Image Credit: Wim Wenders "Wings of Desire" 1987
NOTE: EXTENDED TO CLOSE OF SUNDAY JUDGING ON MONDAY
Movie director Wim Wenders made a marvelous film about Angels who wanted to taste life, and one who actually did...[Wings of Desire]
some literature and poetry was featured in the film and used here as the word prompt.
An exerpt from Song of Childhood, by Peter Handke. This is translated from German, where it had more rhythm in the reading, especially aloud; one of my favorite pieces for the questions it asks; see if you agree...
Use the entire exerpt or any part you wish...
twenty lines or less
freeverse
NO GREENS- no honorable mentions- old school gold/silver/bronze.
Judge will be looking for depth of thought, imagery and metaphor.
FEEL FREE TO RESERVE AND WRITE BEFORE CLOSING
Prompts:
1. the photo above...from the film promotions, especially if you saw the movie...
2.
...When the child was a child,
It was the time for these questions:
Why am I me, and why not you?
Why am I here, and why not there?
When did time begin, and where does space end?
Is life under the sun not just a dream?
Is what I see and hear and smell
not just an illusion of a world before the world?
Given the facts of evil and people.
does evil really exist?
How can it be that I, who I am,
didn’t exist before I came to be,
and that, someday, I, who I am,
will no longer be who I am? ...
NOTE: EXTENDED TO CLOSE OF SUNDAY JUDGING ON MONDAY
Movie director Wim Wenders made a marvelous film about Angels who wanted to taste life, and one who actually did...[Wings of Desire]
some literature and poetry was featured in the film and used here as the word prompt.
An exerpt from Song of Childhood, by Peter Handke. This is translated from German, where it had more rhythm in the reading, especially aloud; one of my favorite pieces for the questions it asks; see if you agree...
Use the entire exerpt or any part you wish...
twenty lines or less
freeverse
NO GREENS- no honorable mentions- old school gold/silver/bronze.
Judge will be looking for depth of thought, imagery and metaphor.
FEEL FREE TO RESERVE AND WRITE BEFORE CLOSING
Prompts:
1. the photo above...from the film promotions, especially if you saw the movie...
2.
...When the child was a child,
It was the time for these questions:
Why am I me, and why not you?
Why am I here, and why not there?
When did time begin, and where does space end?
Is life under the sun not just a dream?
Is what I see and hear and smell
not just an illusion of a world before the world?
Given the facts of evil and people.
does evil really exist?
How can it be that I, who I am,
didn’t exist before I came to be,
and that, someday, I, who I am,
will no longer be who I am? ...
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 14
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200
- Final notes: The contest No Greens - Wim Wenders… has ended, thank you for your patience while I tried to recover from writing last minute sonnets and metered rhymes… anyway- thanks to everyone who entered, I enjoyed reading your thoughtful and excellent poems. There would have been two emerald awards in normal judging, all were trophy worthy entries; thank you…
My selections are as follows:
To Know Beautiful- Gold
Splendid was my reaction to this wonderful reflection of the ideas of desire, wanting things so near and out of reach…wonderful freeverse and creative line edits…so very well done.
Raven Rush...To Know Of Now – Silver
imagery here was very well used and a range of phrasing brought out the many textures of life casual, dramatic, ordinary, thematic... wonderful sense of internal variety here.
Angel song – Bronze
simple and accessible, and a sense of sincerity here like the wishes of an Angel…very well done.
No greens to:
Driven – no Emerald
wonderful imagery and symbolisms here, very creative allusion to the Seagull theme, the spoke and the wheel imagery was very well done in this trophy worthy poem.
In Search of I - no Emerald
very well done a thoughtful poetic treatment of the theme, searching and realization, wonderful depth of thought and style, trophy worthy poem.
I said no greens, did not say I would not honor fine work .
Heavy Feathers - not for competition-
wonderful in two languages, the weight of a wish can be heavy indeed as this wonderful poem shows in brilliant imagery and magical phrasings, sometimes as delicate as a feather, sometimes as weighty as the profound choices of life and fates- a wonderful poem…thank you.
Contest Winners
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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Though I've matured in the..
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English & Portuguese... hand in handby Canto-Brasileiro 30 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 13 7:47 AM. In Love• Commented on by judge.
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When I was a child
a puddle of water was so amusingby Peteskid 26 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 13 2:37 PM• Viewed by judge.
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OMG! This excerpt makes me think it's time I grew up! I still ask these questions.
Wonderul contest here! I am bookmarking and hoping to get back with an entry.
Much Love ♥
Renee
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No greens, then I won't enter. I only like greens
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bookmarked...
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Wow. Thank you so much for the honor of gold in this contest. With so many wonderful entries, I am truly stunned. Thank you and congratulations to all. ~Pamela
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Thanks so much PK...congrats to all the winners...Rich
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You forgot to mention yours, which was the best entry here. I didn't get any notes about you judging this contest, or would have been here sooner to say thanks for the lovely comments and inspiration
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