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 </div><p></p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Words Rhymes &; Rhythm (WRR) is now receiving entries for the August edition of the </span><a href="http://wrr.ng/brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest-bppc/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (BPPC) SEASON III, 2017. Poets from Nigeria, Africa and all over the world are hereby invited to submit their poems on the theme: LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING.</span>
<blockquote><p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Living is doing reckless things – doing things you’ve always wanted to do – fulfilling your dreams, chasing them and doing whatever it takes to catch them. Existing on the other hand, is merely breathing and doing the daily chores. I personally feel that the biggest difference in living and existing is the amount of control you have on your life, on your emotions.” </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">— Unknown</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Living is understanding that we only get one shot at life, so we had better make the most of it, existing procrastinates, hesitates and squanders the opportunity to make a difference.” </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">— Better Life Coaching Blog</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“To live is to enjoy life, experience the beauty around us, be happy, live happily, smile, laugh, be yourself and love. To exist, you simply follow the actions, like a robot. You are here physically, but your not living, you do what you have to do to get through the day.” </span></em><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">— Unknown</span></em></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Someone who exists lets emotions such as fear and anger dictate what they can and can’t do — like a long survival, a process where you breath and you survive while the individual who chooses to live explores and understands life’s emotions and actively makes efforts to tame them so they do not interfere with his/her life decisions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Participating poets are expected to explore the concept of living a full life, as opposed to just existing. They should explore the questions: What does it mean to live? Does it mean simply to exist? Is there a difference? Do people live their lives to the fullest of their potentials? Are people restricted, by self of society, from living, constricted to just existing?</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We therefore invite poets from all over the world to submit well-worded poems </span><b>the theme: </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Judges will be focused on </span><b>ORIGINALITY, adherence to THEME, CREATIVITY</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and the poet’s’ use of </span><b>LITERARY DEVICES </b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in the poems.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Entries will be received until </span><b>11:59 PM WEDNESDAY August 30, 2017</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Prize to be won:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The winning poem will be awarded a cash prize of N7000 and a copy of the BPPC 2017 anthology</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">All top 10 poems will be automatically entered for the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) 2017</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">All top 10 poems will be published in the annual BPPC 2017 anthology</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">All top 10 poets will receive a free copy of the BPPC 2017 anthology</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Authors of the top ten poems will also be awarded a certificate each</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guidelines:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contestants are invited to submit one poem on </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">the theme:<b> LIVE IS FOR THE LIVING.</b></span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Submissions should be sent to SUBMISSIONS@WRR.NG</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">All entries must be the original work of the poet submitting it</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No ATTACHMENTS. Please submit poem and other details as body of mail</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The CONTESTANT NAME, CONTEST MONTH, &; POEM TITLE must be mentioned clearly, as the subject of the e-mail. For example: ‘Abubakar Nnamdi Adekunle, BPPC August 2017, ‘THE END OF LIFE’</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The maximum length of the poem should be 28 lines (plus the title). Poems exceeding this length will be disqualified</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Authors must provide their full names and Facebook ID [for identification]and a 50-100 word biography in the body of the e-mail</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Submission deadline is </span><b>11:59 PM WEDNESDAY August 30, 2017</b><b>.</b></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Note that:</span></p>
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<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Poems containing profanity, racism or vulgarity will be automatically disqualified</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The poems will be judged based on their artistic quality and creativity</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The judges’ decision is final and under no circumstances will they enter into any correspondence with entrants regarding their decisions</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The copyright of each submission remains with its owner but we retain the right to publish ALL and ANY entry in the annual BPPC anthology</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Poets resident in any part of the world are eligible</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">No entry fee required</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Past winners may enter for the competition, but a poet can only one once in a calendar year (Season). If a past winner makes the TOP 10, the poems will ONLY be awarded a certificate and be featured in the anthology.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The</span><a href="http://wrr.ng/news/brigitte-poirson-poetry-contest-2017-uis-aire-omotayo-wins-june-bppc-trophy/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">July 2017 edition was one by </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aire Joshua Omotayo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a 21-year-old programmer, campus journalist and writer studying at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST (BPPC), a brainchild of Words Rhymes &; Rhythm (WRR), is a monthly writing contest aimed at rewarding the under-appreciated talent of young Nigerian poets. It was instituted in February 2015 in honor of Brigitte Poirson, a French poet and lecturer, editor, who has over the years worked assiduously to promote and support of African poetry. Now in its third season, and being one of the few credible contests, the BPPC has since grown to be one of country’s most popular, especially among the younger poets.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The overall winner of the SEASON III (February to September 2017) will be awarded the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP) 2017. Kanyinsola Olorunnisola won the prize in 2016.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em><strong>Announcer:</strong></em><br>
<strong>Kukogho Iruesiri Samson</strong><br>
CEO/Publisher WORDS RHYMES &; RHYTHM LTD<br>
+234(0)8060109295<br>
<em>kukogho.samson@gmail.com</em></span><br>
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BRIGITTE POIRSON POETRY CONTEST 2017 [AUGUST] ‘LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING’
