I was just listening to Avenged Sevenfold's song "Afterlife," and it got me thinking, what if I died and ended up being "trapped" in the afterlife?
So now I am holding a contest to see what kind of poetry you guys can come up with on this topic.
What if you were to die (suicide, homicide, natural, etc.) and when you got to the afterlife, you realize that you don't want to be there (for whatever reasons). You want to escape - you NEED to escape.
This is a very "different" topic than what my contests are usually about. I would love you to really use your imaginations on this one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIRNdveLnJI&NR=1 - Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold
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1) No WrItInG LiKe ThIs
2) or lyk dis
3) Grammar and spelling are very important - Please make sure it is perfect - or as close to perfect as it can get.
That's pretty much it. Just have fun! Rhyme scheme and format are totally up to you - just try to make it hold my attention throughout the whole poem
Oh yeah - I forgot to say that Since April is National Poetry Month, I am going to try to hold a contest every April! This is year one! hehe
So now I am holding a contest to see what kind of poetry you guys can come up with on this topic.
What if you were to die (suicide, homicide, natural, etc.) and when you got to the afterlife, you realize that you don't want to be there (for whatever reasons). You want to escape - you NEED to escape.
This is a very "different" topic than what my contests are usually about. I would love you to really use your imaginations on this one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIRNdveLnJI&NR=1 - Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold
~*~ RULES ~*~
1) No WrItInG LiKe ThIs
2) or lyk dis
3) Grammar and spelling are very important - Please make sure it is perfect - or as close to perfect as it can get.
That's pretty much it. Just have fun! Rhyme scheme and format are totally up to you - just try to make it hold my attention throughout the whole poem
Oh yeah - I forgot to say that Since April is National Poetry Month, I am going to try to hold a contest every April!
This is year one! hehe
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 20, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: To all of you lovely contestants,
Thank you so much for being patient with me. I know I took FOREVER to judge this thing, but I have been so busy with things outside of AP to worry about it. Sorry, but now it is finally over!! YAY!
I was a little upset because many of you (and you know who you are) didn't really follow the prompt, just submitted an old poem you had that mentioned the afterlife, which isn't what the contest is about. I would like to thank those of you who followed the prompt! And congratulations to all of the winners! You all did an amazing job!
Keep on writing!!
Alex
and a special thanks to ModernXtimes for helping me with this project
Contest Winners
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The pain faded. The arguing stopped.• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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The fighting stopped.
I opened my eyesby howlinginpain 20 lines, 7 comments, on Nov 28 11:14 AM 2007. In Heaven, road, Dark, spiritual, anti-spiritual
Silver trophy winner
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It wasn’t anything spectacular, my life that is,• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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by Leila 33 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 21 3:48 AM 2007. In afterlife sad personal• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Seize beneath the luxary of nail beds, dirt under the cuticle
a soft bottleby AliceInTheRealWorld 74 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 9 7:47 AM 2008. In Pain, Second Chance, Second lIfe, Contest entry• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4274855, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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And if I'm fed, I'm fed with love
Blind to sins I'm guilty of
by Animarising 37 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 20 10:42 AM 2007. In survival, illness, death, life, spirituality, love, warmth• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Trying to escape
the impossibleby Best of Serendipity 24 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 20 3:08 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
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Though her eyes may look my way Her hands may creep and stray towards me• Commented on by judge.
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This thing they call death, Was a gift made for me.• Commented on by judge.
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my parents are long gone• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Watching through my X-ray eyes I see my own funeralby blue ampersand 29 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 13 1:03 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Dark santuary, staion, without love. You found me and took away my heart from the dove.by leccator 28 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 13 5:34 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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Falling down an icey well The water slams and I see the flames of hell• Commented on by judge.
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Sunlight floats above the mist
not daring to break through drowning silence• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Ooooh! Sounds like fun! So passed bookmarked. Will enter sometime in the next few say. I promise.
Unless I get swamped, or all the spot fill.
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Idon't think it's reversible ... but you can hope
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"Grammar and spelling is very important - Please make sure it is perfect - or as close to perfect as it can get."
Don't you mean grammar and spelling [are] very important? -
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oh wow hahaha thanks
It's a funny mistake though
I'm usually very good with that.
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Who was it who said that Hell is simply heaven endured by those not ready to appreciate it!
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Nice idea for a contest!
Bookmarked -
The day I went to enter it's closed
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awsome promt
Awsome promt I just couldn't bring myself to right anything good enough for your contest -
if you are going to insult me do it with some flair, dont be boring
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