UPDATE: I WILL COMMENT ON ALL ENTRIES WHEN THE CONTEST CLOSES! ANYONE WHO ASKS ME IF I HAVE COMMENTED ON THEIR WORK YET WILL BE DQed WITHOUT QUESTION!
[Picture credit: "On The Grave Of Love" by YourSweetAgony @ deviantART]
Greetings, lovely poets!
I'm looking for some new poetry to read, as well as making a few additions to my favourites list... do YOU have that special something?
Check my current list for your name:
Anyone who is currently on my favourites list may not enter...
You'll get your own contest later :D
Some Things You Should Know Before Entering:
~ I prefer Dark or Humour
~ I like Freeverse
~ I hate dirty-pretty
PREWRITES ARE ALLOWED, BUT DON'T ABUSE THE PRIVILEGE: LAURA GIVETH, AND LAURA TAKETH AWAY!
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And now, for everyone's favourite part...
*pronounced eye-roll*
THE [DREADED] RULES!
+LABEL ENTRIES APPROPRIATELY
[all ages may play here]
+NO EMO/GLORIFIED-CUTTING CRAP
[I don't want to hear about your slit wrists and how your life sucks because your parents told you to fix your hair. Suck it up, people!]
+NO DIRTY-PRETTY
[I'm sure acid-trips and over-punctuation are quite glamourous, but I don't want to read it]
+NO CHAT SPEAK, SLANG, OR TYPING LIKE AN IDIOT
[ne1 wh0 tYp3z lYk diZ wiL b d3L3t3d]
+NO BASHING ME, YOUR FELLOW CONTESTANTS, OR THEIR ENTRIES
[I ask that all abuse be reported to me immediately. Repeat offenders will be DQed without question and/or be reported to the mods]
+SPELL-CHECK, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THINGS HOLY!
[Spell-check is your friend, people... Use it!]
+ NO EPICS PLEASE
[I'm totally A.D.D]
DISCLAIMER
I am not a harsh judge, but an honest one. If I don't like your poem, I will tell you why. Also, I am a HUGE stickler for spelling, grammar, and punctuation. One typo won't get you DQed, but forty will. Points and awards may be added or subtracted at my discretion or depending on the quality of the entries received. Also, do not scream at me for not commenting right away... I have a life outside of AP!
I am the judge, and I reserve the right to remove any entries inappropriate to the contest, as well as to close the contest, should it suck. Any less than 20 entries, and I will close the contest, without awarding any points or cups.
Now GO, and make the best poet win!
Good luck!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 9, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 250, Honorable mention: 29 people
- Final notes: Holy crap, people!
I was just so amazed by all of your entries, and this truly was hard to judge... The quality of the poems entered here was out of this world, so I decided to give not only the three trophies, but an HM to ALL 29 of my finalists! I certainly found a number of new favourites, but the winners are the ones whose words hit me where it hurts The HMs are in no order... Well done to everyone!
Until next time,
Laura, aka Immortal xxx
Contest Winners
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I skate around on a silver pool
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Take out the doors and air the rooms,
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by whispernthedark 32 lines, 67 comments, on May 21 5:48 PM 2004. In Sad, Hope, Angst
Honorable mention
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I thought about you today
and I faltered at your words• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 3850685, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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They call it twilight / Glimmering and golden on the wall / Catching on the shadows as it falls / I linger there• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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The hidden secrets behind his eyes / I eagerly wish to know / The passion of his gaze / I long to feel / I've never met this man / And yet he still seduces / He's still across the street from me / But in hiby Sedated Affection 28 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 10 9:43 PM 2007. In Love, Life, Other Honorable mention
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3 men died at the same time and all stood at the gates of heaven together. St. Peter said you all made it into heaven however, your "ride" depends on how loyal you were to your mate... Seemed fair...• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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The spiders weep for their long rotten eggs Thimble woven from brain tissueby AmoretteDeMorte 39 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 22 5:51 PM 2008. In contest, weird, dark, my own style Honorable mention
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by nearlycivilized 24 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 10 2:58 AM 2008. In Love, Personal, Contest Honorable mention
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I dreamt last night, of death and things Pure murder on the mind• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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by elemental angel 26 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 3 7:14 AM 2008. In Contest, Thoughts Honorable mention
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I got up this morning with no thought,
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Bronze trophy winner
Entries [51]
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Gracefully touching
Eyes locked in sightby luna-midnight 12 lines, 5 comments, on Feb 28 5:51 PM 2008
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All alone, to myself,
Sweet isolation covers me.by Silent But Deadly 24 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 26 4:05 PM 2008. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
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Blackness overpowers all of the light,
That has come into my life.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
In our dying day
This has become our only fateby Broken-hearted Hero 15 lines, 4 comments, on Feb 19 8:47 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Life, Sad, Weird, My own style, Noguest• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Blood was every where that day. The rain came down to wash it all away,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Everything is dust, once and twice remembered
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My heart crumbled into your coffin
as you promised to live forever• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Subtle and inviting, intriguing, damp
Such a refreshing mix of pine and bitter dirt like morning coffeeby kales4 14 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 11 1:25 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by Kuragari91 16 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 1 10:01 AM 2005. In Other• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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You are still so special to me
you were the one who healed me• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Eyes sparkling,
In the night.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by Simply Simple 22 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 8 6:09 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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a shadow which never fadesby transit 30 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 10 6:37 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Backward, twisting spiral
Of thoughts that rule my head• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
it's another life inside of me that nobody can see
I'm fine on the ouside but screaming underneath.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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LAURA GIVETH, AND LAURA TAKETH AWAY!
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Only if you're co-judge
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Haha, deal!
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i like the colors of your page
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Thanks
The gold membership was a birthday gift to myself 
Isn't it lovely?
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I have ADD too! It's not very fun. I do lose attention a lot. But I can keep focused when I truly want to. So it must just be diagnosed wrong or something (by a psychiatrist).
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I have dyselxia... which is on the same spectrum as ADD... I lost concentration really easily too... especially when reading/writing is involved. ^_^
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lol at the dyslexia making itself known!
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The pic is very, erm, disturbing...
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morbid really. But cools. In a way.
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Im not really on your list can i enter now lmfao
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That picture is complete sex!
I'm not in your favourites. Does that mean I can enter
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I added you to my faves list Plus, you're on my page as one of the folk who own my soul You can enter with my current favourites
PS: It's 8:37 EST... DO you know where your computer is???
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Thanks for hosting...and the green tin...congratulations to the many others here...
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You're welcome ... I wish I could have given gold trophies to everyone... but AP won't let me give that many
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Thanks so much for the honor of silver! Congrats to all!!!
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You're welcome sweetie You earned it
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Thank you so much for the honorable mention!!! Congratulations to the winners!
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Thank you for the bronze!!!
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THANK YOU!
Laura,
Thank you for the honorable mention and for reading and commenting on my poem. Great contest! And AWESOME gold cup poem. You have great taste. I can't wait to read the others you've selected. A very inspiring experience.
Much love and light,
Andrea
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