Virtue or Vice

Best poet wins £25 (as chosen by the editorial team)

Chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindess, humility: The seven heavenly virtues. Lust, greed, envy, sloth, gluttony, wrath, pride: The seven deadly sins. Which one takes your fancy?
We would like to invite you to submit a poem on the subject of the seven heavenly virtues or the seven deadly sins. Pick just one to focus on or write about all seven. Your poem could be about the sins or virtues of the individual or perhaps it will be about the world on a larger scale. Your poem could incorporate both; the struggle between good and evil, naughty vs nice. Interpret the subject however you wish, then send us your sinful or saintly poem.

How to enter

Online poetry competition upload: You can upload your entry directly to us using our online upload page. Remember to fill in all fields.

Email: You can email your 'Virtue or Vice' poem to inbox@forwardpoetry.co.uk, including your name and address. Make sure you include 'Virtue or Vice' in the subject line.

Post: Send your entry form, along with your name and address to: 'Virtue or Vice', Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive, Woodston, Peterborough, Cambs, PE2 9BF

Send your entries into us by the 30th March 2012.