<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv804022484"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636248"><span id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636274"><var id="yiv804022484yui-ie-cursor"></var>The Poeta Atlantiae is sponsoring a poetry competition at Coronation in connection with Tempore Atlantia. The time frame is 1492-1600. Your poem must be written in a medieval style that was popular from 1492-1600. In addition, it should cover an historic event in Russia during the period 1492-1600. Russian history during this time period is peppered with poetic fodder. Events include the reign of Ivan the Terrible (the first Russian Tsar), the Russo-Turkish War, the Crimean Campaign,
the conquest of Siberia, Polish-Lithuanian raids, and the sea-trading blockade carried out by the Swedes, Poles and the Hanseatic League. Ivan himself wrote poetry, was a composer of considerable
talent, and supported the arts. His Orthodox liturgical hymn, "Stichiron No. 1 in Honor of St. Peter" and fragments of his letters were put into music in modern times. Sadly, Ivan accidentally killed his son during an argument.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636285"><span id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636288"><span style="color: black;" id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_1_1345822634865126"></span></span> </div><div style="color: black; font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_1345822176362116"><span id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_1345822176362115"><span style="color: black;" id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_1345822176362112">Documentation is required. Please
indicate the time frame for the style of medieval poetry you used and
provide a brief introduction to the story your poem conveys. Other judging criteria and a short form documentation form are provided on the Poeta Website at <a href="http://poeta.atlantia.sca.org/fnc.htm">http://poeta.atlantia.sca.org/fnc.htm</a> Of course, we will be delighted to accept your poem even with minimal documentation.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_1345822176362126"><span id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_1345822176362125"><span style="color: black;" id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_1345822176362122"></span></span> </div><div style="color: black; font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;" id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_1345822176362132"><span
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will be a separate judging category for children aged 12 and younger. Judging requirements will be relaxed for children.</span></span></div><div id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636250"></div><div id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636252"> </div><div id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636254"><font size="2"><div><i><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">Lady Katarzyna Witkowska</font></i></div><div><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">Poeta Atlantiae</font></div><div><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif">Seneschal, Barony of Bright Hills</font></div></font></div><div id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636256"><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif"></font><font size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif"> </font></div><div><font id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636258" size="3" face="garamond, new york, times, serif"><div><div style="margin: 0in
0in 12pt;" class="yiv804022484MsoBodyText"><span style='font-family: "serif";' class="yiv804022484ms__id8681">"Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history." ~Plato, <i>Ion</i></span></div><font face="Times New Roman"></font></div></font></div><div id="yiv804022484yui_3_2_0_21_134582217636260"><font size="2"></font></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>