Extended Deadline September 10th. Submit a poem that’s about SOCIETY and get it made into a movie.
Accepting any poetry in any genre or length that’s about SOCIETY in any way.
All poems will be posted on this network. Over 95,000 unique visitors a day. The winning poem will have their poetry made into a movie. SPECIAL NOTE: Every single entry will get their poetry performed by a professional actor and made into a video.
The RULES are simple:
1. Write a POEM that’s about SOCIETY. Send it to this contest for $20 and it will be POSTED on this site guaranteed for 100,000s to see. Plus, every entry will get their poetry performed at the festival and made into a video. (you own all rights to this poem and whenever you want it taken down, send us an email).
2. Email your POEM to submission@festivalforpoetry.com in .pdf, .doc, .wpd, .rtf, or .fdr format or just cut and paste it into the body of the email.
3. SUBMIT as many poems as you like. One fee per poem entry.
4. The poem can be anything about SOCIETY. An event/situation about any SOCIETY in general.
5. PAY THE $20 SUBMISSION FEE. Guaranteed post on this network. Results to be emailed by September 10th.
It came to me that people judge from a outward observation of another human being. Instead of finding out who that person really is inside and out. I think everyone has worth I don’t care what their circumstances are at that moment of our encounter.
Poetry performed by actor Val Cole.
THESE SHOES by Latonia Sears
Get to know poetry writer Latonia Sears:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
It came to me that people judge from a outward observation of another human being. Instead of finding out who that person really is inside and out. I think everyone has worth I don’t care what their circumstances are at that moment of our encounter.
2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?
I would like for them to be inspired and think about how a person can be looked down on because of his appearance. Or because he is not what some would consider something special in this world.
3) How long have you been writing poetry?
6 years
4) Do you have a favorite poet?
Maya Angelou
5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
Because I don’t know of any other site that offers the kind of exposure that the poetry festivals gives virtually unknown poets and writers.
6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
Yes I have 2 self published novels. Also working on a new book I would like to release in the fall. I love writing anything of any nature and subject.
The theme of my poems was sexual intercourse. A vulgar/inappropriate subject maybe, but the inspiration behind the pieces drove me to write in such a way.
2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?
I’m not sure how people will react to these particular poems; people usually like them, but it depends on who’s reading.
3) How long have you been writing poetry?
I wrote my first poem in the fifth grade. Ive been hooked ever since.
4) Do you have a favorite poet?
My favorite poets are modern-age poets. J Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Jay Z, Kanye West, etc. Hip Hop is a form of poetry; I write my “poems” as though they were song lyrics.
5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
I found out about WILDsound kind of randomly; I thought it couldn’t hurt to submit my work to somebody. Maybe they’ll like it!
6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
I wrote a short story in college for a class project; I wouldn’t mind writing a script though. I guess it depends on what mood I’m in and what inspiration I have at the moment.
7) What is your passion in life?
My true passions in life are poetry and music; even so, I am skilled in other areas. I currently serve my country as a soldier in the United States Army.
Watch TOOTH AND NAIL Poetry Reading. Performed by actor Val Cole:
Get to know the poet Dudley Clarence Sturgis IV:
1) What is the theme of your poem?
The theme is determination.
2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?
I want people to feel determined. They may face a dragon, but they already wield Excalibur. We all have the power to overcome our obstacles.
3) How long have you been writing poetry?
I’ve been writing since I first learned how to put pencil to paper – or rather, crayon. Art has always been my passion. Writing, drawing, painting – I do it all.
4) Do you have a favorite poet?
I know it may be cliche, but I’ve always adored Edgar Allan Poe.
5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
I’ve written quite a lot of poems. Some of those I’ve turned into songs or spoken word pieces. I’ve never really been a fan of my own voice, however. This was perfect for me.
6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
I’m a self-published fantasy novelist. Art is an addiction for me. I can’t really stop.
7) What is your passion in life?
Passion in itself is my passion. I have it for a number of things – art being only just one. Nature is my inspiration. Love and spirituality go hand-in-hand and this journey of mine is just one of many more on this beautiful planet. Everyone has a story. And I want to read as many as I can – while writing my own.
Dude was rich
How was life a b**ch
They thought
When they heard his onslaught
Cos they were mis taught
That wealth means only money
He laughed hard
Cos he found that funny
We can trade places
But this is real life
Genre: Rhyme, Satire, Life
Dude was Rich? by Anthony Nneke
Dude was rich
How was life a b**ch
They thought
When they heard his onslaught
Cos they were mis taught
That wealth means only money
He laughed hard
Cos he found that funny
We can trade places
But this is real life
No friends in unfamiliar places
Peace be his oasis
But he don’t know what that feels like
Cos all he got is pressure of expectation
Waiting to exhale
His relationship has failed
His hearts locked up
like it went jail
cos it was sentenced for breaking hearts
flirting with tarts
that look sweet
but their ingredients are foul
their make up covers up their crooked smile
but in the meanwhile
he trying to justify
why he has struggles
to those
who can’t imagine what
its like to be him
2 | P a g e
they cant accept him as one of them
cos he up on a pedestal
that they put him on
so he cant complain
take the gold, take the platinum chains, show a bit of brains, screw the chicken brains
play your part, stay in your lane
man just shut up and play the game
what the hell you know about shame
man you don’t get to talk about pain
look at what you’ve gained
this is what the dude was up against
so he spent
time breaking it down
talking about his double life in one timeline
there was a time when all he wanted to do was shine
be the best do his best, give his best
when he aspired to be rich, and known
so he understand how far he grown
reaping what he sown
but what he saying is he now feel all alone
cos he cant tell a friend from a foe
a lady from a hoe
when he had little he had real friends
who like him for him
they told him he had potential
helped him believe
go get it and achieve
now fast forward
he surrounded by people he don’t know
cant take a break
so many shows
3 | P a g e
he just a piece of gold
selling the dream he was sold
moving fast and he just wanna pause
and slow
do you understand if so
can I get an Oh
Oh
Verse Two
Time to put his mask on
Put on a show for the world
But what he mean is just saying hello
Being cool, being nice
Cos he feeling cold like the north pole
And he about to break like ice
But if he speak out about it
The response is
Man
How can he be unhappy
When he got more money than he can count
Girls at his feet
Worshipped by the streets
Man he mean on a beat
So he feel trapped
Like mother nature gave him a bitch slap
Perhaps is that what he deserves
For all the shit he been talking
Or that’s another song
Ok write another wrong
4 | P a g e
Man he just trying to be
Not conscious, not righteous
Not an idol
He himself just a man
Trying a ting
To do better for himself and his family
Don’t begrudge him that
2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?
This poem is a satire on life. I think people may respond with feelings of humor and pathos. I wrote this poem at the age of fifteen. Although I had not yet experienced a full life back then, I felt brazen enough to express my deepest, satirical feelings on how I envisaged the cycle of life. ‘The Eternal Dance’ expresses both the eternal highs and lows of the different stages of life.
3) How long have you been writing poetry?
I started writing poetry at the age of eleven when I was diagnosed with scoliosis. I was confined to a Milwaukee brace (from neck to hips) for four years. I was permitted to remove it only one hour a day. I was a also a ballet and spanish dancer at the time and so I removed the brace sometimes for two hours a day but slept with it at night. It was a traumatic period in my life and writing poetry enabled me to best express the emotions I felt at the time.
4) Do you have a favorite poet?
Favorite classical poets:
William Shakespeare
D.H. Lawrence
Victor Hugo
Geoffrrey Chaucer
Sylvia Plath
Emily Dickinson
13th century mystic poet Rumi.
Favorite contemporary poets:
Kenyan poet Chris Mukasa
Russian poet Vera Pavlova
American poet Shel Silverstein
5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
I have written many poems and feel its time to expose my poetry. ‘The Eternal Dance’ is one of my favorites and I chose to submit it to Wildsound. I hope viewers enjoy it.
6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
I have written a whimsical, classical fantasy novel where the setting is a reptile-driven kingdom and the characters are serpents. I am busy with the sequel and the series will be a trilogy, ‘The Snaygill Trilogies’.
Writing this series is challenging but such fun and it allows me to transport my imagination to the highest places. I am so excited to see the outcome of the series.
I write short stories and poetry and enjoy exploring different genres. I have not embarked in script writing training but endeavor to teach myself.
7) What is your passion in life?
IMy passions are my children, my family and my friends. I enjoy solitude but I also love to socialize and have fun. Creativity is immensely important to me. I love art, music, reading, fashion, decorating, gardening and simply musing. I love the ocean, nature and animals. I dream of peace on earth and how we desperately need to make this world a better place and a better environment for all, quoting John Lennon’s eternal words ‘Imagine’.
Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo
Casting: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: John Johnson
How a harsh land shapes the people who survive its challenges. In this case, it is the desert along the Mexican border in Arizona.
2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?
I would hope the reader will get a feeling for how life at the margins might be for ordinary people, and for the law of unintended consequences. I hope this piece will allow for some empathy for those who know how to survive.
3) How long have you been writing poetry?
For a little over two years. I had a career as a writer for about 35 years, mostly in journalism (newspapers)
4) Do you have a favorite poet?
I have two or three favorites, actually. My first is Carl Sandburg but lately I’ve been reading the excellent work of Jim Harrison and the North Carolina writer named Sheri Smith. I think my favorites tend to be for those who write more in the narrative style, almost prose, but not quite. And I like those who have a basic affection for our common humanity, rather than those who moan about things too much.
5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
You mean besides the ego trip? ?
6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
I’m working on a novel, mystery, with lots of sex.
7) What is your passion in life?
At my, age waking up every day is all the passion I need. I figure if I wake up then everything else is irrelevant, and I try to have the best time I can.
Director/Producer: Matthew Toffolo
Casting: Sean Ballantyne
Editor: John Johnson
How society have judged its leaders over the years
2) How would you like people to respond when they read or watch your poetry reading?
leave comments and or likes or dislikes
3) How long have you been writing poetry?
About 3 years
4) Do you have a favorite poet?
Priestiam, love his poetry and self expression. He’s a brilliant and creative man!
5) What influenced you to submit to WILDsound and have your poetry performed by a professional actor?
Getting an invite from Wildsound to enter my poem into their poetry contest and also have it performed as a professional read! I’m so excited!!!
6) Do you write other works? scripts? Short Stories? Etc..?
Yes, I’m a Book Author of six published books amongst several other writing adventures such as writing music etc.
7) What is your passion in life?
Unfortunately I have not found what my passion in life is quite yet. I’m currently an entrepreneur who is constantly dabbling into new things. I’m hoping one day I’ll stumble upon something that I’ll know for certain that it is my purpose in life.
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