Be inspired by:
"I heard of a man
who says words so beautifully
that if he only speaks their name
women give themselves to him.
If I am dumb beside your body
while silence blossoms like tumors on our lips.
it is because I hear a man climb stairs and clear his throat outside the door."
Poem ("I heard of a man ...") from "Let Us Compare Mythologies" -- Leonard Cohen
No emulations
No rhyme
Free-verse ONLY
Left aligned
For fucks sake, use spell-check
Crap entries will be removed after a comment
No cliche's.. if you write crimson, and silent screams, this is not for you.
Adult writes are fine, not erotic or pornographic though!
Be prepared to accept CRITICAL comments.
One entry each
This will be co-judged by Annalise. Although she is not obliged to comment
Thankyou--
jess
"I heard of a man
who says words so beautifully
that if he only speaks their name
women give themselves to him.
If I am dumb beside your body
while silence blossoms like tumors on our lips.
it is because I hear a man climb stairs and clear his throat outside the door."
Poem ("I heard of a man ...") from "Let Us Compare Mythologies" -- Leonard Cohen
No emulations
No rhyme
Free-verse ONLY
Left aligned
For fucks sake, use spell-check
Crap entries will be removed after a comment
No cliche's.. if you write crimson, and silent screams, this is not for you.
Adult writes are fine, not erotic or pornographic though!
Be prepared to accept CRITICAL comments.
One entry each
This will be co-judged by Annalise. Although she is not obliged to comment
Thankyou--
jess
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 25, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 50, Bronze: 25
- Final notes: Well, this produced a few bits of amazing poetry, and a few diabolical. So on balance it was worth it right?
All the finalists were stunning, and in 5th place a special mention to Diseased Mind for her entry.
Thanks to you all for entering, and well done everyone
jess-x and Meli (who like a capital M, I like little j's.. personally.. )
- To judge this contest, you need to have at least as many finalists as you have rewards. You have 3 awards but only 2 finalists.
Contest Winners
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 2531556, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 2469103, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Entries [13]
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Ten-thousand times a yes
Ten-thousand times for no• Commented on by judge. -
Hard times
giving up sweat stains• Commented on by judge. -
It's been awhile....Pretty honestby Poettramp 72 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 30 10:25 PM 2006• Commented on by judge.
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a promise of denial: woman• Commented on by judge.
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And she was never seen again.• Viewed by judge.
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I slept very deep one night,
Such taht I couldn,t awake early at morn.by kamranAslam 23 lines, 3 comments, on Jan 18 10:34 AM 2007. In IMAGINARY• Commented on by judge. -
I carry your child
But I don't like you anymoreby freebutsafe 32 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 18 4:23 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Personal, Angst, Lost love• Viewed by judge. -
A hollow man
leers down bent to meby asinnerliketherest 27 lines, on Jan 18 5:51 PM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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Woo hoo - another Jess contest with Meli as well, can't go wrong there. Shit, you guys keep putting up these damn contests and I feel obliged to enter - am trying to get one out for Gill's now. lol
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Better get your socks round here
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LOL I've tried and tried to write something for her "breasts" contest
but nothing came. 
Can't wait to see what you come up with. It's a beautiful poem, isn't it? -
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So have I LOL.. but not recently
hehe.. but meli I've read through all your first poems laodsa times Got them saved to my computer haha 
no... not really..
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That's so mean.
You're a big meanie head.
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-meanie head grins in a pot-ato head fashion-
Arw.. I'm only joking You know i love you really *nods*
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You better be nice, Ms. Potato Head... or I'll pull off your ears.
Ha!
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*wanders around* huh?? what??
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Hey!
I've used silent screams before. Somewhere. I'm sure.
I did. I really did! Now I'm gonna go burn it.
AP bonfire! Everyone's invited!
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leonard cohen rocks! i am only allowed to listen in the car
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hehe- simultanious.
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LOL I know the feeling. I'm only allowed to listen to him, Tori, and Ani Difranco when I'm in the car... alone. Even my kids complain and ask for Slipknot, or Tim McGraw!
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Good luck with the contest hun. And I really like the passage of inspiration you choose this contest to revolve around. It's gorgeous.
[like Jess, the Fairy Queen]
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that would be dangerous--
i think i have used silent screams and crimson before, thank god for you, else i never would have outgrown my cliche stage... that would be bad thanks sweety
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yep
hehe.. i am your angel Nah, i'm joking.
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i always wanted an angel,
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Have fun with the contest.
I Hope you get a ton of great entries.
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Hmmm, removed the first late night entry. Not enough to work with. Not acessable enough and lacking in that "flavor of the day" sort of conforming non-conformity. May try again by the light of day.
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Im sorry- which one was it? Fuck I hate blind judging..
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sounds great jess!
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Looks good, Jess - maybe this is just what I need to rekindle the poetic fire - maybe I can scatch something from the embers and bring it to life again. I'll just have to decide which man!!
~ Nicolette
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oh let me write silent screams and blood red tears lol!
how are u jess?
elaine
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I know this guy! Honest! lol.
Too bad I ran across this one so late; love the concept, and I'm sure I could've thought up something but tonight the muse is being, strangely, quiet..hmmm..lol.
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Me likes the end notes (and that capital M... can't wait for you to join me in that capital craze)
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Congratulations to everyone! Jess you have really wonderful contests....I am often very inspired by them, even if I rarely make it with an entry. Yours is a bright might and a big heart.
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congrats to all and thanks jess and Meli.
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Congratulations to Zayra, Anasuya, Elaine & Melissa, as well as the other amazing Poets that entered...Thank YOU, Jess, for hosting such a grand contest...'twas an honor to be among you all...Be well, Poets... Wanda
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Yay! I get so happy when I see trophies next to my name. I'm such a contest whore. lol. Loved the contest and the quote of course. Zayra's piece was phenomenal, as were the other finalists. Great job everyone, and thank you Butterful for hosting!
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thank you
i am truly honoured it was a hard poem to write but clearly worth it
elaine
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Thank you so much!
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