Historical Figures
Submitted by scribbler
Status: Open to new participants
Start/end date: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 to Thursday, July 27, 2017
Description: A free verse poem not to exceed 28 lines (not counting stanza breaks) about somebody who changed history
Sponsor(s): scribbler and Geezer
Judge(s): anonymous
Objectives: to have fun and stretch wings
Subject matter:Historical figures

Historical Figures
Submitted by scribbler on Tue, 2017-06-06 14:37
Status: Open to new participants
Start/end date: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 to Thursday, July 27, 2017
Description: A free verse poem not to exceed 28 lines (not counting stanza breaks) about somebody who changed history

Sponsor(s): scribbler and Geezer
Judge(s): anonymous

Objectives: to have fun and stretch wings

Subject matter:Historical figures

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