Dialogue Poetry

The Prompt

For this challenge, we would like you to create an original dialogue poem. A dialogue poem captures an evocative verbal exchange by alternating each line from a different perspective. The topic or scenario can be anything. The real challenge is to blend these alternating voices into a seamless, meaningful dialogue. Your poem should bring out the depth of the conversation, highlighting the contrasts and nuances of each perspective.

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

• A dialogue poem. Each alternating line must be from a different perspective.
• 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 June 27th, 2024 will be entered for consideration. Official Rules for the Challenge can be found here.

The Dialogue Poetry 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.

Special shout-out to Obsidian Words for inspiring this challenge idea in Share Your Ideas to Shape the Future of Vocal Challenges.