Welcome Poets!
SHERIDAN GLACIER PHOTOS
Sheridan Glacier, Chugach National Forest, Cordova, Alaska
Photos of Cordova, Alaska
This time we are using ONLY the Rictameter for your Form ~
Syllable count:
2
4
6
8
10
8
6
4
2
First and last (2 ) syllable word/s, must be the same ~
Prompt: picture given, as spring is just around the corner -
I am looking for Flow throughout your 50 syllables ~
If it does not read smoothly, points will be taken off ~
Please give credit to Picture and Form in your AN's ~
Challenge your quill and use metaphores ~
Good luck, and have fun!
Bear ~
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on March 3, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Great job Poets!
Lovely Ric.'s and wonderful messages penned within each ~
As you know, I am not a Judge to give HM's in Form Poetry, unless stated prior to ending contest...however, I did edit and am awarding 3 HM's to those who did not have any mistakes....as I believe Formed Poetry is an Art, and can only be penned as such...so I hope you all join me again and go for the Gold!
Thank you for those who attempted this Form for the first time......it's lovely to see you all challenging yourselves ~
....and remember,
May Your Higher Power & the Power of Your Quill, Always Be Your Strength ~
Bear
DestinationPoetry.com
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Contest Winners
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The end
is where it startsby jamiedoring 10 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 26 10:37 PM 2008. In Contest, Rictameter
Gold trophy winner
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Spring time
Precious to meby Angels Whispers 32 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 27 1:59 AM 2008. In Contest, rictameter, nature, Life
Silver trophy winner
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cool spring photographic dreams die
out as reality's lights shock hazel• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 3960453, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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Blanket
each foreign spot,by PassionsPromise 9 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 25 9:15 PM 2008. In nature, glacier, beauty, rictameter• Commented on by judge.
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Lovely picture, sure to get the muses flowing. Nice form to use here too. Am sure you will get some wonderful entries - will bookmark this, but will not leave it too long, will fill up fast.
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Hi Erika!
Sure would like to see you join us!
Uncle Bear ~
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this is a form called a compression but usually the compression only goes up to 6 cylbles in the line and it starts at 1 and goes up 1 cylable each line to sis then back down from thre... same comsept, but the twist of having first and last lines the same is interesting... ill have to think about it a bit and then perhaps enter ... i like form poetry
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This is a Rictameter......
....not a compression
A Rictameter was created for its' own purpose, same as my Arkquain
Rictameter
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This Source
A rictameter is a nine-line syllabic structure typically used in poetry. The lines start at two syllables, incrementing upward by two to ten in the fifth line and ending with the same two syllable word as the first line.
Because this form involves a fixed syllabic count, it is a natural accompaniment with haiku and other fixed-syllabic poetry forms.
Created in the early 1990's by two cousins, Jason D. Wilkins and Richard W. Lunsford, Jr., engaged in regular poetic contest. This contest was the weekly practice of their self-invented order, The Brotherhood of the Amarantos Mystery, which was inspired by the movie Dead Poet's Society.
The first examples of the rictameter form to be made public were submissions made by Jason Wilkins to the website www.shadowpoetry.com in 2000. These are the first two poems created by both Jason D. Wilkins and his cousin, Richard Lunsford, Jr.
Satin
As your lips are
Pressed to mine as velvet
Soft and full with rounded sweetness
Two gentle petals alive with the night
Misted in the summer beauty
Of rains that shower love
'Pon your lips of
Satin
submitted by Jason D. Wilkins
Treasure
Placed in your view
So close but out of reach
Torturous to all your senses
For they each cry aloud to possess it
Their desires forever unquenched
For the things some want most
They cannot have
Treasure
submitted by Richard W. Lunsford, Jr.
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left it too long, will get you next time...
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Thank You
First off, I would like to thank the host of the contest for hosting such a wonderful contest that allowed the poet to experiment with this form of poetry and also to exercise their muse!!
A BIG THANK YOU To the host for the silver trophy , the suprise blew my mind, I never expected to get a placing in the top three,as I entered the contest as a learning challenge for myself.I am honored to of recieved the silver, and it was a pleasure writing for this contest.
Congrats to the other winners as well, and also to the holders of the HM's, you all wrote great writes and to the other poets that entered, you also wrote great poems.
Take care all and many blessings to you.
Angel.
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