The Victorina Press Poetry Contest - What Bethany Rivers looks for in a winning poem

 

 

Bethany Rivers is one of the judges for the 2022 Victorina Press Poetry Contest, alongside Adam Feinstein, Maria Eugenia Bravo-Calderara and myself. I asked Bethany what she looks for in a winning poem: 

"It's very hard to define what a winning poem needs to be. I look for the unusual message, one that touches the heart and mind.  I look for concrete images which sing from the senses, have crystal clarity, a poem not shy of being specific and personal. I want to see poems where particular attention is given to the white space, as well as the words themselves, letting the poem breathe and dance its own music."

 

All the information you need to enter the contest can be found here

MORE ABOUT BETHANY

Bethany Rivers has published two poetry pamphlets: the sea refuses no river, from Fly on the Wall Press; Off the Wall, from Indigo Dreams. She is also author of Fountain of Creativity - Ways to nourish your writing. She is editor of As Above So Below, online poetry magazine.  

 You can buy a copy of Fountain of Creativity here