Can poems be considered "contemporary if written in classical form?

No....it's not a sonnet. It's just a poem. You can find the definition of a sonnet here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonnet.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.