We are receiving entries for the April / May 2021 edition of the BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC). The theme is ‘THE GLASS CEILING?’. This edition welcomes first-hand poetic expressions of women’s ‘glass ceiling’ experiences in our modern society.
What is your glass ceiling?
On election day 2016, Hillary Clinton found it impossible to break the symbolic glass ceiling that metaphorically keeps women locked down under this invisible limit.
If you have managed to smash the glass ceiling which curbed your ambitions or rights, you are invited to offer your poetic vision of your liberation and achievements.
If you are held a prisoner of some see-through barriers that stop you from growing or reduce you to subjection, write about what keeps you underneath, and share your fights.
In any case, release your poetic genius !
Remember that poetry is about inspiration. It is also an art. Use carefully edited lines and nicely original stylistic devices to express the best of your poetic heart for the sake of sharing great poetry. Be inspired!
Participants should note that Judges will consider ORIGINALITY, WORD ECONOMY, adherence to THEME, CREATIVITY in LANGUAGE and STYLE as well as the use of LITERARY DEVICES in the poems.
PRIZES TO BE WON
- There will be three winners: ₦15,000 (first prize), ₦10,000 (second prize) and ₦5,000 (third prize)
- All top 10 poems will be automatically entered for the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) 2021
- All top 20 poems will be published in the monthly BPPC chapbook and the annual BPPC anthology
The overall best entry from February to September 2021 editions will be awarded the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP). Oladimeji Adam Adedayo won the prize in 2020.