Through the generosity of a friend, THE LITTLE REVIEW is enabled to
offer an unusual prize for poetry—possibly the first prize extended to
free verse. The giver is “interested in all experiments, and has
followed the poetry published in THE LITTLE REVIEW with keen
appreciation and a growing admiration for the poetic form known as _vers
libre_.”
The conditions are as follows:
Contributions must be received by August 15th.
They must not be longer than twenty-five lines.
They must be sent anonymously with stamps for return.
The name and address of the author must be fixed to the manuscript in a
sealed envelope.
It should be borne in mind that free verse is wanted—verse having beauty
of rhythm, not merely prose separated into lines.
There will be three judges, the appointing of whom has been left to the
editor of THE LITTLE REVIEW. (Their names will be given in the next
issue, as we are hurrying this announcement to press without having had
time to consult anyone.)
There will be two prizes of $25 each. They are offered not as a first
and second prize, but for “the two best short poems in free verse form.”
As there will probably be a large number of poems to read, we suggest
that contributors adhere closely to the conditions of the contest.