List of people allowed to enter this contest.
DK akaLunaticSerene
waydownuponjoy
XdevilessX
Peteskid
Dixie
Elfin
By a New Name
roman420
kkatie55
i write passion
Forever Ryan
dewbee
2lullabyhaven
Jade Andrea
frostany
renaissance
ImprintedAFTERMATH
Nimeskern
Dinguskhan
dazedXdesires
Unfortunately, i cannot keep this anonymous, as i need to know that the right people are entering. So if your name isn't on the list, don't even try entering, because you will be DQ'ed immediately.
I do consider myself as a fair judge, and i haven't made many acquaintances on the site in the last 3 months, but to confuse myself just a bit more as to who is entering what, i am going to send you 1 of 20 keywords to put in your author's box. if that keyword isn't there, and each of you will have a different one, then you will be warned and then DQ'ed.
The points after the first round are as follows:
DK akaLunaticSerene - 20
waydownuponjoy - 16
XdevilessX - 13
Peteskid - 11
Dixie - 9
Elfin - 5
By a New Name - 3
roman420 - 1
Ok.. now for the contest
Now that you've written an introduction to your poetry, i want something a little more challenging.
i want you to write a pantoum. it can be about anything as long as it follows the rules of the form.
Shadow Poetry www.shadowpoetry.com defines a pantoum as such:
Pantoum
The pantoum consists of a series of quatrains rhyming ABAB in which the second and fourth lines of a quatrain recur as the first and third lines in the succeeding quatrain; each quatrain introduces a new second rhyme as BCBC, CDCD. The first line of the series recurs as the last line of the closing quatrain, and third line of the poem recurs as the second line of the closing quatrain, rhyming ZAZA.
The design is simple:
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5 (repeat of line 2)
Line 6
Line 7 (repeat of line 4)
Line 8
Continue with as many stanzas as you wish, but the ending stanza then repeats the second and fourth lines of the previous stanza (as its first and third lines), and also repeats the third line of the first stanza, as its second line, and the first line of the first stanza as its fourth. So the first line of the poem is also the last.
Last stanza:
Line 2 of previous stanza
Line 3 of first stanza
Line 4 of previous stanza
Line 1 of first stanza
The original form of the pantoum, I believe, has only four stanzas. However, as noted above, it can be extended to as many as you like so long as the last stanza follows the prescribed formula.
The following is an example of the pantoum, written by Michael Walker:”
Now That Love Has Come To Stay
Now that love has come to stay
The pain of loss no longer I feel
Gone are the dreadful, lonely days
Here is your beauty, your love that's real
The pain of loss no longer I feel
It was all washed away by your cleansing touch
Here is your beauty, your love that's real
Arriving just when I need it so much
It was all washed away by your cleansing touch
Vanquished by your tender embrace
Arriving just when I need it so much
The void inside, you're love has replaced
Vanquished by your tender embrace
Gone are the dreadful, lonely days
The void inside, you're love has replaced
Now that love has come to stay
Copyright : Michael Walker
As you can see above, there is no set meter to a pantoum. So with that, let’s begin! Please, if you have any questions about the challenge or writing pantoums, IM me..
_______________________
ok i think that's all of it.. i will be sending each one of you a keyword which you will need to put in your author's box.
have fun and good luck...
***********************
UPDATE
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i need at least 15 of the 20 people before i'll close off this round. if one of you could please be so kind as to point the ones who haven't entered yet to the contest, i'd appreciate it... otherwise i'll have to send you all a message again? any suggestions??
DK akaLunaticSerene
waydownuponjoy
XdevilessX
Peteskid
Dixie
Elfin
By a New Name
roman420
kkatie55
i write passion
Forever Ryan
dewbee
2lullabyhaven
Jade Andrea
frostany
renaissance
ImprintedAFTERMATH
Nimeskern
Dinguskhan
dazedXdesires
Unfortunately, i cannot keep this anonymous, as i need to know that the right people are entering. So if your name isn't on the list, don't even try entering, because you will be DQ'ed immediately.
I do consider myself as a fair judge, and i haven't made many acquaintances on the site in the last 3 months, but to confuse myself just a bit more as to who is entering what, i am going to send you 1 of 20 keywords to put in your author's box. if that keyword isn't there, and each of you will have a different one, then you will be warned and then DQ'ed.
The points after the first round are as follows:
DK akaLunaticSerene - 20
waydownuponjoy - 16
XdevilessX - 13
Peteskid - 11
Dixie - 9
Elfin - 5
By a New Name - 3
roman420 - 1
Ok.. now for the contest
Now that you've written an introduction to your poetry, i want something a little more challenging.
i want you to write a pantoum. it can be about anything as long as it follows the rules of the form.
Shadow Poetry www.shadowpoetry.com defines a pantoum as such:
Pantoum
The pantoum consists of a series of quatrains rhyming ABAB in which the second and fourth lines of a quatrain recur as the first and third lines in the succeeding quatrain; each quatrain introduces a new second rhyme as BCBC, CDCD. The first line of the series recurs as the last line of the closing quatrain, and third line of the poem recurs as the second line of the closing quatrain, rhyming ZAZA.
The design is simple:
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5 (repeat of line 2)
Line 6
Line 7 (repeat of line 4)
Line 8
Continue with as many stanzas as you wish, but the ending stanza then repeats the second and fourth lines of the previous stanza (as its first and third lines), and also repeats the third line of the first stanza, as its second line, and the first line of the first stanza as its fourth. So the first line of the poem is also the last.
Last stanza:
Line 2 of previous stanza
Line 3 of first stanza
Line 4 of previous stanza
Line 1 of first stanza
The original form of the pantoum, I believe, has only four stanzas. However, as noted above, it can be extended to as many as you like so long as the last stanza follows the prescribed formula.
The following is an example of the pantoum, written by Michael Walker:”
Now That Love Has Come To Stay
Now that love has come to stay
The pain of loss no longer I feel
Gone are the dreadful, lonely days
Here is your beauty, your love that's real
The pain of loss no longer I feel
It was all washed away by your cleansing touch
Here is your beauty, your love that's real
Arriving just when I need it so much
It was all washed away by your cleansing touch
Vanquished by your tender embrace
Arriving just when I need it so much
The void inside, you're love has replaced
Vanquished by your tender embrace
Gone are the dreadful, lonely days
The void inside, you're love has replaced
Now that love has come to stay
Copyright : Michael Walker
As you can see above, there is no set meter to a pantoum. So with that, let’s begin! Please, if you have any questions about the challenge or writing pantoums, IM me..
_______________________
ok i think that's all of it.. i will be sending each one of you a keyword which you will need to put in your author's box.
have fun and good luck...
***********************
UPDATE
***********************
i need at least 15 of the 20 people before i'll close off this round. if one of you could please be so kind as to point the ones who haven't entered yet to the contest, i'd appreciate it... otherwise i'll have to send you all a message again? any suggestions??
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 21, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: i was forced to end this early... so everybody is going through to the last round.
i will update the points once i see who the people are and i'll send you all a link to the new contest as soon as i've set it up.
thanks to those that entered. all of them were worthy of the contest and would've probably made it through to the final round either way.
Contest Winners
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As Springtime wakes up from her chilling slumber, Inching ~ sweet blossoms, creep from their cocoons. Soft green the new leaves, anticipatby waydownuponjoy 42 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 24 11:41 AM 2007. In Contest, Nature, Life
Gold trophy winner
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Mediteranean beachside cottage / Crimson tinged wisteria, sunset kissed / Dream of retiring in my dottage / Sol, the orange ball, dunked hi• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Of good times there were so many / when I drank from copious vines, / taking from life every penny / never reading between the lines. / When I drank from copious vines / I kept my• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Delve into the dark unknown / No intellect gaineed should ever be spoiled / A desire to know what is going on / Natural curiosity coming to• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Crimson rose petals knitted on tender lips, / Stalk swinging before the sallow parchment / Deepening the gloss as duskiness trips, / Thoughby i write passion 23 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 24 9:08 AM 2007. In passion, sex, beauty
Honorable mention
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The woman he kept in his deeper needs / the mark of his world, beauty unto his eyes / grown in his thoughts as ripened seeds / in gentle wa• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Lidded slits, lizard old, / her breast ready, so ready, to ignite, / breath steams in twilight of cavern cold - / she waits eons for this n• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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Phew; I've always had trouble with this form... will give it my best shot
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Oh Boy !!!
Thanks for the trophy as this was certainly a good and a challenging contest. Looking forward to the next round and Thanks so much for dedicating yourself to the task of reading, reviewing & selecting. sincerely, joy
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Thankyou Nev, I am so pleased to be going through to the next round. Val
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Thanks for the HM
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