momiji
momij: maple, red autumn leaves
this is your prompt...
write anything as long as it inspired by the prompt
(in full disclosure: free verse is preferred by both judges)
something simple
and elegant
with a zen-like sparseness
built on a single
central image or metaphor
(it need not be about the image above or the word itself but more of what the sense of word brings to mind)
no images posted with poems
no author's notes
plain backgrounds
30 lines or less
1300 points
al
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 24, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: Well now I think we are ready to move into the fall season, so many good pieces...
thanks for join us here...
mary and al
Contest Winners
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First,
read some Neruda:by NurseChilly 24 lines, 48 comments, on Sep 14 3:46 AM 2007. In Life, Nature, Love
Gold trophy winner
• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 3397206, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [20]
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rust upon hinges
signals door’s aging ruinby Everwind Rising 21 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 3 8:09 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
When the world is gone and nothing is right,
and animals disappear with fright,by Horseartist7 29 lines, 9 comments, on Sep 3 8:26 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
She sat in the park
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On Genes, Jeans and Jeanne Primative prime protean geneby LarryATilander 10 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 4 12:26 AM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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haunting vacancy of days• Commented on by judge.
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Caressing upon my skin, I feel Autumn's gentle wind.by lostinawe. 8 lines, 7 comments, on Sep 5 1:42 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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by LovelyParadox 13 lines, 8 comments, on Sep 6 2:15 AM 2007. In Contest• Commented on by judge.
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It's the scent that comes first
Heavy and earthyby mantis180 26 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 11 12:02 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
gentle water sounds
falling softly in fountainsby Peteskid 23 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 11 11:41 PM 2007• Commented on by judge. -
Death is falling again with a graceful fluttering descentby anonimous 23 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 16 7:21 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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I was shown an image like that once during therapy. I wrote a lovely ode called, My Mother's Vagina; that’s the last thing I could remember before the drugs kicked in.
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thanks for sharing...
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gross
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WoW!
that leaf seems to have an organ -
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the results of your rorschach test have been duly noted...
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Love the reply Al
which brings me to my second thought...rorschach are the spots dripping from the leaf..
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This ends on my birthday, perhaps its a sign?! LOL
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''something simple
and elegant
with a zen-like sparseness''
everything I dream to be and then I wake up lol...
to find antizen-like fullness
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haha, you've gotten some really great replies just on the contest itself.
I cannot compete with Grunts Girl!! But I bet you'll get some fantastic entries
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Too bad ...
you don't take prewrites since I actually have one that fits this perfectly.
Good luck with the contest. -
I adore fall
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yes, thanks for join us here
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thank you so much Al and Mary.... golly
thank you
and congratulations to all who took part too
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I'm honored to be among the winners~ stellar talent in this contest. Thank you, and congratulations to everyone.
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write anything as long as it inspired by the prompt
(in full disclosure: free verse is preferred by both judges)
something simple
and elegant
with a zen-like sparseness
built on a single
central image or metaphor
I see only one entry in your winners list that adheres to your requirements .. why state what you want if you can't even abide by it. Don't get me wrong your finalists are all excellent and worthy of winning in other contest, but not in one with the requirements you have set.
Seems a little fishy to me!!
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Yes, it is very fishy; a plot... even, dare I say, a conspiracy... how sharp of you to pick up on it...lol
But more directly to your point, contest rules are guidelines, a jumping off point for the creative process, the way one might use a writing exercise...
Sometimes there are hard rules, like "30 lines or less" or "haiku or sonnets only" where there is little room for interpretation. While other rules, like much of poetry itself, leave much more room for subjectivity.
What is simple?, elegant?, sparse?... these are not concrete terms.
In all honesty we as judges left the entrants a wide berth.
For us there are two criteria;, the first being the quality of the poem and the second how well it meets the contest criteria... but when push comes to shove we value good writing more than we do an overly strict interpretation of the rules.
It usually goes something like this, (a) does the poem fit within the contest criteria? and ( b )is it a good poem?
We looked for the best poetry that the contest inspired and in the end believe we found it.
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Hmm .. I always thought rules were to be followed not just guidelines, but your competition, your rules (guidelines).
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As Al states the rules of which you speak were subjective.
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Then it should state that they are subjective, not all of us can mind read the contest holder(s). All I ask is that in future you both be a little more precise in what you require as subjectivity is different for each person.
I really don't want to let this escalate into anything, so I'll leave this as my final comment,
You are both admired poets by a lot of people here at AP and because of that a lot of people see you both as role models, I would hate to see that image tarnished because of discrepancies.
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Every contest is subjective. When one person is judging another's work, unless it is a timed event- judging is subjective. In a cooking contest, in a diving contest and in poetry contests. The nature of the beast is subjectivity. At the end of the day- which poems did we think were the best. I am not sure why we would point out the obvious in contest rules.
As al stated before- some contest rules are naturally objective- plain background, no pictures, no author notes- While others are subjective: one central theme (obviously the central theme or metaphor in each poem in the contest was based on autumn) - in our opinions all the winning poetry met each of those criteria.
Simple, elegant and sparse- each of the winning poems were pared down, with excess wording removed and the bare language of the poem surrounding the central theme autumn. In our opinions those criteria were met.
In our opinions we absolutely chose the three best works in the contest. In our opinions the three top choices followed the objective and the subjective rules.
I appreciate your kind remarks regarding Al and myself. What I don't appreciate is the attack on our integrity. The word fishy leads me to think you feel we conducted this contest without integrity. The word discrepancies leads me to think you feel we conducted this contest without integrity. At the end of the day Al and I decided that each poem in the contest followed the objective and subjective rules and then we chose the three best.
There are no discrepancies and nothing is fishy. In this particular contest your poem was not one of those top three. I am sorry if this made you feel badly, but to question our integrity is a low blow. You could not be more wrong.
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My poem being in the top 3 or not has nothing to do with this, so please don't try to use the sour grapes thing against my very valid questions.
If you feel my word usage leads you to think what you do then that is your prerogative.
I do not question your integrity, I question the way you have set out this contest, which to me gives little room for subjectativity ... but as I said before it was your contest and how you judge it was entirely up to you.
I obviously will have to be extra careful in any future contest I choose to enter and make sure I request clarification from the judges before entering on how subjective their rules are.
Good Day
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Or you could use contests, as they are intended, for inspiration and growth as a poet without getting sidelined by the symantics of a subjectivity and objectivity.
and May the best poem always win.
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