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Yepp, another contest - my last one had ZERO interest - I guess it was too hard - oh well, here's a new one!

 



Choose from the following:

1.  Write a found poem, but with your own twist. For example, I recently wrote a found poem using titles from new poems on here. The words came from others, but the poem is mine - kinda cool, huh? here's the link: http://allpoetry.com/poem/4133941

 


2. Palindrome - this will be a challenge, extra applause to those who attempt this one.
A Palindrome is: A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward

examples: (found on this link - some are hysterical)
http://www.palindromelist.com/
Ah, Satan sees Natasha
Flee, elf!
Was it Eliot's toilet I saw?

These are exact letter palindromes. I won't make you do that - but a short poem using all the same words - for example:

Today Tom picked me up. "Up me!" picked Tom. "Today?"
-- MASSIVE kudos and applause again, for the person that chooses this option - maybe I should just have a palindrome contest.. hmmm (ponders)

 


3. Acrostic - this should be interesting - the acrostic MUST be longer than 12 lines.  Find a map or globe, close your eyes and put your finger on a city, state, country, etc.  Write an acrostic using that location. 

Don't forget!  The poem must be LONGER THAN 12 LINES.  So - If you land on "Fargo", the best thing to do is write a poem "Fargo, North Dakota" - that's 16 letters, 16 lines.  yay!

 

 

4.  Write a poem inspired by one of the following phrases:

(you will not get extra points if you are inspired by more than one)

 

Finally, something has gone wrong.

 

No way did you really make that happen.

 

Yes, it's true.

 

Smile?  What the hell for?

 

I don't think that's what he meant.

 

 

5.  A short poem - 20 words or less.  Make it good!

 

 

Alrighty - Those are your choices.

 

Rules

Please be polite.

No need for erotica

NoThInG aT aLl LiKe ThIs It GeTs So AnNoYiNg

No prewrites - sorry.

 

First - Gold & 300 pts

2nd - Silver * 100 pts

c - Bronze &* 50 pts

Honorably mentioned - green *& 30 pts

 

Good?  Good!

Good Luck!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on May 3, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 1 people
  • Final notes:
    great work here, everyone.

    1st - Fear - the letter palindrome - hands down the most difficult option to choose

    2nd - blomlegur - amazing work in very few words - i just can't comment further.

    3rd - Picture Framed Personality - this piece has such strong words, that when unnecessary words are removed end in a VERY strong piece.

    HM - Come on, smile! - another piece with such a strong message and such strong words, again, if extra "stuff" is removed - ends in another VERY strong piece.

    Congrats to all!

Contest Winners

  1. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4135657, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  2. Blómlegur
    by birdlove 61 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 16 9:47 PM 2008. In Nature, Dark, Thoughts, Personal, Other
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Picture framed personality
    My self I wrapped in sheets of gold And hide behind a picture framed personality
    by lovelight05 2 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 18 8:16 AM 2008. In Short, Thoughts
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Come on, smile!
    "Smile!" they chirp, plastic grins on plastic faces Cheery demands made to friends, colleagues, complete strangers
    by Figaro 24 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 23 2:53 AM 2008. In Angst, Society
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • birdlove
    April 17, 2008
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    Thank you for the helpful comment.
    Godspeed.


  • birdlove
    June 8, 2008
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    Merci pour mon trophée.