TIME For Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.
Contest Rules
1.How to enter This contest begins 12:01 am on March 6,2016 and ends 11:59 pm on July 24,2016. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020:(a)an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme; (b)Entrant's first name only and a parent's mail address. Limit one entry per person. By entering, Entrant (参加竞赛者) promises that the entry(1) is original, (2)has not been published in any medium and (3) has not won an award.
2. Judging All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality(50%), use of language and rhyme (25%)and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25%). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.
3. Prizes'Our judge will select four semifinalists (半决赛选手) from which one grandprize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grandprize winner will receive an online class visit from Children's Poet Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, approximately valued at $275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt's newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grandprize winner will be published at timeforkids. com.
4. Eligibility (参赛资格): Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.
5. Winner's list: For names of the winner and finalists, visit