Thursday, May 31, 2012

Susannetta's Posts

Snapdragon Poetry Competition for best poem about breast cancer is open to all

Snapdragon Poetry Competition, open to all, welcomes poems on any aspect of the disease.   Original poems, in any style, and no longer than 18 lines, inspired by the experience of breast cancer, word-processed, three copies, on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, no more than 3 poems per entry.  The competition is open to all. Winners will... Read moreChevron

Creativity and Cancer -- First-ever Snapdragon Poetry Prize

Illness can be a chance for positive growth and even creativity.  Please consider submitting an original poem, or three, to the Snapdragon Poetry Competition.  The competition is open to all whose lives have been affected by the diagnosis of breast cancer.   Snapdragon Poetry Competition   Original poems, in any style,... Read moreChevron

Cancer and creativity -- Submit a poem about breast cancer for first ever Snapdragon Prize!

May 6th will be the four-year-anniversary of my diagnosis of breast cancer.  Perhaps my greatest cancer gift has been paddling in dragon boat festivals in the US and Italy.  To highlight the connection between cancer and creativity, I am running an informal contest  as part of a traditional carnation ceremony commemorating... Read moreChevron