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CONTEST FOR HUGH WYLES FAVORITE’S ONLY # 18

CONTEST FOR HUGH WYLES FAVORITE’S ONLY # 18

You must be a Member of Hugh Wyles Favorites to enter.


For our 18th. Contest:



I want you to write a poem or story about:


“Why YOU write Poetry”

Tell me how you came to write Poetry, how did you start? What it means to you.
One entry per person: Prewrite allowed.

# This contest is NOT anonymous. Please sign your name at the end of each entry.
Contest will close on August 12th

# Rules:

1. The usual - no profanity or abuse.

2. No black backgrounds please,

3. 1 entry allowed: Pre-writes welcome

4. All entrants must vote for their pick of first,
second and third places (stating name of author)
within 48 hours after the closing date.


5. Officials may enter but cannot win.
For convenience, their entries are titled
"NON-ENTRY" and are not included in the voting.


Gold: 500 points
Silver: 150 points
Bronze: 100 Points
3 HM’S

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on August 14, 2007
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 150, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:
    We had some fantastic entries in our 18th Contest
    every entry proved to be excellent poems from
    every one of you who entered. I reckon the judging would’ve been hard.
    It’s disappointing there were not as many entries as I had hoped for.

    Congratulations to the winner’s and HM’s.

    1st GOLD: Heathcote
    2nd SILVER: angelica
    3rd BRONZE: trista
    4th HM : Maureen
    5th HM : Hinemoa
    6th HM : Sharon Corr

    Congratulations Heathcote on winning GOLD
    You now host Contest # 19 beginning on August 15th
    Congratulations angelica and Trista and the HM’S

    Thankyou for all who entered.

    jenelda and Hugh

Contest Winners

  1. I write because....
    I write my poetry because, for me, it’s a release
    from the mediocrity of daily life,
    by Heathcote 21 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 12 12:20 AM 2007. In Personal, Life, Humor
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. I love to create poems
    As time went past I found some poets to bond,
    became close friends with love of poetry shared.
    by angelica 31 lines, 12 comments, on Aug 6 3:50 AM 2007. In Love, Thoughts, Spiritual, Hope, Life
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Why I Write
    “Why do you write?”
    by trista 9 lines, 70 comments, on Jun 14 2:12 PM 2006. In Other
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Why I Write Poetry
    I write to share my ideas with you,
    I write because it's a fun thing to do.
    by Maureen 38 lines, 35 comments, on Sep 16 10:41 PM 2003. In Personal
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. On Writing Poetry
    Oh how I love to write poetry
    Nana would encourage me daily.
    by Hinemoa 20 lines, 8 comments, on Aug 8 7:19 PM 2007. In Love, Thoughts, Hope, Life
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. ~The Power Of Poetry~
    ~Written ~ Never ~ Sent ~ To ~ Any ~ One~ Words have always been the source
    by Sharon Corr 77 lines, 18 comments, on Aug 9 6:49 PM 2007. In Love, Hope, Spiritual
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • CarolDesjarlais silver member
    August 4, 2007
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    I will have to miss this one more contest...will be home towards the 8th of august... good luck everyone....


  • Yemassee gold member
    August 5, 2007
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    Great topic! I'm pretty such this one will wake some of those slumberers who have not entered as of late.

    And Ima and I write for two completely different reasons, so there's two more entries coming! Ima would have commented here but he's too upset by AP's message of the day:

    "An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh."

    Will Rogers

    Not only does Ima consider himself a very droll fellow but his cousin, Sir Walter Onion is indeed a very humorous vegetable. So you can she how hard that comment of the day has hit him!


    • jenelda silver member
      August 6, 2007
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      I'll come back and comment on your entry...later...After I watch my show!


  • Sir Ima Cucumber
    August 5, 2007
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    I have a dilemma. I have a can of ravioli but I also have a can of Hormel chili. If you were me, which would you eat?


  • angelica silver member
    August 14, 2007
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    Thankyou for all who voted for me, and for my Silver Trophy.
    Congratulations Heathcote on your GOLD win and Trista for your Bronze win. Plus the HM's and everyone who entered.


  • trista gold member
    August 14, 2007
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    Wow! What a great surprise to wake up to this morning! Thanks so much to everyone who voted for my poem and for the bronze. Congratulations to Heathcote and Angelica, and all the HM winners. My writer's block seems to have lifted recently (It's been hanging on for over two months!!!) so I hope to see you all in the next contest also.

    Love and s to all,
    ~J.

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