Hello world. I would like some poems from you.
More specifically, I would like what will from this point forward be referred to as "naked poems". What does that mean? Well, I'll tell you.
I see a lot of poems that seem to dance around all formally dressed up: pins in their hair, corsages, pink nail polish, high heels, and et al.
So, I don't want any of these poems. There are two options, although I think the first one may be more difficult.
1.) Write a "naked poem". Simply. Whatever you interpret that to mean. (If you choose, you could interpret it very literally and write about being naked. That would be rad, if done well. You figure out what a "naked poem" means to you.)
2.) Take a poem that you have already written that you feel is too "dressed up" and tear off all of its clothes; if you choose this option, please post the original poem either prior to or after the edited one. (You can specify which is which, if you like, but if you have to tell me that's probably a good sign that you won't win.)
Okay. Rules and such... um....
Don't suck? Good poems encouraged, bad poems... not so much.
Write in any form, any style; if you choose to use "devices" (such as line spacing, *shudder* sticky caps, rhymes, italics, bold font) be sure they serve a purpose.
Oh. Points. You're probably curious about those. Um. Six hundred to the absolutely most sexy poem. (minus points if it's actually about sex and makes me want to vomit. plus points if it's actually about sex and makes me want to get naked.)
After that second and third place prizes will vary, dependent upon the quality of submissions.
...and that's it. NAKED TIME!!
ps. I've decided to allow prewrites. I do not recommend entering them, but if you think you have one that is just absolutely going to blow me away, go for it.
One prewrites per entrant; two entries from category one allowed; umlimited number from category two.
More specifically, I would like what will from this point forward be referred to as "naked poems". What does that mean? Well, I'll tell you.
I see a lot of poems that seem to dance around all formally dressed up: pins in their hair, corsages, pink nail polish, high heels, and et al.
So, I don't want any of these poems. There are two options, although I think the first one may be more difficult.
1.) Write a "naked poem". Simply. Whatever you interpret that to mean. (If you choose, you could interpret it very literally and write about being naked. That would be rad, if done well. You figure out what a "naked poem" means to you.)
2.) Take a poem that you have already written that you feel is too "dressed up" and tear off all of its clothes; if you choose this option, please post the original poem either prior to or after the edited one. (You can specify which is which, if you like, but if you have to tell me that's probably a good sign that you won't win.)
Okay. Rules and such... um....
Don't suck? Good poems encouraged, bad poems... not so much.
Write in any form, any style; if you choose to use "devices" (such as line spacing, *shudder* sticky caps, rhymes, italics, bold font) be sure they serve a purpose.
Oh. Points. You're probably curious about those. Um. Six hundred to the absolutely most sexy poem. (minus points if it's actually about sex and makes me want to vomit. plus points if it's actually about sex and makes me want to get naked.)
After that second and third place prizes will vary, dependent upon the quality of submissions.
...and that's it. NAKED TIME!!
ps. I've decided to allow prewrites. I do not recommend entering them, but if you think you have one that is just absolutely going to blow me away, go for it.
One prewrites per entrant; two entries from category one allowed; umlimited number from category two.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 21, 2005
- Rewards: Gold: 600
- Final notes: Gosh. Well, this wasn't really all that difficult, to be honest. There were some really interesting entries that didn't fit into this contest, so I'm not going to include them here, but they were rad. Um. Otherwise, I decided I'm not going to have a contest with the word "naked" in it ever again. blech.
BUT!! Honorable mentions. I really got in down to six really fabulous poems and then I had to bring that down to three; honorable mentions are as follows (in no particular order):
bared. by Whispered Love (really stunning, just a smidge too dark)
@))% (quakers give the best hugs) by pb without the j (I totally had to copy and taste that titleEntries [10]
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The black night has been erased
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beneath your feet / steel flowed over concrete
in orange menstrual / stainsby jthserra 41 lines, 4 comments, on May 20 7:37 AM 2005. In Love, Contemporary, Angst
Bronze trophy winner
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I joined a society of royal killers today
noble by the blood that they shedby JimmyCognition 29 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 4 1:39 AM 2005. In Angst• Commented on by judge. -
Skin on skin
Mine on yours• Commented on by judge. -
With nothing to offer up and an empty platter hey same thing without paragraph line breaks with scattered puncuation with ideas already executed, failed, unsubmby Phoetiquette 74 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 6 11:08 PM 2005. In Weird, Love, Contemporary
Gold trophy winner
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Today I took a long look in the mirror
And knew not who I did see• Commented on by judge. -
I look once more towards the clouds
They've managed to roll on by.• Commented on by judge. -
its about sledding naked...that's all.• Commented on by judge.
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wow, this seems interesting...
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Silly, silly girl.
But I love you.
<3 Seth -
I am Captain Obvious
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Yeah this is an interesting poem. Sounds original and I can't wait to read some of the entries. I'm not sure if I'll enter but I'll try to write something anyway. Good luck with this x
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i really like the idea of the contest.
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I have a perfect poem for this, if you would allow prewrites..
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I was going to enter this contest, but i just got out of the shower and i really look gross naked
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Well , I had to enter a pre-write. Unfortuately time is not on my side as much as it once was. Plus , We all die slowly anyways and I can't afford to slow down. I entered " nice cunt " in your lovely little contest and I'm almost positive it is as naked as I can get a poem. No frills. No pretty-pretties.
Hope you're well , By the way.
Always ,
James
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hahahahahaha....I wanted to enter and just write nothing but "Psst, My ass is showing." But--eh.
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Karina! I'll see about this one. I'm better at dressing up than dressing down (in poetry at least).
Interesting contest idea, by the way. Good luck on the judging
Elizabeth
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Thank you for hosting such a fun, sexy and gorgeous contest! Plus I am grateful for the silver! Wonderful line up of poetry here! Congratulations to all the winners!
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Congratulations to all the winners.
And thank you, vaguely, for not just tossing an award on me like a pinch of salt. I have plenty of those to go around and I like it when a judge is honest and picks good people, not just me.
You are lovely lovely lovely and I loved this contest, it almost felt like a dirty teaparty with an Alice in Wonderland fetish theme.
Maybe I should write a poem about that, maybe....
- James
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hah I'd certainly attend such a party. If my name is on the guestlist. pishposh OF COURSE my name is on the guestlist *stamps foot*
You are lovely, yourself. And no, I don't just throw my trophies out the window. I give them good homes and maybe even a leash. ......that was unintentional innuendo. god dammit I just destroyed my cute little puppy metaphor.
how I suck at innocence hah
Anyway. I'm so tired. soso tired. Are you still awake? Why are you still awake?!
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I am still awake, my friend, because I am the god of insomnia. I don't sleep and when I do, I feel like I took ten valiums, cause I sleep so deeply.
Innocence is a hard act to keep up.
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hah Good enough. I am awake because sleeping seems unappealling right now. And I think somewhere in the back of my head I'm looking for something. Something pretty? Shiny? Purple? Maybe.
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