Hello Everyone,
JustSimplyLissa will be helping me to judge this contest.
Word Prompt - Turn Your Pain Into Gold
In 20 lines, or less.
Let Lissa and me feel your pain and grief. At the end let us see that the pain doesn't still control you or some kind of release.
Be unique, and creative.
Don't give us the typical everyday kind of pain such as
girlfriend/boyfriend problems/breakups
death
etc..
Please make sure that it's a real poem and not a rant
If words are used that most people don't understand in a poem then why use them?
Think simple but yet outside of the box.
Try to not overdo these words or even not to use them :
pain
hurt
cry
tears
weep
death
baby
girlfriend
boyfriend
blood
cut
love
First for the rules
1. Mild profanity is allowed but please mark it adult if you use it.
2. No busy backgrounds, or hard to read fronts.
Don't make us have to highlight the poem. It won't win.
3. We prefer left align but if it must be put in the middle then ok.
4. The poem can NOT go over 20 lines. It does not have to be 20 lines.
But it just can't go over 20 lines.
5. Form poetry is allowed but please tell us what kind of form it is in your notes.
6. SoMe TaLk like that is fine but please don't overdo it.
That can be used to express some feelings and that's why we're allowing it this time.
7. If you use graphics please make sure they are within site rules.
8. No insulting/bashing and that also means in your comments to other poets in this contest.
Helping someone with their poem and bashing them aren't the same.
9. This contest isn't opened for prewrites.
I know we just deleted a contest recently that didn't have enough.
Later you'll be able to use those writes just not this one.
10. This contest opened on April 13th and will be closed around two weeks. Please allow us up to a week to judge it.
Sometimes we might not comment until we're judging other times we might comment sooner but each poem will be commented on.
I will also give one clap on each poem.
11. If you already have gold you can give it as a gift to someone. We encourage all staff and members to enter.
12. 40 spots are opened. You can reserve but make sure it's finished in a couple of days.
Prizes
1. Gold wins - 500 points and gold membership for one month plus nominated for spotlight on the front page
2. Silver wins - 200 points - plus your poem will get featured once worth for four clicks on the side
3. Bronze wins - 100 points - plus your poem will get put in the reward section once -
http://allpoetry.com/reward/show
There will be two honorable mentions worth 30 points each.
If you win one of the honorable mentions and don't want it you can remove it right here :
http://allpoetry.com/help/trophy but you'll still have the points.
Plus your poem will put in the shameless section - http://allpoetry.com/shameless for more reviews.
One person will get 10 points but no trophy.
If you have any questions please feel free and ask.
We hope that this contest will help those who have been hurting to get some kind of release and enjoy their summer for a change.
So go and turn that pain into gold!
* The Contest will be judged no later then Friday *
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 22
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: This was really hard. Lissa and I went through these poems many times.
We also had help from someone else that will remain nameless on who! lol.
Thank you all for your incredible poems.
The next contest we will be hosting will be on a fantasy theme so we hope to see everyone there!
The gold winner will be awarded one month of free gold membership.
Congrats to the winners!
Contest Winners
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Wake up each day
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Breaking free from everything you've ever known to find your own way. Inspired by so many people in my life who have made it so far with so• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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Echoe's of yesterday resound in my ear,
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Imagen one day With no bright sunby contesshalaby 19 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 13 5:26 AM. In friendship• Commented on by judge.
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by Wrinkling Mind 15 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 13 11:15 AM• Commented on by judge.
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It's hard to breakfree from friends & family, the pain, the struggle, the memories ,the happiness.....by tehzeeb 14 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 13 12:23 PM• Commented on by judge.
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He likes me more than Mother. He watches me at night.• Commented on by judge.
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It was a sunny spring day in May
How was I to know it woukd be my demise!by jahschosen 17 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 14 9:49 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Contemplation's lair rarely garners relief.
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Remnants of past inspiration
paintings, drawings line the wallsby darc347 25 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 6:10 PM• Commented on by judge. -
As in life, so in mourning, you sort to deny! No more money in the bank just let the baby die.• Commented on by judge.
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MISSING PIECES
When you are loosing a friend it’s so hard.by jinglingjoy 20 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 17 1:16 PM. In friendship, thoughts, feelings, pain, personal, life, caring, coping• Commented on by judge. -
I was told I was a worthless waste of space,
after my mother slapped my face;by twaintwine 22 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 17 7:34 PM. In Convict Angst• Commented on by judge. -
think of who I am as it's hard for me to standby nvraskednvrknown 12 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 18 6:32 PM• Commented on by judge.
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by XxConfusedSmilexX 18 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 18 10:55 PM. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge.
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Love it
I'll try to write something...
No promises my muse hates me as of late
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Alright. Best of luck !
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I really like the idea for this contest.
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Abraham Lincoln inspired me
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Really? Well, thank you Abe!, because this contest is helping to pull me out of my creative slump.
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lol awesome
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yup, almost done with my entry.
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can it be prose?
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Yes as long as it is within 20 lines.
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We won't disqualify you from the contest but it does lesson the chance of winning gold.
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I am counting each individual line in the poems as I read them, Some say they have more, but the actual line count is 20 or less, It is the extra spaces that are counting for more then they actually are as well as any pictures and graphics and titles Hope that helps explain some of the "extra" lines
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oh...missed it!!
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Awww Maybe the next one we hold in a few more weeks ???
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oh no problem gurl
I have lot of contests to judge!!
and my muse till now is intact!!
So will try next time!
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That's wonderful!! I'll link you when the next one is up!
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Thanks a bunch!
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No problem!!
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Thanks for the HM
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You're welcome!
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