Everyone has their own philosophy, whether it's borrowed or original doesn't matter, the point is that you have one! Now, I've seen a few poems out there that attempt to answer some 'big questions', but I haven't seen many of those here. I want you guys to think, really think about life, what you're doing, what you're thinking, and why you think those things. Then write a poem about it!
Rules:
1. Can be any poetic format (ex. freeverse, rhyme, sonnet, etc.) but it must be a poem
2. Must have some sort of question that's being answered and the question must be clear. This doesn't mean that you have to spell it out and say "What is life? Life is...", but somehow make it so that the audience can know what you're talking about even though it's not extremely obvious.
3. Length doesn't matter, but keep in mind that philosophies are often really 'deep' so it shouldn't be extremely short, and too lengthy can overload the mind.
4. nO sTicKY cAps (or any other hard to read format)
5. Prewrites allowed, but I think it'll be hard to find one that's already formatted to fit this contest. If you do find one though, feel free to enter it!
6. Ages 13-30 only. The point of this contest is to get you guys to start thinking about life during this pivotal stage of 'transition' from youth to adulthood. Younger than 13 may not be enough to think too deeply, and the older guys already know the answers to life haha.
7. I see that it's hard to choose which poems to enter, so I'll allow up to 2 poems per person, 40 poems total for now. Haha I have a feeling I'm going to regret this when judging but there it is!
8. I may add others as potential problems arise, but for now, think and write!
EXAMPLES:
What is?
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3611742
Mind Is Not the Medium for Joy
http://www.poemsforfree.com/mindis.html
Why Should We Care That We Should Lose the Past?
http://www.poemsforfree.com/whysho.html
And there are more examples at this website:
http://www.poemsforfree.com/philpo.html
I URGE YOU GUYS TO LOOK THROUGH THOSE AS A GUIDELINE TO WHAT YOU SHOULD BE WRITING. So far, people are having trouble understanding what I mean by philosophical. Ask questions if you're confused!
Rules:
1. Can be any poetic format (ex. freeverse, rhyme, sonnet, etc.) but it must be a poem
2. Must have some sort of question that's being answered and the question must be clear. This doesn't mean that you have to spell it out and say "What is life? Life is...", but somehow make it so that the audience can know what you're talking about even though it's not extremely obvious.
3. Length doesn't matter, but keep in mind that philosophies are often really 'deep' so it shouldn't be extremely short, and too lengthy can overload the mind.
4. nO sTicKY cAps (or any other hard to read format)
5. Prewrites allowed, but I think it'll be hard to find one that's already formatted to fit this contest. If you do find one though, feel free to enter it!
6. Ages 13-30 only. The point of this contest is to get you guys to start thinking about life during this pivotal stage of 'transition' from youth to adulthood. Younger than 13 may not be enough to think too deeply, and the older guys already know the answers to life haha.
7. I see that it's hard to choose which poems to enter, so I'll allow up to 2 poems per person, 40 poems total for now. Haha I have a feeling I'm going to regret this when judging but there it is!
8. I may add others as potential problems arise, but for now, think and write!
EXAMPLES:
What is?
http://allpoetry.com/poem/3611742
Mind Is Not the Medium for Joy
http://www.poemsforfree.com/mindis.html
Why Should We Care That We Should Lose the Past?
http://www.poemsforfree.com/whysho.html
And there are more examples at this website:
http://www.poemsforfree.com/philpo.html
I URGE YOU GUYS TO LOOK THROUGH THOSE AS A GUIDELINE TO WHAT YOU SHOULD BE WRITING. So far, people are having trouble understanding what I mean by philosophical. Ask questions if you're confused!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 24, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: Alright guys, winners are up. I must say, as my first contest, I was surprised it ran so smoothly. You guys submitted wonderful poetry and gave me virtually no trouble at all, for that I humbly thank you! As for the winners, I won't say this was a hard competition to judge like many do, because I believe the winners were well-deserving and stood out...that's why they won! For those of you who didn't, don't give up I still enjoyed the read and enjoyed finding the thought process behind the writer through this philosophical prompt. I hope you guys got as much out of this as I did, I hope you all learned something new about yourself, life, anything! Remember, philosophy and poetry are in essence one, just keep those fingers typing and never lose sight of your true thoughts. Learn to question!
Contest Winners
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My vestments reek of worldly cares,
I have tarried too longby W B Burkholder 24 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 20 11:48 PM 2007. In Society, Life, Thoughts, Pain, Sad, Contemporary
Silver trophy winner
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 3722654, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 3043942, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Life goes on, flowing down the road, / heartbreak, madness, and adventures ensue / from small simple choices, innocence tried and true / would you fly on a fancy? if clipped at the wing? / by burdens, doubts, worries,by vampire of thought 27 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 27 2:11 AM 2007. In dreams, personal, thoughts, life• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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About all we've searched so long outside, and that we'll only find within.by masky 23 lines, 35 comments, on Apr 8 11:19 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Weird, Life, Lost in thought, Philosophy• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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What is forever, But mindset,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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It began as an idea,
the wanton creation of a hope• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [18]
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by Shakespeare 13 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 12 8:27 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Philosophical Mindfuck Politics, and economics,by SmileFromGlasgow 33 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 11 10:39 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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by ParadoxFry 29 lines, 12 comments, on Oct 15 1:03 PM 2007. In Thoughts, mind, philosophy, belief, contest• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I am walking past the Castle of Doubt... Stopping by the wicket gate to Satan's Garden... Not taking the tour... Just looking in... Not wanting to dally... Just wanting to catch a glimpse of the "enemy" and to see if they havby LadyKortman 0 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 18 7:16 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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can i find the way that led me there,
to these walls built for holding tearsby StolenSkin 34 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 21 6:00 PM 2007. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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i have many philosophical write..can i enter more than ones.. plz
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yes, I just edited the rules (number 7 now). Up to two poems can be entered per person, and I will accept 40 entries total thus far
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I'm 22...I'm too old 
Us older guys already know the answers to life haha.
If only that were true!! lol Good Luck in your contest.
Here's my shot at making you think http://allpoetry.com/poem/2561340
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I realized some people are not following the age restriction so I'll just up it to 30. From 13-30, you may enter ^-^
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Thanks, I wasn't whining trying to get you to change the rule...and I certainly didn't expect you to...I hope you didn't think that that's what I wanted, or change it because of me...but thanks for letting me know and Good Luck with your contest
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just a note, if as i read through these and I don't add you to the finalists list...you can feel free to remove your poem and enter another one as many times as you wish, or remove them, tweak them, and then re-enter them. Also, if you're not on the finalists list yet, you may still be, i'm just in a little hurry right now, dentist appointment! ha
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Blast! Quite a lot of my poetry is philosophical. Though it's refreshing to see that I'm actually too OLD for something.
If you're looking for philosophy, check out some of my stuff. (shameless plug) -
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hey as I mentioned just a little bit ago, I noticed people are entering even though they don't meet the age restriction, so I upped it to 30. Ages 13-30 may enter
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hmmm
Well I started writing a poem to enter in this contest about my philosophy on love...but I don't think its clear enough to actually be philosophical haha -
Don't forget rule #6!!!
PLEASE AGES 13 TO 30 ONLY!!!! I will DQ anyone who does not meet this requirement, it is a rule! -
My poem
To help you further understand my poem "The Requiem" I just want to give you a brief understanding as it may be considered long by some. It is an explains the archetypes of religion and how it culturally influences the area in the story. Some of the comments on my work do help explain such as Danneh's comments. -
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I also forgot to mention that it is a journey into my head as all of the characters are what I think would represent my subconscious mind. They are a representation of theologies and what is or is not similar with those theologies. In sort it is about the Divine. Also to understand the reference to the numbers you would have to see a note of mine which can be found on kingpoets.com.
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Best wishes to everyone in the contest!
I am an old person....believe it or not, we have some pretty good takes on life...sometimes..
Write on!
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Erm ... I am 31, but what about a prewrite that is just perfect for the contest, and was written when I was 29?
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unless there's a way you can prove that it was written when you were 29, i'm afraid I'll have to say no
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Oops, guess it was actually 2 months and 23 days after my 30th birthday.
I was born on 6 September 1976; I don't feel comfortable emailing a copy of my birth certificate, so if that's the kind of thing you're looking for, then yeah, I suppose it's just hard luck for me.
Here is a paste of the poem's time stamp.
On Nov 29 10:54 PM 2006
Here is a paste of the listing of trophies the poem won before I turned 31. The poem is still posted in all of them, though I'm not sure how you'd go about checking these reference without compromising anonymity.
Here's some inspiration... by Hulali. 700 points, ended December 12, 2006, 14 entries
The poem# Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
# Transformative Writing by glispa. 375 points, ended February 5, 14 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
# This contest brings eternal happiness. * by Sanguine Silence. 650 points, ended May 29, 12 entries
Bronze trophy winner
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haha no i don't need a birth certificate, that's creepy. Go ahead and enter it then
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Keeping my fingers crossed, just one more day! = D
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Hey, thanks for the HM and the great contest! Hope you have a wonderful holidays!!
Wyattxxx
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Thank you very very much for the gold :] I am pleased that you enjoyed it.
happy holidays to all,
cassidy
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