Lyndon is sponsoring a Winklings contest for parodies of poems by poets from Old Poetry (which would make the site people happy). The contest will be co-hosted, importantly, by ecrivain01. We have chosen these 11 poets, whom we feel to be particularly relevant to poetry and how we perceive it, in one way or another. Please find a poem by one of these poets, write a parody of the poem, with a link to the page on Old Poetry so we can compare the parody with the original.
No restrictions as to form or style, although ecrivain01 has a bias in favor of rhymed verse, whereas Lyndon is much more open-minded about that. Please keep the poems from 14 to 32 lines, as neither of us wishes to deal with epics. No prewrites as this is a contest to stretch your ability to write, not coddle it.
Please watch grammar, spelling, worn-out words and phrases, and punctuation. Anyone who can't tell "your" from "you're" should probably not enter. Rhymed poems should be punctuated like prose. Free verse should be punctuated.
The poets are:
Edna St Vincent Millay,
Rupert Brooke
Walt Whitman,
William Wordsworth
Judith Wright
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
W. B. Yeats
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Sylvia Plath
Robert Herrick
W. H. Auden
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Now, this contest is invitational, to a degree:
The first 20 places are those who are on ecrivain01's invitational list or are Ron's friends:
In no particular order, ecrivain's friends are:
secberm
WWildBill
Just Rob
Zayra Yves
Onerios13
Animarising
cricketjeff
Sue Cardwell
passim
Ogreatbaldone
Brendan O’Hallaran
ratherimaginative
micol
Jonathan Robin
MargaretG
LarryATilander
Earth To Jim
wakingdevil
judyjudyjudy
Peteskid
stoneage
Luna Tique Fringe
ryanosauruswrecks
masterblaster
DeeCrepit
Laura Lamarca
Pamela A Lamppa
sunny day
kaibab
AliceinPoetryland
MoonShadow
maa
Nicolette
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If you are not on this list, you are a guest of Ron's. If you are not sure that you are my friend, IM so that I may tell you that you are!
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I am going to buck the system to this extent: I do hope that all entrants leave at least a one line comment on the poems of other entries. Do not reveal names but do give your heart to an honest critique in the spirit of the Winkling Group. Such critiquing will make an impression on me.
We reserve the write to award more trophies, perhaps HM's and finalists if quality permits and to redistribute or add to points.
No restrictions as to form or style, although ecrivain01 has a bias in favor of rhymed verse, whereas Lyndon is much more open-minded about that. Please keep the poems from 14 to 32 lines, as neither of us wishes to deal with epics. No prewrites as this is a contest to stretch your ability to write, not coddle it.
Please watch grammar, spelling, worn-out words and phrases, and punctuation. Anyone who can't tell "your" from "you're" should probably not enter. Rhymed poems should be punctuated like prose. Free verse should be punctuated.
The poets are:
Edna St Vincent Millay,
Rupert Brooke
Walt Whitman,
William Wordsworth
Judith Wright
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
W. B. Yeats
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Sylvia Plath
Robert Herrick
W. H. Auden
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Now, this contest is invitational, to a degree:
The first 20 places are those who are on ecrivain01's invitational list or are Ron's friends:
In no particular order, ecrivain's friends are:
secberm
WWildBill
Just Rob
Zayra Yves
Onerios13
Animarising
cricketjeff
Sue Cardwell
passim
Ogreatbaldone
Brendan O’Hallaran
ratherimaginative
micol
Jonathan Robin
MargaretG
LarryATilander
Earth To Jim
wakingdevil
judyjudyjudy
Peteskid
stoneage
Luna Tique Fringe
ryanosauruswrecks
masterblaster
DeeCrepit
Laura Lamarca
Pamela A Lamppa
sunny day
kaibab
AliceinPoetryland
MoonShadow
maa
Nicolette
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If you are not on this list, you are a guest of Ron's. If you are not sure that you are my friend, IM so that I may tell you that you are!
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I am going to buck the system to this extent: I do hope that all entrants leave at least a one line comment on the poems of other entries. Do not reveal names but do give your heart to an honest critique in the spirit of the Winkling Group. Such critiquing will make an impression on me.
We reserve the write to award more trophies, perhaps HM's and finalists if quality permits and to redistribute or add to points.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 6
- Rewards: Gold: 2340, Silver: 1000, Bronze: 630, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: From my point of view, this contest has had very good to excellent poems. Many were difficult to distinguish in matters of poetic excellence because they were so different in approach. Jim and I, both ill, have done our best.
Congratulations to all exhibitors, as it were.
Gold: "The Modern Mail", a fine British poem and parody.
Silver: The Body of Soul in C21 Ameriky.
Bronze: A delight short lyric: Upon Julia Unclothed.
Honorable mention: An American Husband Foresees his Life.
Finalist: Recuerdo.
My best wishes to the authors of these five finalists. May the power be with you.
To the others: You were delightful!
[Well, I shall not be with you for over two weeks. Keep competing. Lyndon. ]
Contest Winners
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Second class mail is getting much slower
Standards of service now even lower,by cricketjeff 30 lines, 20 comments, on Mar 9 11:39 AM. In Thoughts, Humour, Humor, Life, parody, WH Auden, Contest entry
Gold trophy winner
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Though liquefaction may suffice,
In silks, to beckon and entice• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
(after: W. B. Yeats)
I know that I shall meet my mateby EarthToJim 17 lines, 19 comments, on Mar 10 7:54 PM
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PARODY OF RECUERDO, a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay
We were very tired, we'd been so busy.by judyjudyjudy 22 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 9 1:45 PM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [11]
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For great big house, of grand expanse
And indisputed elegance...
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I wandered solitary ways
between the river and the hills,• Commented on by judge. -
I keep a little sweetshop
Beside the High School run• Commented on by judge. -
Morons in my lane, driving and playing with blackberries.
Blackberries on either side of me, while driving insanely.• Commented on by judge. -
Dooby dooby doo Doo dooby dooby Keith 27 lines, 10 comments, on Mar 9 4:16 AM• Commented on by judge.
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Some angels came to visit me,
arrayed in coats of shining white,• Commented on by judge.
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If you don't want prewrites, why are you accepting prewritten poems?
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All Old Poems were prewritten.
Parodies based on them are not. Parodies copy the style, not the content. I don't understand. -
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I thoroughly agree.
Am I obtuse?
The prewritten parody of any poet listed is very unlikely. Hence, no prewrites.
Ron.
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Dear Altheia
we are not!
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OK I'll give it a go
. I may give Auden a tickle.
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Jeff
Go for it!
A tickle through slips? I think not!
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Unless I'm mistaken that you'll may want to change the two "Alfred, Lord Tennyson's" in the poets list There are actually 10 poets...I'll be back with something which is hopefully relevant lol
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Hmmm
I wonder why Tennyson is listed twice...
Well I'm certainly not on ecrivain's list. I wouldn't be - he once booted me off a contest for not punctuating a sonnet, and told me (hardy-har-har) that I would never be published.
And I don't know anyone called Ron.
And I'm not a Winkling.
(The List goes ever on and on,
down from the top where it began
Now off the screen the List has gone,
but I must read it, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager eye,
until I spot some kind of chink...
A Great I can then parod-y,
and wither them with rinky-dink!)
Pity, because this is one heck of a good contest, and I love parodies. -
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Actually ...
I didn't boot you out for not punctuating a sonnet. If you're going to tell a story, tell it right. I booted you out for your irascible attitude. However, you're still entered here, and I haven't booted you out. I'm not petty, as you seem to be. -
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Actually...
... I'm quite jokey and ironic, and not petty at all. One thing I have learned however, is that two people always tell the same story a different way.
I am very pleased to be in this contest. -
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Oh please don't spoil it! It is so much fun seeing your favourite people squabble
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I love you
both.
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great idea for a contest, thanks for inviting me...peace
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This contest was great fun to write for. Congratulations to the winners!
Have a wonderful time away Ron.
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congrats to the winners and thanks to the hosts for hosts fro hosting, great contest...peace
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Thank you
for the award, sure, but moreover for the challenge and the writing of it. Reading Whitman is one of the things that put a pen in my hand. The daunting task of echoing one of these greats is such a valuable learning experience!
I came to this site uneducated, inexperienced, a lover of great poetry with much to express. The longer I write, the larger the gulf becomes, that gulf between my best and the greats that made me start.
This contest/exercise is EXACTLY what I'm here for...
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