Odes to the Olympians - Featuring Athena, or Minerva
Tapestry of Bronze Fall 2010 Contest
The Tapestry of Bronze is sponsoring a series of poetry contests to celebrate Greek and Roman mythology and the Olympian gods. The subject of the sixth contest is Athena (also known as Minerva), the Goddess of Wisdom, Warrior and Weaving. The deadline is November 30, 2010.
All poems remain the property of the authors. However, Tapestry of Bronze reserves the right to post winning poems and those receiving Honorable Mention on the Tapestry of Bronze website. Furthermore, interest has been expressed in setting the poems to music.
E-mail your poem (no more than 30 lines) to the following address: tapestryofbronze@yahoo.com
Do NOT e-mail any ATTACHMENTS! Paste the poem into the e-mail instead. Don’t get fancy with your formatting – pretty pictures and peculiar fonts are distracting and may irritate the judges. Please limit your creativity to your poem.
MAKE SURE your poem is about Athena / Minerva.
Please include your real name, and your alias if you have one. Make sure we can respond to your e-mail.
If you are an adult (18 or over), simply indicate that you’re an adult!
If you are are under 18 please include your birth date. If you are under 13, then we need the permission of your parent or guardian. So, when you send us your poem, please also include their e-mail address too. (If your age is 13 to 17 you may get parental permission but we don’t need it.)
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Entries will be evaluated by the owners of the Tapestry of Bronze and additional experts at their discretion. No cost to enter, but each contestant can only enter once, so take time to make your poem your best!
The first prize winner in each age group (“Under 18″ and “18 and Over”) will receive $50. Honorable Mentions may be awarded as well, but without cash prizes.
Check out the winning entries and the honorable mentions of prior contests!
Odes to Zeus/Jupiter
Odes to Hera/Juno
Odes to Poseidon/Neptune
Odes to Demeter/Ceres
Odes to Hermes/Mercury
Concerned that you don't know enough about the Olympians to write poems about them? You can explore these websites:
Parada's Greek Mythology Link: A tremendously detailed resource
Theoi Greek Mythology: Exploring Classical mythology in Literature and Art
Timeless Myths: Greek myths and others as well
Several have wondered, who are we and why do we do this? What exactly is this “Tapestry of Bronze?”
First, we sponsor this contest because we want to encourage excellence and creativity. We’re using the same method used by the Greeks back in Classical Athens: competition. Instead of olive wreaths, we offer money and certificates for prizes. We especially want to encourage the under 18 because we want to support educators and students in our own small way.
Second, the Tapestry of Bronze is a series of interlocking novels. They are set in the Bronze Age of Greece – several generations before the Trojan War. This was known to many as the “Golden Age of Heroes,” but to us they seem to be made of bronze and not gold. Our series is a tapestry, because the books tie together, but one book may focus on one character while another focuses on another. Each book can be enjoyed separately, or the books can be enjoyed together.
Right now they’re only available in Greek, from Kedros in Athens. But hey, if the Greeks are willing to read what we write about them, it’s only a matter of time until our agent finds publishers in other languages.
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