I haven't been all that active on AP lately & I'm also kind of in a poetry rut. So this contest is for you to help me get out of my rut.
Here are three basic things you ought to know about me and about the contest before I get onto what you're actually supposed to do.
[1] I'm sooo over the dirty.pretty;; bulimic_angel &&glamslut thing. So please....don't pull the whole glam dirty pretty thing unless you can do it ARTfully. Unless you think you are saying something unique, something I haven't heard before or something that hasn't been over done...at least, make it unique.
[2] I also really hate it when things are spelled out. I love simplistic poetry, but not boring emotionless poetry. I don't like poetry that anyone could have written, basically.
[3] I also really dislike it when poets take themselves too seriously. And also when they make their poems too "deep" or too metaphorical. That's just an annoying pseudo-intellectual thing to do, and no one likes pseudo-intellectuals.
So...as for things you could possibly do.
[a] Write a letter to someone in your past. Someone you loved or someone who died or someone you just met on the bus. Please see Things About ME #2 if you want to do this option, though. I don't want anything lame.
[b] I fuckin loooooooove people watching. Write a poem or a prose or anything about a person you randomly saw one time or about someone you see on a daily basis that you've never talked to that you want to talk to soo badly. If you do this option, I absolutely do not want it to be to someone you like/love/are lusting after. Cuz that's lame.
[c] COMBINE A AND B!! That'd be really cool.
and finally....
[d] I love summer. You could write about a memory of summer. This option is really highly encouraged. Just don't make it lame. See #3.
oh wait. there's another one.
[e] Write about something you're currently struggling with or have in the past. Me, I'm an alcoholic and an addict in recovery...I went to treatment and now I practice a 12-step program and I'm clean and sober and all that good stuff. Soooooo...write about that. An addiction, I mean. Eating disorders, drug addiction, unhealthy relationships...all that. Uhh, yeah. Just see Things About Me # 1, 2, & 3. kthx.
That's all. Thx. Any questions just IM me or leave a comment or somethin' jazzy and I'll get back to you asap.
Peace.
Here are three basic things you ought to know about me and about the contest before I get onto what you're actually supposed to do.
[1] I'm sooo over the dirty.pretty;; bulimic_angel &&glamslut thing. So please....don't pull the whole glam dirty pretty thing unless you can do it ARTfully. Unless you think you are saying something unique, something I haven't heard before or something that hasn't been over done...at least, make it unique.
[2] I also really hate it when things are spelled out. I love simplistic poetry, but not boring emotionless poetry. I don't like poetry that anyone could have written, basically.
[3] I also really dislike it when poets take themselves too seriously. And also when they make their poems too "deep" or too metaphorical. That's just an annoying pseudo-intellectual thing to do, and no one likes pseudo-intellectuals.
So...as for things you could possibly do.
[a] Write a letter to someone in your past. Someone you loved or someone who died or someone you just met on the bus. Please see Things About ME #2 if you want to do this option, though. I don't want anything lame.
[b] I fuckin loooooooove people watching. Write a poem or a prose or anything about a person you randomly saw one time or about someone you see on a daily basis that you've never talked to that you want to talk to soo badly. If you do this option, I absolutely do not want it to be to someone you like/love/are lusting after. Cuz that's lame.
[c] COMBINE A AND B!! That'd be really cool.
and finally....
[d] I love summer. You could write about a memory of summer. This option is really highly encouraged. Just don't make it lame. See #3.
oh wait. there's another one.
[e] Write about something you're currently struggling with or have in the past. Me, I'm an alcoholic and an addict in recovery...I went to treatment and now I practice a 12-step program and I'm clean and sober and all that good stuff. Soooooo...write about that. An addiction, I mean. Eating disorders, drug addiction, unhealthy relationships...all that. Uhh, yeah. Just see Things About Me # 1, 2, & 3. kthx.
That's all. Thx. Any questions just IM me or leave a comment or somethin' jazzy and I'll get back to you asap.
Peace.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 12, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100
- Final notes: Sorry it took me foreverrrrrr to judge this! You guys are all amazing poets and good luck in the future.
Contest Winners
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Still groggy, breathing in the morning air
Crisp like a shiny apple’s first bite; but biting at my tired face in a decidedly• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
by same ghost 11 lines, 1 comment, on Mar 25 12:10 PM 2007. In really awful memory poetry.
Bronze trophy winner
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Gold trophy winner
Entries [12]
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My feet are awaiting callouses.
I am awaiting humid happinessby Phoetiquette 7 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 22 10:06 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
Summertime dreams
Fly from our minds,by QuarryGirl 21 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 22 7:25 AM 2007. In Summer• Viewed by judge. -
Summer is like a cigarette,
we crave it for so long,by artis 29 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 22 7:26 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. -
that day was as uneventful as they come
hot air, short breaths,• Viewed by judge. -
they die so fast and furiously,
I have no way to count the love-me, love-me-nots.by CarolDesjarlais 27 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 22 10:33 AM 2007. In personal• Commented on by judge. -
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I've got a question
what the hell is the whole dirty pretty thing because I've been hearing a lot about it, but I have no idea what it is? -
roffle your beginning cracks me up hahaha especially numbers 1 and 3..... the pseudo-intellectuals lol I always think that kind of stuff about poems but never say it.... you are great, I so wish I could applause this contest.... anyways, I shall try to come back to this contest, if not, good luck on your entries!
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I wrote a poem inspired by idea B.
Read it if you wish. It is called On my way to the Library... on my page. Enjoy it! -
are you EVER going to judge this?
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