Recently, I was awarded Ambassadorship in the 2008 National Poetry Month, which means that I am inviting you to join me in writing words of wisdom, or a funny saying to share with the world wide web audience. Read below to see what exactly is entailed to be part of the winnings too!
Congratulations! You have been selected as
a 2008 National Poetry Month Ambassador.This honorable distinction entitles
you to participate in a very exciting project.
During the
month of April, our National Poetry Month Committee asks the question, "How
do we find as many poets as we can to join our community, share their poetry,
and further spread the love of our craft?" We
think that we have created the most innovative and dynamic way to spread
the love of poetry to millions of people worldwide . . . and the best part
is that it will be driven by you!
Spreading
the Love of Poetry to the World and Offering Chances to Win Over
$10,000 in Cash and Prizes!
As
a Poetry Ambassador,
we are seeking your creative talents to design and place
a unique message anywhere on the Internet in any form that you would like. The goal
is to provide messages that encourage others to join our
ever-growing community of poets and writers. These messages
could be in the form of text (including poems), photos,
artwork, graphics, recordings, videos, widgets, banners,
or virtually anything that can be spread across the worldwide
web. Some of the most successful messages in the past have
been found in places like MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, and
personal blogs. Just as imagination knows no bounds, so
do the possibilities you have open to you. We want everyone
in the world to spread the love of poetry, and to see just
how amazing being a part of a community of writers can
be by submitting their own original works.
The Poet to Poet Contest
works in 4 easy
steps:
You
create your own unique message
(whatever you like . .
. the more creative, the better!)
We
will supply you with your very own unique link (URL)
that will send people to Poetry.com. This link will give
new poets the opportunity to submit their work, as well
as track how many people used your link to submit a new,
accepted poem. Attach this link to your promos, blogs,
or websites.
Place
it anywhere on the web you think will attract the
most people.
Each
time someone new sends us a poem that is accepted by
our editorial staff, you gain another point and move
one step closer to the Grand Prize!With eighteen top
prizes for leading contenders and hundreds of other prizes
for other participants, there are plenty of chances to
win!
Here
is your personal Poet to Poet link and your login
information: Both
your VIP number and email must match exactly in order for you
to login correctly and check your standing in the contest. (In
addition to finding your VIP number within this email, you
can also find it in the URL for any poems
you've submitted
to Poetry.com, as well as any letters you have received from
us.) We have also included your submission link to attach to
all your messages and promotions
The real
key to winning is to consider how to get
as many people as possible to see your message. Think
of all those fun videos, pictures, stories, and pages
you have seen on the Internet. Did you find each and
every one by searching for them? Of course not! Many
times, you came to them because of a friend, family
member, or a link from an already frequented page.
Just think of how fast word can spread. If twenty people
were to see your message, and they were each to share
it with twenty more, then you've just spread the love
of poetry to forty people . . . and that number can
keep growing! So when you're thinking about creating
your promotion, ask yourself, "How can I make
this popular? How can I make this something people
are talking about? How can I get more people interested
in poetry?" It's just a matter of applying your
own creative magic, and bingo . . . the world has a
new sensation!
In
case you are having a little trouble starting out or
getting ideas, we are even giving you a few of our
best creative designs to play with that have worked
for us in the past. We've provided some
different banners and promotions for you to use, or
perhaps use as templates to build your own! The
sky's the limit!
Just
remember to follow the contest rules and guidelines in
order for you to claim as many points as you can. Soon
you could be standing in the winner's circle and the Internet
might have its newest overnight success on its hands! Let's
continue the celebration of National Poetry Month beyond
April and introduce the wonders of poetry to more people
than ever before! Good luck, and continue spreading the
love of poetry!
