This is my first contest but I thought I'd host one to encourage poetry which is written using a classical structure and meter and preferably rhymes.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T ENTER YOU MAY ENJOY READING THIS TYPE OF POETRY SO DO CHECK OUT THE ENTRIES THEY ARE VERY GOOD.
in any event:
So this contest is open to poetry which adheres to any classical structures. Romanticist poetry is also OK, but not flat out free verse. If you are in doubt, but your poetry rhymes, uses recognizable rhyming patterns and meter, and is more or less iambic pentameter then you are probably OK.
I prefer poetry which rhymes but that is not strictly necessary.
You can submit pre-writes provided they have never won 1st place in another contest before.
amongst other things I will be judging poetry on :
- how effectively it makes use of meter to enhance its effect.
- how well it rhymes (if it rhymes).
- how skillfully it adheres to whatever pattern it adopts. (where any breaking free of the form must clearly serve an artistic purpose).
- how artistically the poem manipulates SOUND and pace.
- how artistically the poem manipulates the readers emotions.
- how appropriate the length of the poem is.
- how cleverly the poet manipulates the English language and draws out hidden meanings in words to create innuendo or imagery.
- I really like sonnets, so if in doubt.. do a sonnet.
- if you are doing a formal type of poetry and you know the name
of whatever form you are using, identifying it also great.
I will CRITICALLY comment on every poem which is entered.
Since the purpose of this contest is to encourage structured poetry which rhymes I want to try to encourage entrants to read some like poetry. So you must CRITICALLY comment on another entrant's poem for each poem that you enter into this contest.
Since I am going to comment on every poem which is entered, out of fairness you must comment on 1 of my poems for each poem which you enter.
The prizes:
1st place 300 pts
2nd place 150 pts
3rd place 100 pts.
10 - Honourable mentions (20 points each)
InsomNiAC has donated 150 pts to this contest for applauds and honourable mentions, so the awards for honourable mentions has been increased to 10 positions at 20 pts each.
Honourable mention winners may wish to go and review one of InsomNiAC's poems by way of appreciation.
If I am conflicted about who should win I will decide ties by looking at which poet made the most intelligent and useful comments in their review of another entrant or my own poetry.
I'm not requiring anyone to put silly comments in their authors notes to prove they read the rules, however if you do not comply with the rules (especially #4) your entry will be DELISTED WITHOUT WARNING!
Rules:
1. enter as many times as you want (but do all the required reviews)
2. comment/review one of my poems
3. comment/review one of the other poems entered in the contest.
4. put the name of the 2 other poems you commented on (as per rule 2 and 3) in your author notes.
5. I may comment on a poem prior to the contest judging, you can amend or revise your poem if you wish up until the close time.
6.If you didn't get a comment from me until after the contest closes, you agree not to get angry about it.
If in doubt about the type of poetry I like, look at my author page.
I've listed my favorite poets. (but disregard oGhr).
I will not automatically disqualify a poem unless it breaks the rules. But a free verse poem will be very unlikely to win due to the weighting I am putting on various criteria.
David
REMEMBER: there is no true limit on the number of poems you may enter (since I dont believe 2 poems should be penalized for the unlucky circumstance of having the same author) but you need to do 2 reviews for EACH poem entered.
Make sure you check out my new contest allpoetry.com/poem/1399990
EVEN IF YOU DON'T ENTER YOU MAY ENJOY READING THIS TYPE OF POETRY SO DO CHECK OUT THE ENTRIES THEY ARE VERY GOOD.
in any event:
So this contest is open to poetry which adheres to any classical structures. Romanticist poetry is also OK, but not flat out free verse. If you are in doubt, but your poetry rhymes, uses recognizable rhyming patterns and meter, and is more or less iambic pentameter then you are probably OK.
I prefer poetry which rhymes but that is not strictly necessary.
You can submit pre-writes provided they have never won 1st place in another contest before.
amongst other things I will be judging poetry on :
- how effectively it makes use of meter to enhance its effect.
- how well it rhymes (if it rhymes).
- how skillfully it adheres to whatever pattern it adopts. (where any breaking free of the form must clearly serve an artistic purpose).
- how artistically the poem manipulates SOUND and pace.
- how artistically the poem manipulates the readers emotions.
- how appropriate the length of the poem is.
- how cleverly the poet manipulates the English language and draws out hidden meanings in words to create innuendo or imagery.
- I really like sonnets, so if in doubt.. do a sonnet.
- if you are doing a formal type of poetry and you know the name
of whatever form you are using, identifying it also great.
I will CRITICALLY comment on every poem which is entered.
Since the purpose of this contest is to encourage structured poetry which rhymes I want to try to encourage entrants to read some like poetry. So you must CRITICALLY comment on another entrant's poem for each poem that you enter into this contest.
Since I am going to comment on every poem which is entered, out of fairness you must comment on 1 of my poems for each poem which you enter.
The prizes:
1st place 300 pts
2nd place 150 pts
3rd place 100 pts.
10 - Honourable mentions (20 points each)
InsomNiAC has donated 150 pts to this contest for applauds and honourable mentions, so the awards for honourable mentions has been increased to 10 positions at 20 pts each.
Honourable mention winners may wish to go and review one of InsomNiAC's poems by way of appreciation.
If I am conflicted about who should win I will decide ties by looking at which poet made the most intelligent and useful comments in their review of another entrant or my own poetry.
I'm not requiring anyone to put silly comments in their authors notes to prove they read the rules, however if you do not comply with the rules (especially #4) your entry will be DELISTED WITHOUT WARNING!
Rules:
1. enter as many times as you want (but do all the required reviews)
2. comment/review one of my poems
3. comment/review one of the other poems entered in the contest.
4. put the name of the 2 other poems you commented on (as per rule 2 and 3) in your author notes.
5. I may comment on a poem prior to the contest judging, you can amend or revise your poem if you wish up until the close time.
6.If you didn't get a comment from me until after the contest closes, you agree not to get angry about it.
If in doubt about the type of poetry I like, look at my author page.
I've listed my favorite poets. (but disregard oGhr).
I will not automatically disqualify a poem unless it breaks the rules. But a free verse poem will be very unlikely to win due to the weighting I am putting on various criteria.
David
REMEMBER: there is no true limit on the number of poems you may enter (since I dont believe 2 poems should be penalized for the unlucky circumstance of having the same author) but you need to do 2 reviews for EACH poem entered.
Make sure you check out my new contest allpoetry.com/poem/1399990
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 19, 2005
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: This contest had a lot of great entries. It is unfortunate that a few entrants did not deign to read the rules. There was actually a tie for 2nd place which needed to be resolved by judging the quality if reviews posted, as I said I would do to resolve ties.
winners
1st: "Hold me down, Let me drown in you." by The Violent Type
2nd: "The Phantom's Sonnet" by Mary6
3rd: "The Phial of Friar Lawrence.(Shakespearean Sonnet) by masterblaster
There are also 10 honourable mentions. each will be awarded 20 pts.
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The Path of Aloneness (Shakespearen Sonnet) by crystaldust
Great Is The Monarch by earlhopkins
Between Immensities (Villanelle) by malkinpuss
Darkness Reigns by Mary6
Logic. (Quintella) by masterblaster
The Mine. (Brace Octave) by masterblaster
Sonnet For A Love Departing by More5600
Within Your Arms by Samplette
Dawns Hour by by starlighthour
Memories of Cloudless Fall Days by Willowleaf77
Thanks to everyone for participating!
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As the king sits upon his throne
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I hate my job
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She longs to have him look at her, and tell her that she’s beautiful,
Even if it’s only whiskey coated lies.by onleethestrong 23 lines, 49 comments, on Mar 11 7:46 AM 2005. In Sad, Personal
Bronze trophy winner
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What Phantom steals away in corners dark
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Join The Party
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My Gabriël
This empty tear seems like a river to meby Freakanzoy 48 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 10 5:28 AM 2005. In Fantasy• Commented on by judge. -
Who has not been startled by love at first glance?
Forge in mind and spirit the epic romance,• Commented on by judge. -
• Commented on by judge.
Silver trophy winner
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Hi,will do critiques at a later date as there are non to do and yours at same time, hugs Di
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no problem. I'll remind people who seem to have forgotten. And maybe steer them towards any entrants who didn't get a comment yet. Fortunatey this type of poetry in many ways is the easiest kind to comment on. So I expet to see many intelligent comments.
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Hi, can you tell me quite quickly if you consider brace octave to be classical, hugs Di
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I dont know if brace octave is is truly "classical" in the proper definition of the word. I'm not an academic (poet). It is certainly structured and it has a rhyming scheme so its what this contest is about.
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I'm glad to see that you enjoy the older forms, david! I would enter except that I have very important plans to go on vacation.
Have a great time!
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i love poems with meter- but i've never been good at writing them. until i learn , i can read all of these!
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you still have a couple weeks to put together an entry. Go for it!
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i shall bookmark it, and try, but it's doubtful i'll come up with anything. :I
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Hi, I put the 11 I reviewed on the Phial of Friar Lawrence do you really want me now to split them up between all the other poems I entered, am off to work will do to night if you insist, normally we list them on first poem,, lol, hugs Di
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I think the idea here is for classic styles, rather than classical. Generally, classical has been reserved for reference to greek and latin poetry, which was not rhymed and wasn't even accentual syllabic, but based on patterns of vowel length not stress. Octaves were certainly used by the classicists; besides, the petrarchan sonnet uses octaves rather than quatrains and pre-dates shakespeare.
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informative
You are right. It is for classic styles. I didn't realize there was a distinction between "classical" and "classic" style. If you could suggest a more appropriate description for the contest requirements I would appreciate it, as you certainly seem to know more about poetry history than I do. Please advise how I should describe this contest. I basically wanted to exclude free verse and encourage poetry with discrete and easily identifiable metered patterns.
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You might want to indicte to people that they have under 24 hours to comply before being delisted. Otherwise, you might accidentally cause offense.
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davidz, i will put the poems i read and critiqued here as i am temporarily without my gold membership and if i put them in my author's comment box i will lose my font...i trust this will suffice...let me know if it doesn't ...i read "Logic. (Quintella)" by masterblaster and "One" by you.
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davidz, again i will submit that which i read here in order to save the font...i read "The Path of Aloneness (Shakespearen Sonnet" by crystaldust and "Til Death Do Us Part" by you
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Here I am again with the poems I have read...."The Mine. (Brace Octave)" by masterblaster and "All Things Lost" by you
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that's fine malkinpuss.
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davidz...i should have explained what a than bauk is ...a three-line "climbing rhyme" poem of Burmese origin. Conventionally it is a witty saying or epigram with four syllables per line. The rhyme is on the 4th syllable of the first line, the 3rd syllable of the second line, and the 2nd syllable of the third line. Mine was a than bauk set of three.
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good idea
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Hi David, thank you very much for the bronze, hugs Di
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Hi, I was going to congratulate the gold but it seems to have vanished, pity they did not leave it for a bit,
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Congratulations to the winners!!!
Sam
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Thank you for the silver. I am very honored. Congratulations to all the winners. I love classical forms and am always glad to see contest that inspire them.
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Thanks for the honourable mention!
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An interesting learning curve
Thanks for the comments, i enjoy writing poems, but this is a new found thing and as yet have no understanding of how they work or are put together. In fact i'm still trying to understand how to work my computor, let alone how to navigate this site. I am learning slowley and appreciate all the advice i can get. Once again thanks for the guidance and congratulations to the winners of the contest, some of which i thought were very good, well done to all.
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