Description:A contest using astronomy or astronomical events for your subject. Can be rhyming or free verse but if free verse it should still have good flow and at least Some structure. Quote from a Hawking/Mlodinow book might help give the right mindset :
"We each exist for but a short time, and in that time explore but a small part of the whole universe... Living in this vast world that is by turns kind and cruel, and gazing at the immense heavens above, people have always asked a multitude of questions: How can we understand the world in which we find ourselves?How does the universe behave? What is the nature of reality? Where did all this come from?..."

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

Objectives: To have fun writing about the universe

Subject matter: Astronomy, astronomical events

How Judged: Whichever poem the judge likes best

Description: We are going to stretch our wings a bit this month by writing the same poem in both free verse and western classic. Please try to keep your poems under 24 lines each.

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

Objectives: To get folks to explore a form outside their comfort zone and have fun doing so

Subject matter:The new year. Can write as either a retrospective of the year just gone or a hope for the coming year or even a combination of both.

How Judged:

Description:Submit a 20 line maximum poem about a favourite holiday memory. Must be free verse and imagery rich

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

Objectives: Have fun recalling past good times

Subject matter:Favorite holiday memory

How Judged: Anonymously be a varying panel of members according to the Contest guidelines.

This workshop is now solely about the works of Wole Soyinka and discussion of them.
Phases 2,3 and 4:
2- Other popular poets past and present in the region.
3- Discussion of trends, influence of politics, accent and grammar issues, and publishing possibilities in the region.
4- Neopoet members from the region offering poems about WA, their specific country, and culture.

Will be run as separate workshops starting early in the near year."

Description:A poem with an element of humor about November's naked trees

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

Objectives:Have a bit of fun with nude trees

Subject matter:Naked November trees. Write in quatrains no more than 20 lines

How Judged:

Description:A poem of any form but not over 20 lines (If you REALLY need more it can stretch a few more)

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

Objectives:to have fun

Subject matter:Write a poem which has a beloved red wagon at least mentioned in it. wagon does not have to be the main subject

How Judged:

Description:Write a poem (free verse or western classic) about the approach of autumn. Try to not make it Too long.

Sponsor(s):scribbler,geezer
Judge(s):anonymous

Objectives:To have fun writing about one's surroundings

Subject matter: The coming autumn

How Judged:

Description: Poem must be at least 24 lines long, [ six quatrains ] it must have alternating lines of rhyme; it doesn't matter which two. first and third or second and fourth.

Sponsor(s): Geezer and Scribbler
Judge(s):Anonymous

Objectives: To open the poet to new vistas, expand their ideas.

Subject matter: What If ? [Pick a subject to examine in a new way.] What if this happened instead of that? Unusual subjects have the best chance of winning, but the parameters of the contest will be an important part.

How Judged:

Workshop: Modern Day Collaborative Poetry (Renga)

Description: This is a workshop where all Neopoets can collaboratively write, share, critique and sharpen poetic skill. .

Leader: Barbara Writes

Objective: The object of this workshop is to bring Neopoets together to write poetry collaboratively. Bring your creativity and imagination to the only workshop roundtable on the World Wide Web.

Level of expertise: Open to all.

Description:Write a poem about a famous painting. Use vivid imagery in order to capture both what the painting looks like and what you think the artist is trying to convey.

Sponsor(s):scribbler, geezer
Judge(s):anonymous

Objectives:Have fun and practice imagery

Subject matter:Choose a famous painting to write about. Can be free verse or western classic but a minimum of 100 words.

How Judged: By single anonymous judge