This is my last Contest on Allpoetry. Give me your best poem (poems only), in your eyes, or others. It could be a poem that has placed in previous contests (mine, or others) or it could be a new one, or a really old one that no one has ever read.
It can be any length (poems only), any style, any form, etc.,
I should tell you, however, that if it's riddled with misspellings, and the like, it really has no shot. Only poems that I consider to be well-written will get the top spots. If you feel you're not up to such a level, then I wouldn't enter.
I will not be commenting on any entry. Not before it closes, not after it closes.
I will be removing entries but only after the contest has closed, and all but the top three (no HM's) should be left in the contest.
If you disagree with this method of judging, don't enter. You have that option. No one is forcing you to enter this contest. If you so vehemently disagree with my Judging, in the manner that I have outlined: do not enter. It's that simple.
All the points that I have left over, under all my aliases (which only 2 are active minus this account) those points will be given to the 4th place poem that just didn't make the top 3. It may not be a lot of points, and you will not get an HM trophy.
On January 1st, 2008 all my work, under all my names (which is a total of 3) will be removed, and I will be fading away from logging in over the course of next year.
So, poems only, and enter your best.
-Nam
It can be any length (poems only), any style, any form, etc.,
I should tell you, however, that if it's riddled with misspellings, and the like, it really has no shot. Only poems that I consider to be well-written will get the top spots. If you feel you're not up to such a level, then I wouldn't enter.
I will not be commenting on any entry. Not before it closes, not after it closes.
I will be removing entries but only after the contest has closed, and all but the top three (no HM's) should be left in the contest.
If you disagree with this method of judging, don't enter. You have that option. No one is forcing you to enter this contest. If you so vehemently disagree with my Judging, in the manner that I have outlined: do not enter. It's that simple.
All the points that I have left over, under all my aliases (which only 2 are active minus this account) those points will be given to the 4th place poem that just didn't make the top 3. It may not be a lot of points, and you will not get an HM trophy.
On January 1st, 2008 all my work, under all my names (which is a total of 3) will be removed, and I will be fading away from logging in over the course of next year.
So, poems only, and enter your best.
-Nam
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 17, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 5000, Silver: 1500, Bronze: 600
- Final notes: I read most of the entries offline a few days ago when I had a few hours to spare. I read the remainder of the entries yesterday (offline, as well) under an alias (because the password for that alias was four asterisks long compared to the 10 a/1 asterisks for this one) for those in the "adult" categories.
I was highly disappointed at the amount of bad poetry entered into this contest, and frankly am glad this is my last contest. It made me think of just deleting the contest, and giving the points away but I figured they'd probably still be put up in a contest with equally bad poetry.
I really wanted to comment on a lot of the poems to give my usual "critique" but to also ask, "Do you really consider this your best?" because if y'all do consider the entries you entered into this contest your best, you all will never succeed at writing poetry because of your failure to recognize your own faults in writing.
Do not construed this as me stating that I am a better writer than you; though I feel I am a good writer, I do have my own faults, as well. However, I guess I possess something that most of you do not: the skill to recognize those faults.
The finalists only made the list because those particular works didn't bore the hell out of me, and make me roll my eyes at the utter trite that most of the entries in this contest seemed to be - with the exception of Lute's; though JustBe's was good in the aspect of jumbling vocabulary around, it could have ended better; which it didn't. The beginning was good, the ending was less than good. I forget who wrote the 3rd, and 4th (this proves I read them offline since I do not have the option of this not being an anonymous contest) but they only placed because the third one was bearable, and didn't bore me; and the fourth finalist placed based upon the potential of that person actually excelling in the future to be better. That, and though the rhyming was okay, the fact that there was actually a "story" within the rhyming, and that it carried itself well in such regard, was also something that I tended to like.
There were other poems that were "good" per sé but the cliché topics were just too much for me, and really, I think a lot of the entries that were entered were only entered based on the perception of "emotion", than anything else. Emotion may make the reader "relate" or something of that accord, but, that doesn't mean it's "good" based upon such inclination.
I was going to remove all but the last four, and I did remove one but my computer is moving a bit slow, and I really do not have time for such things, at the moment.
If you do not like my honesty, which at the moment is a bit more "truthful" than I usually am, or if you do not care the way this contest was judged, this is what I want you to do: tell it to someone who cares - 'cause I don't.
-Nam
- 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
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
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The night was young and so was our love
Nothing stood in our way
We were so anxious to leave our past behindby Jeremy0826 157 lines, 29 comments, on Mar 28 12:03 AM 2007. In Young Love, Romance, Thoughts, Life, Sad• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
The music of my mind
begins to run to my hand,by Winterbirdie 20 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 25 5:18 PM 2007. In Contemporary, Life, Other, Thoughts, Weird• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
So I asked, perhaps we have been lovers in some past life? I feel as if I flow in unison with your energies.by ears2hearyou 32 lines, 22 comments, on Nov 29 9:56 PM 2007. In Contest, Love, Thoughts, Happiness
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Living in the past
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As I go walking along the beach,
I look back to find my footprints,by KokoluvsDaniel 33 lines, 11 comments, on Dec 1 11:07 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Life, Other, Nature, My own style, Lost in thought, Personal., Happiness• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/44267363/by Wrozes Thorne 30 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 15 1:37 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I am the light. I am the dark.by consumedbythenight 17 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 7 10:05 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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we get together once a while• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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~~~~~~Duets with Him~~~~~~• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Lifeless eyes surround the hollow feelings of my heart, Livid features shine in the eyes of their captor,by CrimsonTearsFall 30 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 6 12:46 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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On the third day of this trek descending
rapidly from cloud forest into high jungle habitat,by A60sMan 27 lines, 13 comments, on Dec 7 1:12 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Sometimes wondering misty morn
so reliably form and wanderby Peteskid 30 lines, 11 comments, on Nov 22 8:45 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
by tigress3737 32 lines, 2 comments, on Nov 7 12:09 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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She just stands there / Staring through the mirror and past the bars / Weaving trembling fingers through damaged hair / Her world is made o• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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This spooky rock song is about a guy who falls victim to a shaman's love potion.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Soul twisted stupid animal balloons. / we all shake our heads at those more seemingly ignorant. / / We swim cautiously in a unusually unheby neurosine 82 lines, 5 comments, on May 11 7:50 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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My nights are so silent, but I don't want them to be. Whenever the roaring fires day fade away into the ashen night,• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Cradled In my Mind.
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I can hear him coming after me.
He must have gotten the note from my teacher.by Elvenfairy 52 lines, 17 comments, on Dec 14 6:00 PM 2005. In Society• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
"What has happened
to my dreams?"by nightshade10 165 lines, 13 comments, on Nov 14 3:36 PM 2004. In Sad• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
I hear black America die, slowly we pass, the sky we ascend Those of the hustle whose breath taken by the dawn into the mistby sultry nymph 13 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 7 11:28 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Turbulence. I awoke this morning, filled with dread,by cleverlynamed1 29 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 10 8:36 AM 2007. In Life• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Crush the ground,
then look around.by fallensnow4 29 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 23 5:44 PM 2007. In Weird, Dark, Nature, Other, Abstract, My own style• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
by daydreambeliever 23 lines, 27 comments, on Nov 23 3:34 AM 2007. In Adult, Love, Personal.. Reward• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Bumping along in a box on wheels
On the unevenly paved roads of Glenrosaby Shadow Life 132 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 11 9:35 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Written last year when I had a manby known2balone223 238 lines, 14 comments, on Oct 21 5:02 PM 2007. In Personal, Thoughts, Life, Love, My life, Lost in thought, My own style, Family• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Most should relate
all alone sometime right?by notsotorturedartist 28 lines, 14 comments, on Nov 23 1:20 PM 2007. In Personal, Life, Teen issues, like• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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by medicalpoet 15 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 29 8:23 PM 2007. In Nature• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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The leave’s rustle, A workman countingby jcsulser 20 lines, on Dec 16 1:52 AM 2007• Viewed by judge.
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It all starts when you walk the sidewalk Cement colored like a hospital hallby Tam Lin 22 lines, 10 comments, on Dec 10 4:30 PM 2007. In Rocky-izzle's• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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From the suprise in my eyes and when I hold them in my armsby Meet Your Meat 29 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 16 7:36 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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everyone is against us
didn't think you were tooby SickPuppy09 22 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 19 7:34 AM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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Sorry to hear you are leaving this site. Wish you all the best in whatever you plan to do. Thanks for hosting this last contest.
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I am sorry you are leaving. I will miss reading your posts on the forums. Blessings to you always.
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why are you leaving?
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didn't your last contest say it was the last contest?
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You aren't serious about leaving, are you?
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Hey, I know we haven't spoken often...or at all, but I have entered some of your contests before and you have left both encouraging and helpful comments. I think it is sad that you are leaving but I am sure you have a good reason for doing so. Take care...I am sure you will be missed x
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I just took a look at your page and I wish you all the best with both your poetry books and your novels. Also, your motto, is that from a Robert Frost poem?
I also saw that you have made a huge amount of comments and your input on here has probably been invaluable.
Good luck again and take care (again) -
I chose quickly...so my best? I dunno what you would think is my best...but I'll enter anyway to participate in your grand exit. Take care.
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Best of luck to you, Nam. Wish you weren't leaving though. 'Cause, well, this place is interesting with you around. Still be cool, though...just not AS cool, you know?
Okay, I'm done being sentimental.
Aden -
I entered my personal favorite and I wish you the best of luck
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so sorry you re leaving. is it the site? or things you have going on within your life. i wish you all the best and much happiness.
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Dude, what did you want or expect? You're overall critique is a rant. It doesn't claim you are better than us as much as it proclaims none of us are good enough for you, but there's a few points of promise. I'm a pretty heavy critic. You have to approach a contest in the right way to get really good write out of someone. And you should have done that for this contest. Although I think you made some good selections, I think you could have got alot more people to pour their heart out skillfully on the page. I don't think you have the right to bitch about it. What the fuck did you really expect to go differently? Did you really think it wouldn't go down like this?
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Thanks for the contest. I smiled while reading your closing statement... that's pure Nam, bay-bee.
I'll remove my piece for ya (I usually remove after contests anyway).
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Thank you for the Bronze trophy. I'll agree with your closing note as most people can't take an honest opinion on their poetry and claim that it is only your 'opinion'. They fail to realize that poetry itself if an opinion anyway. Much of the poetry not only entered into 'anything' contests and 'your best write' contests are pure shite. A bore to read and cliché to the max - I've been there.
I'm ranting again, but thank you - and I wish you all the best for whatever you do after leaving this site, or maybe just staying away from contests...
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Nam
Thanks for your brutal honesty,
I say that in the nicest way possible.
You said you wanted our best poetry.
Who's to say who has the best way or writing?
Who's to say it's terrible?
Sorry we couldn't have you sift through our poetry
and pick out the ones YOU enjoyed most.
Thanks for hosting this contest though,
twas another way of getting our poetry out there.
Whether you loved it or despised it, I suppose these
words won't matter in the end either way.
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Thanks for your honest reaction.
I don't like my poem's ending yet, either, so I'm still fiddling with it. Hopefully you'll stick around long enough to tell me if it still sucks when I feel better about it.
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