The "Putting Our Heads Together" Poetry Contest 2006 is now open for submissions. The contest is open to anyone, subject to these contest rules:
~ The subject must be headache or Migraine related, but may be metaphoric or abstract.
~ Form: Rhymed, free-verse, any form of poetry, but not prose.
~ Poetry must be original and written by the person submitting it.
~ All poems must be unpublished work, never before published anywhere.
~ Length: Maximum of 60 lines, no more than 80 characters per line (including spaces and punctuation).
~ No more than three poems per person.
~ "Family-friendly" language required. No profanity or other potentially offensive language.
~ You need not be a U.S. citizen to enter.

Submissions will be accepted from any country.
There is no entry fee for this contest. Entries will be judged by MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association (http://www.migraines.org). Tuesday, March 21, is the last day for submissions. More information and the online entry form can be found on Help for Headaches and Migraine at http://www.HelpForHeadaches.com.

About Teri Robert
Teri Robert is a health writer and patient advocate. In 2004, she received the National Headache Foundation’s (http://www.headaches.org) “Patient Partner Award.” The About.com “Guide” for Headaches and Migraine (http://headaches.about.com) she also serves as the support advisor for MAGNUM, the National Migraine Association. She is also the author of “Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches: What Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You… That You Need To Know,” published by HarperCollins.