Poems of up to 40 lines, about either ships or cats (or both).
I prefer rhyme, or at least structured poetry, but the rhyme should be light, deft, natural and in a sense inevitable, not heavy-handed or forcing unnatural word-orders.
If free verse, it has to be very good!
I reserve the right to award no prize.
The poetry I have posted will give you some idea of my tastes in general style and texture.
I prefer rhyme, or at least structured poetry, but the rhyme should be light, deft, natural and in a sense inevitable, not heavy-handed or forcing unnatural word-orders.
If free verse, it has to be very good!
I reserve the right to award no prize.
The poetry I have posted will give you some idea of my tastes in general style and texture.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 20, 2005
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: This was a very difficult contest to judge, with a big field of 37 entries, mostly about cats, and nearly all of high standard. I was surprised, indeed, by how high the standard was. Thank you all for participating.
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My name is Bob,
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A ship in the sea
Is a blissful sightby cherrypi418 18 lines, on May 14 2:32 PM 2005. In Childrens• Commented on by judge. -
Here comes the cat
in the hatby Horse Fever 12 lines, on May 14 2:38 PM 2005. In Nature• Commented on by judge. -
Kitty and I left the shore
in a wee small rocky boat• Commented on by judge. -
In life I find as a rule that only a fool tries to outstare a cat He isn't staring or glaring or even ego comparing he's jus• Commented on by judge.
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Bronze trophy winner
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Wow, a great idea for a contest. I do love cats! I hope you get alot of entries so I can read them all.
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Thank you. This is the first contest I have set. I'm not sure how to do it yet - electronicly, I mean.
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Thank you for the invitation - an interesting concept - I think I can do something worth reading with this! - joanne
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how about the ships cat? does that get double points?
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Aarrgghh, Matey!!! hehehe 
Ohhh, yeah...I have ship & cat poems...Good luck, one & all!!! 
Wanda
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It obviously gets a better chance at the prize. You might do one on "Simon" or "Mrs Chippy" - and I trust you know who they were!
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Congratulations, one & all!!! Some amazing entries here...well done, Poets!!! Wanda
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I'm afraid my silly limerick about a tiger may have brought down the average of amazing entries... but I entered in hopes you might get a chuckle. I think this was an interesting concept for a contest- never thought of combining cats and ships. I'm glad you got a lot of great entries! Congratulaltions to the trophy winners!
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I would not say it brought the standard down but a longer poem IF ITS QUALITY IS SUSTAINED will have a better contest chance. Thank you for entering. What I wanted was to enourage those poets who want to write about something other than their own neuroses. I think the number and quality of entries showed these poets are substantial.
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Thank you for choosing my poem to win the gold in your contest! I am honored to have my poem selected from so many wonderful entries! Congratulations to all!
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Thank you for your message. There were a lot of entries and the standard was high, so I think winning this was, if you trust my judgement, something substantial.
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