In September, Poets Survivor 2 came to an end and Laura Lamarca was crowned the winner.
Last year, at about this time the original Poets Survivor was taking place and Cupcrazy went away with the title.
They left with lots of points, lots of trophies, lots of experience, lots of poems & most of all; lots of fun.
Do you want that to be you?
If you answered yes to that question, this contest may very well be for you.
For those of you who are new to this, you may be wondering "What is Poets Survivor?"
It is a contest that consists of many rounds, where certain amounts of poets will be eliminated each round. It takes lots of dedication from both the judges in the contestants, lots of skill and most of all, patience.
ATTENTION! This season the audition round will be run a little differently, please read carefully:
Poets will enter prewrites into this audition section. Then, the four judges will be leaving as a comment either a simple "Yes" or "No". If a poet receives 2 or 3 or 4 Yes', the have automatically made it through the audition round interval. If a poet receives only one Yes, or none at all then they are eliminated from the competition, and that is the end of their run.
The judges this season will be; ten thousand cicadas, & Myself, Laura Lamarca, Cupcrazy. I can guarantee all of them will be as fair as possible. I trust them completely.
Now if you think you have what it takes to be a contestant in Poets Survivor, go and choose your prewrite.
But remember, in the Author’s Notes of your prewritten poem you must include the following contract:
< I am prepared for this contest, and I will make all deadlines that are given to me (unless the case of a medical reason or emergency comes up) if I know I will not be around AP that much at one point (due to things like school, vacations) I will notify Ryan ahead of time.
< I will not bash any beliefs, religions, etc at any point in this contest
< I will not bash/insult or speak unneeded commets about any contestant at any point in this contest, all comments on my fellow contestants will be written in the form of constructive criticism
< I realize that all judges decisions are final, and I will respect the judges, if one judge does say something unneeded, I will report it to Ryan, or the mods, but I realize that all comments I am recieving from judges are intended to be constructive criticism
< Most of all, I will try to have fun
I _________* (username) have read the above rules, and agree to follow.
*It is very important you include your username, this is how I need to address you.
For more extended information on what Poet Survivor is, how the whole process works, the prize and what is new with it, click on the link below.
http://allpoetry.com/column/2339050
I highly suggest giving it a check-out.
___________UPDATED INFO, KEEP AN EYE OUT_________
****Here is the link to the wildcard round! Enter ASAP if you get 2 yeses and 2 nos!
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2390381
****I will be putting writes that've made it into the finalists list so its easier to keep track, don't think it is over because of that. Also you may not have all your answers yet so you never know.
****Note to judges - should a situation arise where a poet disagrees with your decision and retaliates via IM, you notify Ryan as soon as possible and appropriate action can be taken. Poets likewise...if you have a problem with one of my judges, please direct it to Ryan immediately and not through IM to the judges. This challenge is a learning experience for us all and is supposed to be fun. Judges are giving up their spare time in order to serve you to the best of their abilities and should be respected at all times
(thanks Laura)
*******Please DO NOT DELETE JUDGE'S COMMENTS
Last year, at about this time the original Poets Survivor was taking place and Cupcrazy went away with the title.
They left with lots of points, lots of trophies, lots of experience, lots of poems & most of all; lots of fun.
Do you want that to be you?
If you answered yes to that question, this contest may very well be for you.
For those of you who are new to this, you may be wondering "What is Poets Survivor?"
It is a contest that consists of many rounds, where certain amounts of poets will be eliminated each round. It takes lots of dedication from both the judges in the contestants, lots of skill and most of all, patience.
ATTENTION! This season the audition round will be run a little differently, please read carefully:
Poets will enter prewrites into this audition section. Then, the four judges will be leaving as a comment either a simple "Yes" or "No". If a poet receives 2 or 3 or 4 Yes', the have automatically made it through the audition round interval. If a poet receives only one Yes, or none at all then they are eliminated from the competition, and that is the end of their run.
The judges this season will be; ten thousand cicadas, & Myself, Laura Lamarca, Cupcrazy. I can guarantee all of them will be as fair as possible. I trust them completely.
Now if you think you have what it takes to be a contestant in Poets Survivor, go and choose your prewrite.
But remember, in the Author’s Notes of your prewritten poem you must include the following contract:
< I am prepared for this contest, and I will make all deadlines that are given to me (unless the case of a medical reason or emergency comes up) if I know I will not be around AP that much at one point (due to things like school, vacations) I will notify Ryan ahead of time.
< I will not bash any beliefs, religions, etc at any point in this contest
< I will not bash/insult or speak unneeded commets about any contestant at any point in this contest, all comments on my fellow contestants will be written in the form of constructive criticism
< I realize that all judges decisions are final, and I will respect the judges, if one judge does say something unneeded, I will report it to Ryan, or the mods, but I realize that all comments I am recieving from judges are intended to be constructive criticism
< Most of all, I will try to have fun
I _________* (username) have read the above rules, and agree to follow.
*It is very important you include your username, this is how I need to address you.
For more extended information on what Poet Survivor is, how the whole process works, the prize and what is new with it, click on the link below.
http://allpoetry.com/column/2339050
I highly suggest giving it a check-out.
___________UPDATED INFO, KEEP AN EYE OUT_________
****Here is the link to the wildcard round! Enter ASAP if you get 2 yeses and 2 nos!
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2390381
****I will be putting writes that've made it into the finalists list so its easier to keep track, don't think it is over because of that. Also you may not have all your answers yet so you never know.
****Note to judges - should a situation arise where a poet disagrees with your decision and retaliates via IM, you notify Ryan as soon as possible and appropriate action can be taken. Poets likewise...if you have a problem with one of my judges, please direct it to Ryan immediately and not through IM to the judges. This challenge is a learning experience for us all and is supposed to be fun. Judges are giving up their spare time in order to serve you to the best of their abilities and should be respected at all times
(thanks Laura)
*******Please DO NOT DELETE JUDGE'S COMMENTS
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 14
- Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 250, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: After much, MUCH deliberation on the judges behalf, we finally choose the Gold, Silver, Bronze & 5 Honorable Mention winners (in order).
You guys seriously showed a lot of talent, this is going to be amazing.
Congradulations on behalf of everyone on making the top 35.
That is an accomplishment all on its on!
Bunny, Laura, Ten & I all want to thank-you for making this worthwhile so far!
The link for the first preliminary round will be up shortly, right here, in the final notes. So check back.
Thanks again!
-Judges
PS: Everyone after HMs are in no particular order.
FIRST PRELIMINARY ROUND
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2391181
Contest Winners
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[Sunrise]
I am the hail that was surrounded• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
we are pieces
of sky,by EvilKate 24 lines, 20 comments, on Oct 19 3:09 AM 2007. In Contemporary, Spiritual
Bronze trophy winner
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She is a bittersweet symphony / crashing upon me like waves of turquoise sea / that burst on shores of volcanic rock, / filling me with herby Everwind Rising 36 lines, 35 comments, on May 25 11:29 AM 2007. In Life, Love, Spiritual, Personal, Romance
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Streamlined silhouette looms over the familiar landscape,
A childhood photograph pressed against the pane;by chugglepuff 28 lines, 12 comments, on Sep 22 5:10 PM 2007. In Nature, Death, Personal
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in the trailing of your fingers
over mine, I taste the future• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Every word that you write is the start of a river
Tumbling and fumbling its way to the seaby cricketjeff 21 lines, 105 comments, on Feb 1 5:36 AM. In Thoughts, poetry, words, rhyme, lyric inspired• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
by OneLastThing--x 33 lines, 6 comments, on Feb 9 3:17 AM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Behind the window
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Petrarchan Sonnetby CitrineSunrise 19 lines, 20 comments, on Jan 7 7:35 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
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Guys, so far I am in awe at the new talent I am seeing.
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There really is some wonderful poets on here, I must confess.
I am honoured to be friends with some of these wonderful poets.
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i have to say that this sounds pretty nerve wracking, but i may try it.
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Oh it can be.
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I have a small trouble with the title... shouldn't 'poets' have an apostraphe?
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It should but it cant. Its been like that too long and I am not willing to change it
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I'm to lazy to type the ' too
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haha i love the picture!
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I'm not so pro at picture editing, hence the bad poets word, but its cool enough
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Wow! Thanks for the gold.
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you deserved it Ty, Congrats, Brilliant piece.
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Dang. I wanted to enter.
Guess I'm not on enough, eh?
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