Love Poem Contest!

Button Poetry x Commaful x Love Poems

Enter your poem today!

WHEN

February 13th 2020, 12:00 am ~ March 13th 2020, 11:59 pm (your time zone)

RULES

Please stick to poems only. Keep it PG13 and make sure it has something to do with love or romance!

PRIZES

#1 winner as determined by judging will get 5 books and other upvoted stories will get shouted out on our Commaful accounts.

The books will include:

Helium by Rudy Francisco
Depression & Other Magic Tricks by Sabrina Benaim
New American Best Friend by Olivia Gatwood
peluda by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Our Numbered Days by Neil Hilborn

ENTER YOUR POEM HERE

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