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Horticulture magazine’s “Garden Verse” poetry contest

Sept. 1 deadline; cash prizes; $15 for first poem; 40 lines or fewer

Writing Nag on July 26, 2009 at 8:56 am said:

Thanks I have a lot of garden poems!
Kathryn Doty on August 8, 2009 at 1:56 pm said:

Why do I receive the message error 503 — service is not available?
Joan Wilson on August 31, 2009 at 1:52 pm said:

Why does my poem not appear with the separate lines the way I wrote it, some long, some short. Also there are no verse separations. If it is being read in one long text box as in my confirmation page your contest is a rip-off and I deserve to get my money back.
askwendy on August 31, 2009 at 1:59 pm said:

Joan,
I just sent you 2 emails. Here’s the link for the contest:
http://www.hortmag.com/GardenVerseComp

I don’t run any of these contests. I just post them as a courtesy for my readers. You have to go to each contest’s link to learn more, to enter, etc.
Chuck on September 8, 2009 at 5:57 am said:

TO JOAN,

The box you copy your poem into says that “original formatting will be restored” when they print out your poem to read. The special submission boxes condense messages so they don’t take up so much space…but be assured that your poem will be read by them the way you wrote it.

Peace always,
Chuck