Who is ready for a poetry competition!?!? From November 16th to the end of November 20th, the 'Then and Now' poetry competition will be open. What exactly is the competition? Glad you asked. For this competition, participants will take a line from a previous poem that they have written and consider to be 'old'. Ideally, this would be the first poem you posted on YWS, but it is okay if you want to select a different one as well.
You will take this line from the old poem, then write a totally new poem! Hence why this is called Then (a line from an old poem) and Now (a bunch of new lines you will write this birthday week). Once you have written your poem, please submit it in a spoiler here. If your 'old' poem is available on YWS, please share a link to that as well. Poems will be judged by a team of YWS mods and the winner and participants will receive some awesome badges
Winners will be decided based on the poem's ability to capture the theme of growth, reflection, and community, as well as include at least one line of old poetry, as we celebrate this YWS birthday milestone. There is no length minimum or maximum, or specific style of poetry you must follow. Bonus points will go to visual or spoken poems! Please also include trigger warnings for sensitive topics and any poems that use AI will immediately be disqualified.
Post your poems below. Can't wait to read them!!
