If Music Could Speak to Poetry . . .

If music could speak to poetry, what would it say?

Both mediums communicate through sound, and the most effective poetry makes use of sound to express meaning not only through language, but through the musicality of language.

Free verse is my preference for this contest because it allows the poet to create his/her own rhythm.

I will accept form & rhyme if the result is uniquely musical. If I think I've heard this song before, the poem will not place.

I would love to read about any inspiration by a type of music, band, or song in your author notes, but it is not a requirement.

Good luck!

Contest is Over

Contest was judged on September 8, 2007
Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 50
Final notes:
Thank you all for entering. Many of you wrote rhyming poetry with a great deal of adjectives. I was looking for something unique & the winners achieved it. However, I enjoyed reading all of the entries and a few came very close. I would be glad to see any of you in my next contest.

To judge this contest, you need to have at least as many finalists as you have rewards. You have 3 awards but only 2 finalists.

Contest Winners

the act of swallowing

by ever so slightly 19 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 9 9:00 PM 2006. In Personal
Gold trophy winner

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I Can't Stand Real Words

I Can't Stand Real Words

by Justplainwaynethen 125 lines, 7 comments, on May 14 4:50 AM 2006. In Contemporary
Silver trophy winner

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Entries [8]

1 - 8 of 8

Ambient

by MJ Donnelly 17 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 25 11:42 AM 2007. In Music, Personal, Thoughts

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Blood

Blood
Is the color of my love for you

by Improv Machinery 19 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 17 8:31 PM 2006. In Love

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*Trance*

Music's Inspiration

by TeChNoWC 31 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 17 8:36 AM 2007. In Music, Thoughts

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(Personal) Beneath The Stars

So here she will stay
Beneath the stars

by abba12 49 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 13 1:07 AM 2007. In Dark, Hope, Pain, Personal, Sad, Thoughts

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rain rhythms

Every eighth-note raindrop
fills the rhythm

by zozobee 23 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 2 2:41 AM 2005. In Other

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Justplainwaynethen
September 8, 2007
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Oh, musicality in the writing... dah! I stopped at "music communicating with the words" and went from there... yes, one needs a musical mind to write poetry that sings... now that I think about it, a really musical write will have dynamic contrasts, a certain structure, and a bit of repetition...