Following the format of the link in January of this year, the Human Rights Spot is sponsoring the Fanpop Human Rights Poetry contest for Human Rights Awareness Month in December.
Rules
1) All poems submitted must be related, in some way, shape or form, to the human rights theme.
2) Poems may have been written at any time, so long as they are the property of the submitting user.
3) Poems must be sixty lines or less, or under 400 words.
4) Submissions are limited to one poem per user.
5) The deadline for submitting poetry is November 24th.
Submission Process
If you wish to submit a poem to the contest, please send me a private message which includes your poem in full, and "Poetry Contest Submission" in the title. On November 24th, I will gather up all of the submissions and post them in a single soapbox where they will be able to be viewed altogether. Instead of your user name residing next to your work, you will be assigned a number (such as "Contestant Number 4") which will be based on the order in which I received the poems.
I will always reply to let you know I have received your poem. If there are any problems with your submission (IE, it doesn't relate to the theme), then I will let you know. Your poem will not be included until you fix these problems. If I respond, "Submission Received," it means that your poem has been included in the soapbox and you don't need to do anything else.
Judging and Voting
On December 1st, when everyone has had a chance to review the poems, I will ask a panel of judges to confer amongst themselves and eliminate all but five poems. These five poems will then be put up to a vote by the Fanpopulation in the form of a pick, asking users to vote for contestants based solely on the quality of their work, and not their user names or who they are friends with.
The only person who will know the true authors will be me, and I will not participate in this vote (though I will participate in the contest, burying my submission somewhere in between all the others). When the pick is closed on December 10th, I will announce the winner.
Judges List
heeeresjoyce
Potential Topics
Child, spousal, or sexual abuse
Human Rights Heroes like Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi
Violence and Genocide
Freedoms (in any form)
The work of organizations like Habitat for Humanity or Amnesty International
Racism and Prejudice
Religious and/or Political Persecution
If you need more ideas, visit the link. It's filled with possible topics you can explore and write poetry about.
Enjoy, and happy writing!
Note: I still need at least three judges to volunteer to judge the poems. If you're interested, please comment on the article.
Rules
1) All poems submitted must be related, in some way, shape or form, to the human rights theme.
2) Poems may have been written at any time, so long as they are the property of the submitting user.
3) Poems must be sixty lines or less, or under 400 words.
4) Submissions are limited to one poem per user.
5) The deadline for submitting poetry is November 24th.
Submission Process
If you wish to submit a poem to the contest, please send me a private message which includes your poem in full, and "Poetry Contest Submission" in the title. On November 24th, I will gather up all of the submissions and post them in a single soapbox where they will be able to be viewed altogether. Instead of your user name residing next to your work, you will be assigned a number (such as "Contestant Number 4") which will be based on the order in which I received the poems.
I will always reply to let you know I have received your poem. If there are any problems with your submission (IE, it doesn't relate to the theme), then I will let you know. Your poem will not be included until you fix these problems. If I respond, "Submission Received," it means that your poem has been included in the soapbox and you don't need to do anything else.
Judging and Voting
On December 1st, when everyone has had a chance to review the poems, I will ask a panel of judges to confer amongst themselves and eliminate all but five poems. These five poems will then be put up to a vote by the Fanpopulation in the form of a pick, asking users to vote for contestants based solely on the quality of their work, and not their user names or who they are friends with.
The only person who will know the true authors will be me, and I will not participate in this vote (though I will participate in the contest, burying my submission somewhere in between all the others). When the pick is closed on December 10th, I will announce the winner.
Judges List
heeeresjoyce
Potential Topics
Child, spousal, or sexual abuse
Human Rights Heroes like Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi
Violence and Genocide
Freedoms (in any form)
The work of organizations like Habitat for Humanity or Amnesty International
Racism and Prejudice
Religious and/or Political Persecution
If you need more ideas, visit the link. It's filled with possible topics you can explore and write poetry about.
Enjoy, and happy writing!
Note: I still need at least three judges to volunteer to judge the poems. If you're interested, please comment on the article.
On 10 December:
Celebrate Human Rights Day and the 60the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Stand up with people all over the world who want to make human rights a reality for everyone.
Every human has rights. That is the essence of our humanity. It places on each of us the duty to stand up, not just for our own rights but also for those of others - and to help turn the vision of the UDHR into a reality. That is the spirit of international solidarity. That is the true meaning of universal, indivisible human rights.
On this significant anniversary, people will be gathering together in hundreds of places all over the globe, to light a candle, fire or flame as part of a mass demonstration. On Human Rights Day, stand up for human rights and show your solidarity with people all over the world who are committed to making human rights a reality for everyone.
Celebrate Human Rights Day and the 60the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Stand up with people all over the world who want to make human rights a reality for everyone.
Every human has rights. That is the essence of our humanity. It places on each of us the duty to stand up, not just for our own rights but also for those of others - and to help turn the vision of the UDHR into a reality. That is the spirit of international solidarity. That is the true meaning of universal, indivisible human rights.
On this significant anniversary, people will be gathering together in hundreds of places all over the globe, to light a candle, fire or flame as part of a mass demonstration. On Human Rights Day, stand up for human rights and show your solidarity with people all over the world who are committed to making human rights a reality for everyone.