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OLDPOETRY

I am looking for a poem that desribes your feelings ABOUT Old Poetry.

That can be taken as about Old Poetry in general or the OLDPOETRY website itself [www.oldpoetry.com]

The length and style is completly upto you. Haiku, Vilanelle, Limerick, Free Verse, Blank Verse -- you choose.

I will read all the entries and judge fairly according to what I personally think is best although as you might guess from my name I have a preference for rhyme and rhythm!

*BUT* I firmly believe a good poem in any style is better than a bad poem in a known style !

There will be
300 Points and a trophy for Gold
150 Points and a trophy for Silver
75 Points and a trophy for Bronze
and upto 5 HMs

Please entertain and amuse me
NB.
I DON'T JUST WANT ONE OF YOUR OLD POEMS UNLESS IT IS ABOUT OLD POETRY!

Start writing

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on February 7
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 150, Bronze: 75, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    I know it is a trite phrase but there really were some outstanding poems here and finding a winning order was not easy. In the end I judged on their relevance, style and general appeal to me.
    The winner just had to be "Days of Yore" with its references not only to the idea of old poetry but to so many old poets and poems. I challenge readers to find them all. I'm not even sure I found them all myself!
    Second and third were close and "Oldpoetry inspires" just pipped "Pageboy" because of it message and multiple references over the humour of the latter and its single main reference.
    The others were nipping at the heels of the trophy winners and their writers are to be complimented on their efforts.
    Thanks to all the finalists for a very enjoyable experience.
    Jim

Contest Winners

  1. Days of Yore
    Old poetry takes us back to those days When every brook did babble
    by Keith 25 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 24 10:44 AM. In Life, Humour, Memories
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Old Poetry Inspires
    To follow in the footsteps of the Bard and hear words seeping forth from Avon’s veins,
    by passim 24 lines, 13 comments, on Jan 24 1:19 PM. In Thoughts, Contest, Imagery, Inspirational
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Written Long Ago
    Old Poetry to me is Poems from days of long ago
    by Katie Lazette 18 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 24 10:20 AM. In Contest, Life, Love, Thoughts, Poetry
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. The Poems, why do they taunt me
    Old poems... just gathering dust Some thrown away ,others in journal books
    by Craven Rosewood 13 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 6 6:01 PM. In Other, Weird, Contest
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Old Masters
    I take my hat off to the past, to poets who will truly last
    by Bad Bill 13 lines, 4 comments, on Jan 24 10:35 AM. In Eulogy, contest
    Honorable winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. " Old poetry"
    :
    by Yvette Champ 44 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 24 11:56 AM. In Other
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. OLDPOETRY (Hay(na)ku)
    Not free verse.
    by Billbard 2 lines, 1 comment, on Jan 24 10:59 AM. In Poetry
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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