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What's in a name?

I would like you to write a poem based on your allpoetry user name.

Only rule is please do not have your poem entered in another contest while it is in this one.

Preferably the title will be your user name, I do not subscribe to the ap philosophy that only gold members can judge fairly.

Have fun and good luck!

whisper

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on June 6, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 150, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 6 people
  • Final notes:
    Well thanks to a few people making it a little easier by having their stuff in other contests (automatic dq), I have narrowed this down. Honestly I had some really really good poems entered, I even upped the honorable mentions because it was really hard to choose. Thank you to everyone for entering.

    whisper

Contest Winners

  1. she is tough / hard protective tatooed shell / but it just looks that way / for safety / really she is soft / and usually quite shy / she is sometimes even scared / maybe alittle nervous / she trie
    by purpledragonfly 62 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 13 10:09 PM 2007. In personal, whatever
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. I'm the song sang by the gal with the gorgeous vocals / you know you dream about it, / oh so pretty / but such a nightmare / because once i'm in your head / I like to stick around, / stay for just a while /
    by Weetzie bat 36 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 1 1:56 PM 2007. In thoughts, name inspired, life, lost love, bleh
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. by cirque du soleil 29 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 2 9:29 AM 2007. In Life
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. the story behind the name.
    by bitter scarecrow 24 lines, 4 comments, on May 31 10:01 PM 2007. In Sad, Personal
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Words upon a page / Are the words of my heart / Nothing much to see / But this is who I am / Its hard for you to get it / No one really seems to care / But every word that I write / Is who I am inside / I am n
    by Wordsofmyheart 51 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 4 10:25 PM 2007
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. I fainted last night.
    To much liquor,
    by Ativan 44 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 19 3:39 PM 2006. In Sad
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. I can't be accountable for how I am / I've been out for a long time / Flawed and scarred / Burnt and charred / I'm anything but perfect / L
    by ScratchedAt 28 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 4 3:52 AM 2007. In Eh.
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [29]

1 - 29 of 29
  • Jadegreentiger may sound a little strange, / But when you get down to the answers, / That is truely what I am. / Just a little strange. / J
    by Jadegreentiger 22 lines, 2 comments, on May 31 8:00 PM 2007. In Personal, My life, Lost in thought, Personal.
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • My name is writer-of –poems. / This name fits like a glove. / I am a writer that does / Not like to write. / I write poems just as / Fast as they come to / My mind and I can type. / I am a busy person so / I
    by writer-of -poems 16 lines, 2 comments, on May 31 7:09 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • My imaginary friend / Nobody gets it / You can’t see the scars / You watch me, you laugh with me / I'm having a silent fit / My insides bur
    by my imaginary friend 71 lines, 18 comments, on May 31 8:46 PM 2007. In Personal, Dark, Self
    • Commented on by judge.
  • In a kingdom of fantasy / Where the inevitable happens / And magic rules the world / There stands the great ones / / The ones who rule these lands / Who day in and day out / Bring peace to the people / And so
    by The Cube 34 lines, 6 comments, on May 7 4:15 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Other
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • WonderingForever, / is a name I named myself. / WonderingForever, / because I have nothing more to do. / I wonder about my future, / I wonder about what is ahead. / I wonder about my future. / I'll wonder foreve
    by WonderingForever 32 lines, 3 comments, on May 31 7:54 PM 2007. In Other, Life, Lost in thought, contest poem
    • Commented on by judge.
  • You know, / I don't know what to say. / What do I have to do to explain? / Do I need to tell you what happened, / what happened to make me
    by Yours-To-Have 46 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 1 10:51 AM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Not hard to figure out
    why I picked my name.
    by grannyeri 15 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 28 2:05 AM 2005. In Personal
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • I walk all around / With no shoes on my feet / Hoping for an end to the endless concrete / I notice a girl / With the same style as me / She’s walking ‘round barefoot for everyone to see / I see her flip
    by MerelyMadness 19 lines, 4 comments, on May 31 11:44 PM 2007. In Personal
    • Commented on by judge.
  • by LaurenLightning--x 33 lines, 12 comments, on May 14 10:28 AM 2007. In RaWr =]
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • Priceless treasure, boundless worth / Delved by dwarves ‘neath Middle Earth / Never tarnished, light and strong / Crown of dragon, theme of
    by Mirthryl 21 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 1 10:01 AM 2007. In Humor, Hope, Self
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Jewelry with a purpose and passion.
    by intanglio2ring 20 lines, 15 comments, on Mar 12 10:08 PM 2006. In Personal, Humor
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • I always thought that sunflowers
    Were too common to be loved,
    by BlueSunflower 6 lines, 18 comments, on Apr 14 8:00 AM 2005. In Love
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • I am a rivulet of cerebral ink
    that flows so profusely
    by penman 26 lines, 12 comments, on Oct 26 11:37 PM 2005. In Personal
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • my name? / my name / used to be “lonely” / used to be “ugly” / used to be “friendless” / my name / used to be “cutter” / used to be “loser” / used to be “friendless” / but instead / i choose
    by By A New Name 32 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 2 10:34 AM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • filled with surprises, heartbreak
    by WickdlyUndrstanding 28 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 2 9:59 PM 2007. In Personal
    • Commented on by judge.
  • The days pass. I wander around, lost in my memories. Memories of laughter and learning, being taught how the world works and how to live in
    by Sonofdead 46 lines, 4 comments, on May 18 3:16 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • O -----Outrageous
    K -----Kick'n Chicka
    by okadadokie 7 lines, 3 comments, on Nov 15 7:52 AM 2006. In Other
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • by WarmHeartedGeisha 22 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 1 6:43 PM 2007. In Myself, Personal
    • Commented on by judge.
  • Green and red flames of light
    stretching across the sky
    glowing curtain of fading rays
    by aurora13 19 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 4 3:06 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge.
  • by Hiddenspaces 11 lines, 16 comments, on Jun 4 6:41 PM 2007. In Dark, Acrostic, Other, Personal, My life
    • Commented on by judge.
  • A piece on the origins of the title "Nomadic Prince" or rather just a story about it.
    by Nomadic Prince 30 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 6 11:09 PM 2007
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite
  • This poem is taking from many roleplays.
    It is how my name (Kimojuno) came to be.
    by Kimojuno 46 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 20 1:26 AM 2005. In Personal, Love, Angst
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite

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  • The Cube
    May 31, 2007
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    what if it was entered in a contest that has already ended?


  • My Darkness
    June 3, 2007
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    I'm entering twice, I want to enter an old one and then I'm writing you a freshy...=)


  • My Darkness
    June 3, 2007
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    lol..nevermind!