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ROCK's Unofficial Challenge

Calling All EDGY Poets!

By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)Published about 12 hours ago Updated about 4 hours ago 1 min read

Well hello. You've come this far which is a very good start. You're a poet and you know it, so show it.

RULES - as you know Rock hates rules and finds life challenging enough without more of them but we gots to set up some guidelines. Yes, guidelines sounds so much better.

1. Submit Free Verse only, not a rhymey frilly poem. Thank you but I'm edgy and you should be too. Times are tough so let's express our angnst.

2. Include at least one expletive. Yes, you heard me correctly. Look it up.

3. Push bounderies, let it all hang out. No fluff. I hate fluff.

4. 650 word limit, title not included.

5. Due March 15, winners announced March 17th by midnight Swedish time on St. Patrick's Day! ( look it up kids! )

*Be sure to write at the top of your poem in the subtitle For Rock's EDGY Challenge!

WINNERS: 1st Place - 20 euro, 2nd Place 15 euro, 3rd place 10 euro with honorable mentions receiving a suprise bonus!

SKÅL! Cheers! Slainte! May the edge be with you!

Free Verse

About the Creator

ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)

~ American feminist living in Sweden ~ SHE/Her

Admin. Vocal Social Society

Find me: ‪@andreapolla63.bsky.social‬

FB: https://www.facebook.com/susanandreasimmonspolla

ST: https://rock63.substack.com/

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  • Harper Lewisabout an hour ago

    It’s a first draft, may be a completely different animal by the ides. https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/ides-scfva0ace%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cstyle data-emotion-css="w4qknv-Replies">.css-w4qknv-Replies{display:grid;gap:1.5rem;}

  • Tiffany Gordonabout 4 hours ago

    🫶🏾

  • Edgy Challenge, 😂. Egdy is the new orange. I can't type!

  • Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout 11 hours ago

    oh boy.....<3

  • Harper Lewisabout 11 hours ago

    Ooh, an Ides of March challenge. I’m so in. Wrote an expletive-free free verse last night. It’s a little steamy: https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/sprung-9e1y50miy%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">

  • Sandy Gillmanabout 11 hours ago

    Love this idea! Can't wait to read some of the entries!

  • I'll add this to the March Unofficial list, and you will have my entry forthwith

  • Melissa Ingoldsbyabout 12 hours ago

    Cool I might do it

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