I just want to post this here, if anybody is interested could apply
Poetry.com will award 1175 prizes totaling $58,000.00 to amateur poets in the coming months.
Submit an Original Poem
20 Lines or fewer
On ANY Subject
In ANY Style
Next $1,000 Winner: May 15, 2002
Next $10,000 Winner: January 15, 2003
so if you are intereseted and up for competition go to www.poetry.com