I wish I’d said…
What do these words mean to you? Do they capture those unspoken utterances of your heart, secretly revealing an undisclosed love? Do they carry a message on broken angel wings that never reached the one they were intended for? Or, do these words tell the story of how your voice has been held captive for too long, preventing you from saying what needed to be said to this world?
The AVBOB Poetry Competition creates a platform for you to articulate all those things that have always eluded you – in a way that will allow your words to echo throughout eternity – in the form of a poem. By giving voice to your poem, you will stand in line for the following:. A chance to be published on the AVBOB Poetry Competition website and other platforms;. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your work to feature in a print anthology, alongside that of renowned poets;. One of the AVBOB poetry prizes in your language category.
The competition is open to all citizens of South Africa, unless excluded by competition rules, and your poem may be written in any of the 11 official South African languages.
One entrant may enter up to 10 poems in more than one of the language categories, however, the same poem(s) may not be translated and entered in more than one language category. The AVBOB Poetry competition doesn’t have an age restriction. If the entrant is under 18 years of age, the entrant’s parent or guardian, must acknowledge he or she has read the competition rules.
The competition closes on 30 November 2022. For more details on how to enter and the competition rules visit https://www.avbobpoetry.co.za/Content/ProjectInformation.
