LeBron James poetry contest aims to welcome him to Miami Heat, and looks for entrants

Miami paper and radio station seek poems to 'welcome' LeBron James to Miami. Got any ideas?

The Miami Herald and radio station WLRN in Miami are running a contest asking Miamians to write six-line poems to welcome LeBron James to the Heat. The prize is the privilege of having your poem read on the air, plus two tickets to "O, Miami: A Contemporary Poetry Festival" in April 2011 in Miami Beach.

The rules are pretty simple, according to MiamiHerald.com/insight, where you go to sign up and submit your entry:

* Poem must commemorate the arrival of Lebron James to Miami
* The poem can utilize any form but cannot exceed six lines (Lebron's jersey is #6)
* No limit to the number of poems you can submit
* The entry must be received by Friday, October 22 at 6 p.m.

Now we here at Starting Blocks are sure they're looking for nice, sweet "Gee, it's great to have you!" poems. But maybe Cavs fans have a bit of a different take on just exactly what constitutes "commemorate the arrival of LeBron James to Miami."



LeBron James played in Cleveland for seven long years

His "Decision" to depart filled fans with anger and tears.

"We supported you, we cheered you, we spent our hard-earned bucks."

"And you betray your birthplace on national TV? That sucks!"

As Cavaliers fans hearts may bleed from festering sores

At least he's not our problem now, Miami. He's YOURS.


At least, that's how Starting Blocks might enter. If you're going to enter, do it quickly; the contest ends next Friday. How cool would it be if there were more entrants (and a winner) from Cleveland?

"Sorry," we could say, "We're taking your prize to Northeast Ohio."