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Registration for the 2021 2-Day Poem Contest is now open! This year's contest will take place April 23-25, 2021. Visit our website for details on how to register. This annual contest challenges you to write an original poem in 48 hours with only one catch. The final poem must include ten words that we provide. These words are released at midnight CDT on Friday April 23rd, 2021, (when Friday becomes Saturday), leaving you 48 hours to use each of them at least once in an original poetry composition. Prizes include cash, publication, and a copy of the issue containing the winners, not to mention a whole weekend of wordy entertainment.

We’re thrilled to share the winner and honourable mentions of the 2020 Young Buck Poetry Prize, as selected by judge Terese Mason Pierre! Amal Nura will be awarded $1000 and publication in CV2 for her winning poem, fiera, while our four honourable mentions will be awarded $150 each and publication in CV2 as well. Many thanks, once again, to Terese for all her hard work, and congratulations to these fine poets! See our website to learn more about the contest and how to submit in 2021

Our Winter 2021 Issue (Vol.43.3) 2S + QTBIPOC Bodies, edited by Joshua Whitehead, is out now! This stunning collection features cover art by Arielle Twist, and work from writers including Marjorie Beaucage, Alicia Elliott, Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Emily Riddle, and many more. Visit our website for all the details on how to purchase a copy

Send us your daily beauties, your archived, your bits of blue There are two weeks left to submit to Black Alive and Looking Back at You, edited by Leslie Joy Ahenda and Chimwemwe Undi. Follow the link below to send in your bits of blue ... http://www.contemporaryverse2.ca//call-for-submissions-bla

We’re thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Young Buck Poetry Prize, as selected by our wonderful judge, Terese Mason Pierre! Many thanks to Terese for all her hard work as our judge this year, and congratulations to these talented poets. Stay tuned for the announcement of the winner and four honourable mentions! Please note: This is a repost, edited to include the preferred name of one of the submitters.