ‘What
Can Words Do?’ by Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
will be awarded to the overall best poem
2. Authors of the top three poems will be
awarded a certificate each
3. All top 10 poems will be automatically entered
for the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP)
4. All top 10 poems will be published in an
anthology in January 2016.
5. Submission deadline is Monday February 16th
2015.
Announcer:
Kukogho Iruesiri Samson
Founder/CEO WRR
080-60109295
Kukogho.samson@gmail.com
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