It's pretty much self-explanatory.
Any style, any length, any subject.
I'm a fan of thoughtful, philosophical poetry, but anything's game.
Cussing, religion, hatred, suicide, cutting, and other "risky" topics are okay. You will not be disqualified for writing a gory poem.
Like I said, it's pretty much self-explanatory.
Note: I plan on commenting on all submissions. If I've read your poem but have not commented, I will eventually. Submissions have been pouring in and I have a very full schedule this week, but I promise I'll comment on all entries before the contest closes!
The contest will be judged fairly. By that, I mean that even if a poem's style isn't to my liking, it may win if it is well-written, creative, and inspires thought. Keep in mind that you are not likely to win if you are not creative, or if you have so many grammatical mistakes that I become frustrated while reading. If it's crappy or cliched, forget it; I don't reward mediocrity.
I will remove the pieces that stand no chance of winning. Don't whine if yours is removed.
You are allowed one entry and one entry only. You are no longer allowed to submit another poem if the first one didn't stand a chance. I've got enough entries to sort through without being constantly flooded with crap.
--Cristina
Any style, any length, any subject.
I'm a fan of thoughtful, philosophical poetry, but anything's game.
Cussing, religion, hatred, suicide, cutting, and other "risky" topics are okay. You will not be disqualified for writing a gory poem.
Like I said, it's pretty much self-explanatory.
Note: I plan on commenting on all submissions. If I've read your poem but have not commented, I will eventually. Submissions have been pouring in and I have a very full schedule this week, but I promise I'll comment on all entries before the contest closes!
The contest will be judged fairly. By that, I mean that even if a poem's style isn't to my liking, it may win if it is well-written, creative, and inspires thought. Keep in mind that you are not likely to win if you are not creative, or if you have so many grammatical mistakes that I become frustrated while reading. If it's crappy or cliched, forget it; I don't reward mediocrity.
I will remove the pieces that stand no chance of winning. Don't whine if yours is removed.
You are allowed one entry and one entry only. You are no longer allowed to submit another poem if the first one didn't stand a chance. I've got enough entries to sort through without being constantly flooded with crap.
--Cristina
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 29, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 9 people
- Final notes: Overall, I was displeased with the entries; they were, for the most part, pitiful. I am sorry for having to remove a lot of the entries due to quality (that is the only reason why I removed poems); I really shouldn't have had to do so, but then again, this is AP and not a congregation of brilliant poets.
For any of you who like classic literature, I have another contest open. Feel free to join, but only if you're creative enough to compete.
Congratulations to my winners and honourable mentions! They know who they are!
Contest Winners
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i'm scribed in scottish folklore
like finfolk and mermaidsby Floorboards 40 lines, 178 comments, on May 9 12:21 PM 2006. In Fantasy, Weird, Other
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Laying across the cool grass
The tickle against my fleshby Whispered Devotions 74 lines, 7 comments, on Oct 4 3:22 PM 2006. In Spiritual, Society, Hope Honorable mention
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The grass is green and pure / Basking in the glow of the morning sun / Crystalline spheres resting on their flesh / Losing themselves slowly to the dawn / Oaks of enormous proportions tower over / Old souls resting• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by Plastic Dreams 64 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 7 1:59 AM 2007. In spiritual, thoughts, dreams Honorable mention
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in a vision I have seen
my life
laid out before me on a broad canvasby Bedroom Eyes 85 lines, 62 comments, on Mar 31 10:08 AM 2007. In Personal, Thoughts, Spiritual Honorable mention
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Wooded anemone peeks clearly from epiphyllum shade. / Camellia, from woody capsule, foxglove in the sedge rows; / Tall sprouts sweetpea, am• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Bronze trophy winner
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Has time forgotten every tale
Forgiven me , my flaws, my failsby poetsruletheworld 12 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 17 9:35 PM 2006. In Dark• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
by dark cajun shadow 62 lines, 13 comments, on Jul 2 5:09 AM 2007. In Definately Adult, Dark, Erotica, Pain, Bdsm• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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will it then cohere
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He stands at its entrance / Gazing in awe at its size / It is a gateway to darkness / The fear enters his soul / The darkness stands before him / He begins to back away / He’s stood at tunnels beforeby clichedriven 19 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 5 4:48 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Angst, Love, Life, Personal, Spiritual• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Archaeologists in hundreds of years / If you happen to find me here / And dig me up and take me away, / Stick me in some museum to be gawped at all day, / Beneath my glass case you could write, at least, / That I wa• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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by Glasyalabolas 113 lines, 11 comments, on May 29 4:46 AM 2007. In Dark, Fantasy, Death, My own style, Anger, Escape, Abstract, Freewrite• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Irony’s gift
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Love is like a journey into the ocean
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My heart speaks / in colors of / indigo blue / an ocean of salty / tears cried / over life’s / tribulations / detoured paths• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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by myriad-dark 34 lines, 11 comments, on May 17 5:53 PM 2007. In Spiritual, Lost in thought, Fantasy• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Deceptive eyes framed in a death trap.
Inevitable lies, influenced by scars that pretend to be invisible
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I want to know what it feels like / the warmth that softens my Heart / If you grab me tonight / will I fall apart / right there in yoby Ephiphany 27 lines, 16 comments, on Jun 29 8:39 PM 2007. In Naughty Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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This is kinda a play on a lullaby. every other stanza is part of the lullaby (starting with the second), while the others are part of the pby stop a bullet 51 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 9 8:45 PM 2007. In Sad• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The rose of red like blood filled veins, / Lay still and innocent with it's own pain. / Lying on top this book of words, the rose has it'sby VirginiaDarling 36 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 8 4:51 PM 2007. In Thoughts• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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A preconceived misconception
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I strung him up with his own hair
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Yeah, you know what? / You are beautiful. / And I'm not gonna mind telling you this day after day. / It's the least I can do, of course. / And of course you know / How much love I have for you written deeply i• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Winter’s dark / Cold embrace / Horse stands still / Frozen grace / Wolves howl / Birds call / Frozen night’s in / Winter’s hall / Wings widespread / The horses soar / High above the / Frozenby AaliyahSparrow 50 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 16 1:36 AM 2007. In Contemporary, Dark, Fantasy, Life, Love, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Like a meteor I'm burning / rushing through the atmosphere / let me crush into the orbit / let the ozone freeze my fear / / Bastard child of sun and moon / floating naked in the dark / pain is just a vacuumby fleur-de-lys 35 lines, 20 comments, on May 10 4:59 PM 2007. In Dark, lyrics, science fiction, pain, space• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Though angels claim they are exempt / I saw it in their eyes—contempt / And dancing in that summer rain / they bled their song—a sweet refrby Intravenous Jesus 59 lines, 18 comments, on Jul 7 7:17 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Wind whistles by in the night / Playing at her rain soaked hair / She sits on the edge of a rotting deck / The sea billows and crashes beneby leopardleaf 39 lines, 19 comments, on Jul 23 10:52 PM 2007. In Hope, Life, Love, Pain, Sad, My life, Depression, Longing, Lost love, Romance• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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married 28yrs and this was our last note to each other[on a napkin from the hospital]• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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You have died and are now resting in a bedby trytothink 74 lines, 34 comments, on Apr 26 12:36 PM 2007. In Death, Pain, Friendship, Personal., Loss, Suicide• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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no more blood, no more tears
no more running from my fears
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At the rear of an eerie house, moss and ivy clad, / Hedrick Parson gazed through glass- what an awful stare he had! / His shoulders rounded• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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The vulgar circus lurks beneath
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the dragon sunrise
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I am the Nameless One / Who burns inside your soul / I am the only one / Who who makes you not feel whole / I keep you up at night / Deprivby Improv Machinery 27 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 19 9:13 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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I awakened to shrieking gulls / Whirling about a kaliedoscope / Of colorful stone / A glittering rainbow of umbrellas, dotting / A sea of sby Knight70 23 lines, 26 comments, on Jul 12 12:40 PM 2007. In Nature, Happiness, Contest, Lost in thought, My memories• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The sky is dark, / for it shall rain. / Along will come thunder, / but lightning will not. / I know, because life is a blindfold / that only death can remove. / Our hearts and our minds / Only weighiby nerd42189 17 lines, 5 comments, on Jul 20 7:23 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Suffer my darlings.
It doesn't matter anywayby lysdarling 24 lines, 5 comments, on May 20 11:18 PM 2006. In Dark• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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Well he’s the one who holds me together
Through thick and thinby La Tua Cantante 17 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 1 12:28 PM 2006. In Other• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
seeds of night - / love that sparkles in the moment - / the split-second flash of a firefly - / nocturnal? / seeds planted at dusk - / starfall - / green flash of the setting sun - / one unconquerable fear -• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Cold fills the soul
Waking you up slowly.by brightXdarkness 17 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 13 11:06 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Let me set the stage for you now. / Some details are fuzzy and some crisp / No great big deal / But it did change my life. / Summer 1987. / I went down to DC with my girl / To do the Mall / And to see the fby wcmcalister 119 lines, on Jul 28 5:56 PM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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When you see the midnight sky, / In a glow, with celestial light, / Of far off worlds way up high, / So many stars in our sight, / What can you feel in that place? / But pure emotion absolute, / Looking on an endl• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Some connect themselves to the ocean,
others the desert, the plains,by ThankfulSoul 33 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 4 11:48 PM 2007. In Personal, Nature, Lost in thought, Thoughts, Life• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Aww, that sucks, I thought my entry was good.
Whatever though, good luck with the contest!
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My apologies for such a late entry. Thank you sincerely for you time. Enjoy.
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It is gratifying...
to see such a confident 17-year-old! We hope that as you approach adulthood you will succeed in all you do. A contest can be a way to introduce yourself to many poets, which you have done in your own special way.
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Thanks for the trophy and for a great contest, got a good turnout though I hear the entries wern't all that great, still, you managed to get 11 on your finalist list, which is a few more than what I get on my list in all my contestes. Also congrats to the other winners!!! and thanks again Cristina
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...i know that you are busy but if you could perhaps comment on my poem whenever you are free (even though the contest is over)
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Thank you, m'dear. I'm delighted that you enjoyed my piece and am honored to be one of the chosen few.
Congrats to all the winners!
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