BLUE ANGEL POETS’ DIVE

ANNOUNCING THE 3RD ANNUAL,
WINNER TAKE ALL, L$5000
BLUE ANGEL POETS’ DIVE
LOVE Love POETRY CONTEST!
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Third Annual “Love, Love” Poetry Contest

The Blue Angel, Merope Madrigal, is pleased to announce The Third Annual 5000 Linden, WINNER TAKE ALL, poetry contest.

Merope Madrigal and The Blue Angel Poets’ Dive invite any individual over 18 years of age to enter their original Love Poem to Merry prior to 4 pm SLT on the 12th of February 2023.

Your poem must be on a Second Life Notecard and be within the Guidelines found below.

There are 3 judges who will receive your poem as blind entries; eventually they’ll narrow their choice down to one poem to win the 5000 Linden prize.

THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED DURING THE BLUE ANGEL POETS DIVE OPEN MIC STARTING AT 4 PM ON SUNDAY, 19TH OF FEBRUARY.

ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON; PLEASE DON’T USE ALTS TO SUBMIT MORE THAN ONCE.

MEROPE MADRIGAL reserves the right to retain and read your attributed poem on any occasion during and after the contest.

GUIDELINES

To Enter:

Write a poem of no less than 15 words and no longer than 50 lines which must center on the theme of “LOVE”.

ONLY ONE ENTRY per person. (Please do not use alternate IDs to enter more than once.)

Participants must put their own original poem on a Second Life inventory notecard with full permissions enabled and transfer a copy to Merope Madrigal by 4 pm SLT, February 12, 2023.

The notecard description must include your avatar’s name and the words – Dive Contest Entry – in plain language and default font.

Submitting a notecard grants Merope Madrigal the right to read the entered poems aloud during the open mic event on Sunday, February 12, 2023, and e-mail the poem to the judging panel.

The poems will be transferred by Merope Madrigal onto a document file with identifying labels removed and e-mailed to the judges.

The judges will vote on their choice and eventually select only one poem from the entries. They must communicate their winning choice to Merope Madrigal before 4 pm SLT, February 19, 2023, when the winner will be announced during the open mic event.

The contest is open to all SL residents – the poet must be at least 18 years of age in reality.

Any poem with racist, obscene, or sexually explicit content that is offensive to the judges and Merope Madrigal, or is against the Linden Labs Terms of Service will be disqualified and might not be read aloud during the open mic on February 12th.

PLAY FAIR AND PLAY SAFE!