Contests

Poetry Contest: Sounds of Music

Who doesn’t love music? Whether you play, or sing, or dance, if you have that musical feeling in your heart, like Peg Leg Bates, nothing can keep you from swinging to the beat.

So for this month’s contest, we’d like you to write a musical poem. Your poem can be about any style of music you like, from jazz, to rock, to Beethoven. You might try to capture the sounds of your favorite instrument, or the rhythmic steps of a dance, the sweetness of your favorite melody, or the thrill of your first solo or group performance. Will your verse have a snappy, jazzy rhythm with made up “sound” words, or the military beat of a marching band? Whatever you choose, everybuggy will be snapping their fingers (if they have them) and groovin’ to the beat as they tap dance, pirouette, and do-si-do to the Cricket Country mailbox to enjoy your best musical poem of 24 lines or less.

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    1. Your contest entry must be your very own original work. Ideas and words should not be copied.
    2. If you're 14 years old or younger, your entry must be signed by your parent or guardian, saying it is your own original work, that no help was given, and granting Cricket permission to publish prizewinning entries in the May/June 2010 issue or on our Web site. If you're older than 14, you must sign your own work, verifying that it is original.
    3. Be sure to include your name, age, and full address on your entry.
    4. Only one entry per person, please.
    5. If you want your work returned, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for each entry.
    6. Incomplete entries cannot be considered. Your entry will be incomplete if you forget to include your age or a signature verifying that your work is original.
    7. Your entry must be received by February 25, 2010.
    8. Send entries to:

      Cricket League
      P.O. Box 300
      Peru, IL 61354