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The New Jersey Rainbow Poets is seeking Costa Mesa amateurs to submit

religious poems to its free national poetry contest.

The poems must be 21 lines or less, and each author may only submit

one poem.

A total of 28 prizes will be awarded to poetry winners, with a grand

prize of $1,000.

Many Californian poets have won awards in the annual contest, but the

organization would like to discover more poets from the Costa Mesa area.

To submit a poem, mail it to Free Poetry Contest, 103 N. Wood Ave.,

OMB 70, Linden, NJ 07036 or enter it online at o7

https://www.freecontest.comf7 .

Information: (908) 486-1834.