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 </div><p></p><a href="http://www.wrr.ng" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Words Rhymes &; Rhythm</strong> </a>is calling for entries for the <strong>May</strong> edition of the <strong>Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest</strong> (BPPC) on the theme: <strong>“A PEOPLE’S HOPE”.</strong>
<p>Organized in honor of <strong>Brigitte Poirson</strong>, French poet and lecturer, editor and promoter of African poetry, the BPPC is a monthly contest designed to identify and reward the under-appreciated poetic talents of Nigerian poets.</p>
<blockquote><p>The contest will culminate into the <strong>Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP)</strong> which will be awarded in January 2016.</p></blockquote>
<p><em><strong>Samson Oluwatoyin, </strong></em><a title="SAMSON OLUWATOYIN WINS BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 [February]" href="http://wrr.ng/authorpedia/samson-oluwatoyin-wins-brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest-2015-february/">a student of the <em><strong>Ladoke Akintola University of Technology</strong></em> (LAUTECH),</a> Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Nigeria, won the <a title="CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST [February]" href="http://wrr.ng/authorpedia/call-submissions-brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest/">February edition</a> while <strong>Onwuasoanya Chika Tobi</strong>, <a title="BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015: ONWUASOANYA CHIKA JONES WINS MARCH EDITION" href="http://wrr.ng/authorpedia/brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest-2015-onwuasoanya-chika-jones-wins-march-edition/">a multiple award-winning poet and spoken word artist</a>, was winner of the <a title="CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 [March]" href="http://wrr.ng/authorpedia/call-for-submissions-brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest-2015-march/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">March edition</a> themed <em><strong>‘MAN AND RELIGION’ and </strong></em><strong> </strong><strong><strong>Ikenna C. Igwe</strong></strong>, <a title="BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015: IKENNA C. IGWE WINS APRIL EDITION" href="http://wrr.ng/authorpedia/brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest-2015-ikenna-c-igwe-wins-april-edition/">a Poet, novelist and short-story writer</a>, and children author, won the April edition <a title="CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2015 [APRIL]" href="http://wrr.ng/authorpedia/call-for-submissions-brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest-2015-april/">themed ‘WIND OF CHANGE</a>‘.</p>
<p><strong>Prize to be won</strong></p>
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<li>A cash prize of N5000 and a copy of <a href="http://www.konga.com/what-can-words-do-1568376"><strong>‘What Can Words Do?</strong>’ by <em>Kukogho Iruesiri Samson</em> </a>will be awarded to the overall best poem</li>
<li>Authors of the top three poems will be awarded a certificate each</li>
<li>All top 10 poems will be automatically entered for the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP)</li>
<li>All top 10 poems will be published in an anthology in January 2016.</li>
<li>Submission deadline is <strong>midnight Wednesday May 20th 2015</strong>.</li>
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<p><strong>Guidelines:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Contestants are invited to submit one poem on the theme: <strong>‘A PEOPLE’S HOPE’</strong>.</li>
<li>Submissions should be sent to <strong>submissions@wrr.ng </strong></li>
<li>All entries must be the original work of the poet submitting it.</li>
<li>No <strong>ATTACHMENTS</strong>, submit poem and other details as <strong>body of mail.</strong></li>
<li>The CONTEST NAME AND POEM TITLE must be mentioned clearly, as the subject of the e-mail. For example: <strong> “Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest: CHANGE IS HERE”</strong></li>
<li>The maximum length of the poem should be one page, i.e. 30 lines (plus the title).</li>
<li>Authors must provide their full names <strong>[and Facebook ID for identification]</strong> and a 50-100 word biography in the body of the e-mail.</li>
<li>Nigerian residents in any part of the world are eligible.</li>
<li>Entries are free.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Note that:</strong></p>
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<li>Poems containing profanity, racism or vulgarity will be disqualified.</li>
<li>The poems will be judged based on their artistic quality and creativity.</li>
<li>The judges’ decision is final and under no circumstances will they enter into any correspondence with entrants regarding their decisions.</li>
<li>The copyright of each submission remains with its owner.</li>
<li>The contests will be held on a monthly basis.</li>
<li>The top 10 poems will be automatically entered into the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) at the end of year.</li>
<li>A compilation of the award-winners and the top 10 poems for each month will be published by WRR in January 2016.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Announcer:</strong><br>
Kukogho Iruesiri Samson<br>
Founder/CEO WRR<br>
080-60109295<br>
Kukogho.samson@gmail.com, kukogho.samson@wrr.ng</p>
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