Poemosaurus Rex

The Prompt

It's time to resurrect the giants of the past: join us in this Jurassic journey and let your imagination roar. We challenge you to write a poem about a dinosaur (or from a dinosaur's perspective). The poem may take place when dinosaurs once roamed, or you can bring them back to live in the present day. What was day to day life like for a sauropod in the Mesozoic era? What would a stegosaurus say about modern traffic? From T-Rexes to Pterodactyls, it's time to get prehistoric with your poetry. All poetry forms are welcome 🦕

In order for your submission to qualify, it must be:

• Submitted to Poets community. Choosing a community is a final step in the submission process. Your poem may be rejected for word count requirements if it is submitted to any other community.

The Prizes

• Grand Prize: $500
• Second Place: $200
• 10 Runners-Up: $20

For your poem to be eligible, it should be submitted to the Poets Community, follow the rules above, and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Poems published on Vocal and entered into the contest up until 11:59 PM ET on May 31, 2024 will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.

The Poemosaurus Rex Challenge is exclusive to Vocal+ members. To learn more and upgrade to Vocal+ visit https://vocal.media/vocal-plus.

To be eligible to win the grand prize, second place, or runners-up prizes, you must be over the age of 13 and residing in a country where Stripe is available at the time of entry. A complete list of countries where Stripe is available can be found here—winners will need to have a Stripe account created and connected in order to receive the prizes. For this reason, entrants located outside of any of these countries will not be eligible to win.