<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7531" dir="ltr"> <img class="ymail-preserve-class inline-image-guid-94fe3e4f-791c-c806-0006-d123300a5dc5 rte-inline-saved-image img-overlay-selected" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7526" style="width: 100%; max-height: 267px; max-width: 150px;" alt="Inline image" src="cid:c4bfafbb-4588-bbc9-5887-a38ccec34a55@yahoo.com" data-id="inline-image-guid-94fe3e4f-791c-c806-0006-d123300a5dc5"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7590" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7592" dir="ltr">Here is the lovely scroll handmade by Lady Aemilia Rosa. Below are the details.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7596" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7593" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7604" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7605" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 234); margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 15pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7606" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7607" face="Times New Roman">The theme for this year's
competition is "Threads of Gold" in honor of the SCA's 50th
Anniversary. Your "threads" may be woven in any manner you
choose. Poems may be written in any period style or language
(translations must be provided). Documentation is required but may be as
little as one page but shall be no more than three (3) pages (bibliographies
and portions of period poem examples do not count toward these three pages).
Only one entry per person will be accepted. This is a non-performance
competition. Your written words alone speak for your poetic
prowess. If you are a novice poet (writing for less than one year) please
indicate that on your entry. Entries will be judged on the
following:</font></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7593" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7608" face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><ul id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7609" style="list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;"><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7610" style="color: black; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7611" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 234); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7612" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>use of
period imagery</span></div></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7613" style='color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7614" style='background: rgb(255, 255, 234); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7615" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>use of
period style and convention</span></div></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7616" style='color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7617" style='background: rgb(255, 255, 234); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7618" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>complexity
of the piece</span></div></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7619" style='color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7620" style='background: rgb(255, 255, 234); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7621" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>written
documentation</span></div></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7622" style='color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7623" style='background: rgb(255, 255, 234); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7624" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>poem's
adherence to theme topic (i.e., Threads of Gold)</span></div></li><li id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7625" style='color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7626" style='background: rgb(255, 255, 234); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7627" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>overall
judges' impression</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7628" style='background: rgb(255, 255, 234); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 2.4pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7629" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>You do not have to be at Pennsic to enter this competition.
You may submit your entry electronically directly to me at </span><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7630" href="mailto:k_hawk_us@yahoo.com"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7631" style='color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-size: 13pt; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-underline: none;'>k_hawk_us@yahoo.com</span></a><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7632" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>. Even if you are attending Pennsic feel
free to forward your entry to me beforehand. Electronic entries may be
sent from now through July 28, 2015.</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7633" style='background: rgb(255, 255, 234); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 15pt; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 2.4pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;'><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7634" style='color: black; font-size: 13pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>The winner will be announced at 4:00 p.m. at the Poetry tent on
Artisan's Row. Please provide contact information so your prize may be
forwarded if you are not present. There will be a separate prize for
novice poets if there are at least two entries.</span></div></li></ul><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7593" dir="ltr"><font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1437745066445_7635" face="Times New Roman">
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