Postmark Submission Deadline April 1, 2024.

 

The Skylark Prize:  $500.  Offered in memory of Mr. John Bennett for a poem written by a student enrolled in any high school English program in South Carolina, for courses English I to English 4 or for English electives. Not to exceed 32 lines, counting the title and all blank lines. The Skylark Prize accepts submissions through postal mail only.   

 

Sponsor: Martha Bennett Stiles and The Poetry Society of South Carolina

 

Please mail entries to:

Skylark Prize Contest Chairperson

The Poetry Society of South Carolina

P.O. Box 1090

Charleston, SC 29402

 

If you have questions, contact Ed Gold at edsgold@aol.com, and please include "Skylark Contest" in the subject line.

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Resources for the Skylark Prize

 

Below PSSC presents some links to help teachers and students craft prize-winning poems. These guides are so useful, we recommend them at any point in one’s writing life.

 

Download the Skylark Prize guidelines (pdf)

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Download PSSC’s Ten Tips for Writers (pdf)

 

Useful links for students and teachers

Sit Down and Write: Poetry Resources
—Thanks to Samantha for sharing this terrific website with us!

 

SuperSummary
Guide to poetry writing and analysis

 

Teen Ink
An on-line magazine for students with poems and books written by teens, including discussions of poems, reviews, and comments

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WikiHow
How to write a poem, step-by-step. No kidding.

 

Kelli Russell Langdon
Thirty terrific prompts for National Poetry Month.

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Poetry 180
A poem a day for American high school students

 

Poets.org for educators
Lesson plans, poems to teach, poetry read-a thon.

 

About.com
Glossary, poetry tour, articles for teachers and students, and more.

 

The Academy of American Poets
Poems for Teens