Challenges
For the next phase, Notre Printemps des poètes invites you to take up the pen. One after another, each of our poet-ambassadors will lay down a compositional challenge of their own. It's the perfect opportunity to awaken your inner poet! Each challenge will crown a winner, with many prizes to be won. Check back here shortly for more information.
- March 30th to April 12th: Lise Gaboury-Diallo
- April 13th to April 26th: Roger Léveillé
- April 27th to May 10th: Bertrand Nayet
- May 11th to May 24th: Bathélemy Bolivar
- May 25th to June 7th: Laurent Poliquin
- June 8th to June 20th: Charles Leblanc
BONUS ROUND
- June 24th to July7th: Emeric Seguin
THE GRAND WINNER
Congratulations to our grand winners. In order:
Challenge 1 : Anatol Rennie + Michael Rennie
Challenge 2 : Harman Mavi
Challenge 3 : Michael Rennie
Challenge 4 : Sandrine Vermette
Challenge 5 : Mohamed Bezzahou
Challenge 6 : Lily Sotomayor
Thank you all for getting wet. We now have many freed poets among us. Thank you to our 6 ambassadors for their implication. Bravo!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Write a poem that satisfies the conditions laid out by the poet-ambassador,
Join the group: facebook.com/groups/printempsdespoetes,
Publish your poem in the comments section of the corresponding challenge.
OR
Send us your poem to the following address: poetes@afmanitoba.ca
Poems submitted electronically will be published on the dedicated Facebook page. Please indicate the name under which you wish to appear, or if you wish that your sumission remain anonymous.
Each challenge will crown a winner. The winners are to be announced the following Wednesday.
Good luck!
CHALLENGE 7: Emeric Seguin All-you-can-write buffet poem |
CHALLENGE 6: Charles Leblanc Acrostic Poem |
CHALLENGE 5: Laurent Poliquin Mozart's poems are yours |
CHALLENGE 4: Bathélemy Bolivar |
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CHALLENGE 3: Bertrand Nayet Your poem is in the picture |
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CHALLENGE 2: Roger Léveillé Poem-palimpsest |
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CHALLENGE 1: Lise Gaboury-Diallo Poemathematics: 12 x 12 x 12 |