The National Baseball Poetry Festival is delighted to team up with NESN TV to introduce a new and fun Poetry Challenge with a quick turnaround… the submission deadline is Wednesday, July 2nd at noon ET! The winning poem will be selected by July 9th and read July 10th or 11th on live television!
The Green Monster Poetry Challenge is accepting submissions of poems that can be read/recited out loud in no more than ONE MINUTE. As a guideline, if your poem exceeds 20-24 lines and has more than 8-10 beats per line, it probably won’t cut the contest’s one-minute limitation. Of course, prior to submitting, you should clock the piece (out loud) several times in order to make sure it complies.
Guidelines:
- Must be written in tight meter and rhyme
- When read/recited out loud, must not exceed one minute in length
- Must respond to the following prompt: Bring to life the spirit of the Green Monster at Fenway Park, and communicate what it means to the team, fans, and Boston community
- Please make your submission by or before Wednesday, July 2nd at noon ET, and include your full name, town/state, email address, and phone number
- Please submit only a single poem
- Please submit your poem in the body of an email, and not in an attachment (poems submitted in attachments will be deleted)
- Please note: if you make a submission, you agree that NESN TV maintains the right to utilize your poem (or any portion of it) in any way NESN chooses, including (but not limited to) television, radio, print, outdoor signage, digital media, premium items, etc.; please note that you, as the poem’s author, will maintain ownership of the copyright)
Please submit your poem to the National Baseball Poetry Festival’s contest email: baseballpoetrycontest@gmail.com; and, please note, we are unable to respond to inquiries.
Wishing you the best of luck making a poem about the Green Monster!
Steven H. Biondolillo
Founder
National Baseball Poetry Festival
