EDIT 5-20-06 I just removed a number of the entries in this contest for one reason only... you did not follow the rules. For a contest accepting pre-writes, I only ask you follow the guidelines I have set forth, which was to ammend your author notes to FULLY explain your piece. I clearly stated "a one or two line definition wont cut it", and most of you, who were removed, didn't even provide that. I am writing this in lieu of sending fourty IM's explaining the same thing. The notes are an intregral part of the judging process in this contest.
EDIT 5-19-06 Please have patience with me while I read and comment on the entries before judging. There are over 100 pieces here, and my time online is limited as of late, but I will try my best to get to everyone in as timely a manner as possible. Thank you.
Trust me. This isn't your typical "best work" contest.
Enter whatever you consider to be your best work. Any style, any form, any subject. No stories, please. This is for poems only.
I will not be judging based on my personal tastes. Instead, in your author notes, I want you to explain why you think this is your best work. A one or two line explanation wont cut it. You need to be thorough, as this will be what I'm judging. You don't necessarily have to defend your work, just explain it's purpose, it's meaning to you, and why you chose your form, style, etc. to best represent what you wanted to say. The winners will be selected on how well the poem reflects the author notes.
As jh64 mentioned in the comments, some poets may be hard-pressed to find a "best work", especially if you are consistently trying to improve your writing style. So, therefore, you may also enter your personal "favorite". However, the author notes rule applies just the same
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I will comment on every entry, after the author notes are edited to reflect the poem, since that is what I'll be commenting on. You may wait until the day the contest closes to do so, however, if your author notes do not meet the requirements of this contest come judging, you're entry will, regrettably, not be considered for a trophy.
gold ~ 500 points
silver ~ 200 points
bronze ~ 100 points
EDIT 5-19-06 Please have patience with me while I read and comment on the entries before judging. There are over 100 pieces here, and my time online is limited as of late, but I will try my best to get to everyone in as timely a manner as possible. Thank you.
Trust me. This isn't your typical "best work" contest.
Enter whatever you consider to be your best work. Any style, any form, any subject. No stories, please. This is for poems only.
I will not be judging based on my personal tastes. Instead, in your author notes, I want you to explain why you think this is your best work. A one or two line explanation wont cut it. You need to be thorough, as this will be what I'm judging. You don't necessarily have to defend your work, just explain it's purpose, it's meaning to you, and why you chose your form, style, etc. to best represent what you wanted to say. The winners will be selected on how well the poem reflects the author notes.
As jh64 mentioned in the comments, some poets may be hard-pressed to find a "best work", especially if you are consistently trying to improve your writing style. So, therefore, you may also enter your personal "favorite". However, the author notes rule applies just the same
.I will comment on every entry, after the author notes are edited to reflect the poem, since that is what I'll be commenting on. You may wait until the day the contest closes to do so, however, if your author notes do not meet the requirements of this contest come judging, you're entry will, regrettably, not be considered for a trophy.
gold ~ 500 points
silver ~ 200 points
bronze ~ 100 points
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 21, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 500
- Final notes: As I stated in the contest guidelines, this contest was not necessarily about the poem itself, or wether or not I liked it, but about how well you understand your own creative process. There were about seven poets in contention for trophies, the others being Victory Gin, magicpie325, emerald13 and annalise (in no particular order, as I enjoyed them all immensely, and suggest you read their work immediately!).
I chose the three winners because, honestly, their author notes detailed, most accurately, exactly what I had hoped to see, and was reflected perfectly in the poem itself.
No, this was not about the poem, but about the poet and their writing. I could absolutely hate the entries, as my personal tastes are specific, but they would have just as much a shot at winning as anyone else. Blkwidow77 gave probably the most detailed explanation of her own work, hence the gold. For a perfect example of a critique (even if it is a self-critique), please visit her entry in this contest. You will not be disappointed.
Thank you all for entering, and to those of you who followed the directions. Far too many entries didn't even bother filling out their author notes with anything substantial at all, hence the removal of more than fourty entries. So, I appreciate all of you who took your time, read through the contest notes, and entered something that reflected deeper thought processes than "it's my best because it got a lot of applause"Entries [13]
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I could not see neither,
he, nor the piano…by Blkwidow77 164 lines, 38 comments, on Mar 13 12:35 AM 2006. In Dark, Contemporary, Angst
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And when it's all over you'll be too braindead to cry.
So I'll watch your fortress crumble and leave your soul inside.by BrokenLockBox 27 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 24 7:57 PM 2006. In Angst• Commented on by judge. -
how do I make you love me
Why can't you see?by mak3 a wish 14 lines, 4 comments, on May 8 10:41 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
I am little of myself
True to no oneby Kiss The Stars 22 lines, 3 comments, on May 11 2:14 PM 2006. In Personal• Commented on by judge. -
Scars heal, glory lives on
Even as you stood and watched me die• Commented on by judge.
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Actually, every time I think that I have I keep thinking it can get better. My poetry from a few months back looks bad to what I am writing now, and as I go along it will only get better. I have some that are my personal favorites, but again they gnaw at me telling me to keep pushing forward. Will come back now and then to look at this contest to see what inspired works there are. Good luck with it and I hope you get some great entries.
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That's a good outlook to take. Perhaps I should add "favorite poem" lol. Doesn't necessarily have to reflect your best work, but your favorite? That would work, wouldn't it? lol
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I entered something in here (it's worth the try you know )
Poetically it may be not as strong as others I've written, yet the meaning that's behind still triggers the emotional side in me... so that's why I see that one as my best
You can tear it apart if you wish
but don't be too harsh on the subject itself
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Well, how shall I ever choose? The red rag or the blue?
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Never fear! I'm not here (in this contest, at least, lol) to critically analyze the poem itself. Just see how well your intentions were displayed in the poem
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The red.
There, that makes it easier, doesn't it?
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You may think my entry more than decent for once.
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LOL, infinitely.
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LOL. I'm sure plenty of people consider your poetry decent. Never you worry about what I think. I'm just one opinion after all
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That may be true, but I know you're very hard to please.
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Always. LOL. Now don't you feel sorry for my husband?
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I don't think I could win against some of the poets on this site that will be entering your contest. I don't doubt my talent, but I know I'm not the best poet, if you know what I mean Good luck with judging your contest! This sounds like a very creative idea!
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Being 15-- I seriously doubt I can look at my piece with an expert's eye, and decide which one is the best. @____@; But I will look for one that I like, then.
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Nah, don't worry about that. I'm not comparing the pieces to each other when I judge this one. Just trying to determine which poet best presented what they had initially intended when they sat down to write their piece. Everyone has an equal shot so long as you can explain why you wrote what you did, and why it was written the WAY it was written. I hope you'll reconsider and enter anyway
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Even 15 year olds know why they wrote a poem, why they chose to use rhyme instead of free verse, why they chose to space it the way they do. And I agree, it's often hard to find a personal "best" (I know I couldn't do it), so you're favorite is more than encouraged, and I hope to read it soon.
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I guess that's true, I have to go to school soon, but I am deciding between three pieces currently, so hopefully I'll decide today, and start on the authors notes.
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Anyway, you probably don't care, but I always see your contets and want to enter them-- I only don't, because when I get to them, I always see that one of my friends have already entered-- and I don't want her to think I'm only entering anything because she is. (I kind of idolize her, and she knows this.) But since I see she hasn't entered... yet... I feel that it's safe for me to work on an entry.
Anyway, as pointless as this was; Happy judging.
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lol You're too cute. I'm looking forward to your entry.
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Did I win yet?
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LOL You kinda have to enter something first.
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I should win for not entering.
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Mine all suck!
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i think NEVER GUESSED is my bes because with my life and everything in it nobody would have gave the time to think about what i am. no one would have ever guessed that i was a poem within.
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do i dare enter this and see if i can keep my dq record at the top? lol. this is really a great idea. i will have to think about this and see what i come up with here. i really do not think any of mine are that great but i do know that some are better than others so we'll see. viyanna rosemarie langager
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lol! nope. the only way you could be dq here is by not filling in your author notes. And even if you can't find a piece you think is your best (comparitavely speaking), then just find one you're particularly proud of.
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LOL Now, tell me in your author notes why you believe that.
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Hi, I have never been really happy with anything I write, lol, I promised myself one day I will edit the ones I think have a chance of becoming a deceint poem,will go through them and see if there is one that I think might do,all the best with your comp,hugs and hisses, Di
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I find it absurd that if the author's comments don't meet your requirements, the poet will not be considered for a trophy. I understand that it's your contest, your points, etc. but I think poetry should get across by it self, without any sort of explanation. I believe contest holders should be qualified to judge contests, to have a fair understanding of grammar. I know you're, I've read enough of your work. I also think it's okay when someone decides to critique a contest, after all, where here to learn and to appreciate poetry.
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I encourage opinion... especially that which opposes my own. And to an extent, I agree that poetry should speak to a reader all on it's own. Heck, I encourage that. However, how the poem speaks to me personally (as the reader) is not the issue here, but what the poem means to the poet themselves. I've held 65 other contests asking for poetry that speaks to ME... I figured this would be a nice change of pace
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I can live with that. I eat women skulls by the way.
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lol. Have you ever tried them with a nice lemon-pepper sauce? Though I tend to avoid same sex skull eating, I've heard it's quite tastey
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Do I get extra points if I make your head hurt with my explanations?
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Of course you do! lol
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...oh... you shouldn't have said that...
You're fucked now!
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Actually, I've had the pleasure of eating brains only once, it was a rare treat. 60 years ago, one could purchase brains in Asian countries for about the same price as 1 once of caviar. The real delicacy was children's meat. Butchers would pay about 600 yuan for a preteen and sell the meat for about 250 yuan per U.S. lbs. Nowadays, all you can buy is war skulls for $600 USD. But if all teeth are intact, for about $2000.
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Oh man .. did you limit the number of entries? A prewrite contest will kill a girl. Leave one with bloody strings for eyes.
I like it. Different. Philogos had a cool contest where you had to pick "the best" AP poem and write a critque on it - that wasn't your own. He hardly got any entries though, seems people are pretty self-righteous and only like to write about themselves (I actually said that on his contest somewhere).
The Widow will write her notes in Code of some sort won't she. LOL.
I'm like that person up there. I am completely wobbly about everything I write. Makes me feel a bit naseous thinking about writing "why this is my best poem." Bleh. Not that your contest is Bleh - personal issue of my own, mind you. I wonder if I could have a proxy do it for me....hehe.
Have fun. I'll watch.
Lisa
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all my work sucks.......imma lousy poet.......illiterate and a moron......ummmm I wonder what sorta misfit I can add to my qualities now......
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LOL I'm actually having fun seeing how the author notes and poems actually correlate, and you get to see how many people just write without being conscious of the reasoning behind it. It's kinda like a cool little study. lol
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They might give you a grant for a three year study if I enter. Could also be classified as para-normal, or is that ab-normal ?
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NO FAIR!! I WANNA PLAYYYYY!!
You suck straws...
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Nah... it's staying open. lol. I don't mind reading the entries. I probably wont comment on everything until the contest closes, but I wont be closing it early. The amount of entries will die down as soon as it's not listed on the first page of the contests. lol
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Perhaps I should enter "dog beat".
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There's still two more days. No hurry!
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Are you only able to enter one Contest at a time? Or did you want to enter that piece from that Contest into this Contest? 'Cause then in a way you were harrassing her 'cause you were saying stupid shit on her Contest page to get her to (perhaps unconsciously but I doubt it) to hurry up and judge her Contest (from reading your comments on here about that Contest, though you don't name it but anyone can figure it out) so you can enter that piece into this Contest.
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Did I lose yet?
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No, I did.
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Damn. I wanted to lose.
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How 'bout I refuse to award trophies, and that way, everyone is a loser
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Just to everyone but me.
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I lost when I read Gin's. HOLY SHIT!
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brilliant
kudos to you for setting such a nice contest.i think its the best one i have ever crossed in my 4 month stroll at allpoetry.I think you has got the ablity to judge the likes of man so you can be the best judge.best of luck to you. -
LOL I haven't read or commented on any more yet. Probably not until the contest closes in a few days. That way, I have them all fresh in my head when it's time to judge. I figured Victory and Blkwidow would give me a run for my money with this contest
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66 entries -- waiting for 100?
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Blkwidow77 definately will give you a run for your money, there is no denying that one.
Yep. I'm nosey. *slaps self*
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I've finally completed my author's notes... Just to give you a heads up.
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I won't enter,because I can't recall each and everyone.Plus I was never sure if the Poet themself was qualified to determine which might be the best. A poem is what it's message is to the reader.If it is enjoyed by many,you know it has a vein. I could put in one I most felt happy with. But that certainly wouldn't make it my best work.This will with many entries be very difficult to judge.Good Luck!~~Suseann
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Stop lying, you lost when you read mine.
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It's an honor to even be mentioned in this contest (especially for what I entered)...
Congrats to Blkwidow77 (who I agree went beyond the call of duty with her 'explanation. Wow to her! ), Nam (I just can't get use to the "my" at the end of his name) and MsPoetPixy.
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haha I'm a whore and you're not na-na-na-na-na
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I've been to the red light district, were you that one guy .. wait, what? Um, (walks away in a hurry)
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Yes. 'Cause he tricked me, dressed up like a guy and it was really a girl. I showed her, twice.
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Ooooh, I knew Blkwidow77 would win. I'm just psychic
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LOL With all the typing she did, she deserved it! LMAO
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I didn't say she didn't, I'm here #1 fan! LOL
I knew she would win, before I even glanced at the comments themselves. I actually had thought I'd had a good fighting chance in this contest, till I saw her enter. Then I was all "Oh... oh.. crap"
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Hey poppy seed! ^^-^^ Whom knew talking to much would get you gold? Hell, in elementary that got you put in the corner. And on a motorcycle, it got you a mouth full of bugs...
(some protein you can live without)
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Lol I say the same thing when I see her name in contest I've entered!
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The question is: Who DOESN'T say that when they see her?
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Congratulations, one & all...well done, Poets...Thank you for hosting a great contest, Anasuya...Be well, Poets... Wanda
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congrats to the winners, and Ana hang on to that sanity..lol
best wishes Peace Muddy
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