Immortal Obscurity (Laura) and Anneliese (Anni) are judges as well. We are all very friendly and, if you need a critique before we judge an entry, want to bounce ideas off one or all of us, or just want to chat, feel free to send us a message. If Anni cannot help you with a Slovak phrase you’d like to incorporate into a poem, she can direct you to Laura, who can assist you there. If you’re having issues with a sonnet or a literary reference, I’m probably your girl. We all work together and want this to run smoothly and, of course, for you to write your best.
We may get another judge; it’s rather likely, actually. We will have guest judges here and there, too, just to change things up a bit and get some fresh perspectives.
Everything you write for AP’s Got Talent will be graded with a rubric, even the prewrites you enter for the audition. A low score will not automatically disqualify you from participating in further rounds; the top 25-30 will move on to the first official round, and if you did your best and we think it has potential, we would love to have you in the contest. As for eliminations, Anni, Laura and I are discussing how that's going to go and are currently planning some of the challenges.
The yes/no system is hardly ever helpful and will never be used in AP’s Got Talent, nor will we use the grading system to favour certain writers. I’ve seen favouritism and unprofessionalism in rounds contests in which the judges give ridiculously high scores to friends who write too-long prose about lost love, heartbreak, and boys with “tide pool eyes” and that sort of nonsense for the sole reason that it “speaks to” them, poetic device and maturity aside. Anni, Laura and I do have our likes and dislikes, but if something I hate works in the poem, it works. The vast majority of each score you’ll receive throughout the contest will be based on the poetics alone.
You will be challenged with all sorts of writing, not just freeverse poetry. There is a 99% chance that you will have to write form poetry, among other such evil plans we have up our sleeves. Everything we assign is possible, though; we’re not making this a challenge to laugh at you or make you want to bash your head into a brick wall. This will be a learning experience for both contestants and judges, and in order to improve and flaunt your talent, you need to hear some honesty, struggle a little, and dabble in things you wouldn’t usually write.
You can audition here:
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2454495
-Endymion (Christie)
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