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[[.Courtesy of a Raven's Blood.]]

READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH OR YOU'LL MISS SOMETHING IMPORTANT, NO PITY AFTER THIS GOT ME?!


UGH

After having fought with my internet for so long, and dealing with life, i should be able to judge this contest, SOOOOOON.






------------------------READ ALL OF THE RULES----------------------------

RULES:
- first off I reserve the right to changes these as i see fit- without informing you.

- Cussing allowed, but you over step it, and I DQ you without remorse.

- Option Number, goes in Author's box. one warning, 24 hours before disqualification. and just to make sure you understand AUTHORS NOTES

- If you can't take criticism, you better run for you money and get the hell outta this competition. If i don't like you poem, I'm gonna be blunt

- No erotica.

- NO CHAT SPEAK

- If you do dirty pretty, you better be GOOD at it!


- NO advocating religion, this is loose though. i don't want the whole poem to be "I love god, god, god.... oh but i hate you" kinda stuff.


- Username in your authors box. one warning before DQ'd.

- SPELL OUT YOUR WORDS not leet speak or chat speak or whatever the fuck you call it, unless it's mean to be used. ((For reference check out the song "fersuuure maybe" by The Medic Droid))

- Sticky caps = OkAY!

- all caps = NOT okay.

- This is a contest for POETRY, no stories. lyrics are ok under their option.

- The longer the poetry the better the chance, I'm a fan of about.... 3 stanzas or longer. You can enter short poems, but they better blow me away.... ((and please don't enter the 1000 line long epic poem of whoseitdarkheart kay, i DO have a limit to what i can stand, i have ADD, don't toy with me))

-I love a higher vocab, but i'm not einstine.

- Prewrites allowed, but I'd rather read something new....

- ALSO, i WILL NOT comment your poem, despite how good it is if you can't put your username in your author's box along with the option NAME AND NUMBER! You will not be moved to preliminaries, either. I've done contests before where i've messaged people three, four, five times to follow three simple rules. No more. These are MY points to give, so you can do a little work for them.


Now....


I decided that i wanted to hold yet another contest. This one is basically inhabiting the husk of my last contest because i figgure it's a good place to start.

things will be changed, added, and detracted, but it will be very very simmilar.

This is a dark contest because i, personally, don't see much worth in 'happy poems'.

Style is up to you, I'm not so good with rhyming in my normal poetry moods, so i love both rhyme (well done mind you) and Free-writes

PLEASE use spell check I'm no Queen of the dictionary, but I can still expect you to use that blue link over the poem box.

Also, I'm not looking for "i cut myself every night... woe is me"
I want deeper poetry, although if you want to enter 'emo' poetry, i will critsise you heavily.

I also DONT want to hear Parrot talk, if every poem in one option is the same exact piece, i WILL delete them, the first to creat the mold will stay and the other four million look-alikes will go away.


So now...

THE OPTIONS:
( when you post the option, give me what it is, i don't want numbers)

OPTION 1::_
Death. In some form or another describe death, from the side of those committing to, those unexpected, and such and so forth. NOTHING HAPPY ( like, oh he's in a better place)


OPTION 2::_
(classic)
Wordbank. you get 4 word banks, you MUST USE 14 words, only 2 allowed per line. try to hard and you get DQ'd. word will repeat through banks due to MY PREFERENCES don't like it? Tough.
you can change the tenses of words UNLESS that've got an asterisk (*) beside them, then you screwed.

----1----
livid
Moonlight
Bloody*
Darkness*
Black

Horror
Sordid*
acrid
Gleaming*
Stab

splatter
Silver
Shine
Collection
corpse

cardiac ((NOT to be used with "Arrest"!))
Crimson
heart
shade
stutter






----2----

Magic
Corpse
Coffin
Horcrux
Dead*

disarray
destroy
Chaos
Crimson
Shake

Time
tattered
Silver
Crease
scream

Catch
Black
knife
mirror
blood







----3----
Ditch
Dark
Dank
tepid*
pitch

Tangible
Crimson
boil
hiss
throw

taste
torture
horde
glisten
Silver

flounder
Black
Disgrace
reflecting*
Crazy







----4---- **Brownies Points**

Blossom
burn
break
blood
black

((XD i HAD TOO!!!))

Crimson
crest
creak
crawl
cast

Druid
dank
dark
dismal
drown

Silver
sin
sacrifice
spear
sound

list the words your using in the author's box please.








OPTION 3::_
TITLES
This should be the Title of your poem. This requires a bit more work, because I don't want repeat titles. ONE per person. second entrant deleted, regardless of quality (cruel but just, check before you write)NO PREWRITES allowed for this option. period... (and more actually)

-A Saint's Black Demise
-Inevitable Fall
-Chronic pain
- The Raven's Rubies
- Welcome home, please leave a message
- Parabol of Life
- Cheshire Desire
- Mother Dearest
- Crack in the night
- Sordid affairs
- catching my Killer
- the Gallows call
- Your crimes Committed my sins
- Cast your Coffins Here
--- yhea i know they aren't the best, oh well.
More to be added later i suppose.







OPTION 4::_
pain. prewrites allowed. No tactless pieces "I am in so much pain because you hate me" no blond stating it please. I want to feel it, be you.







OPTION 5::_
Prompts. NO prewrites ((Unless I say so))

- Bloody Hearts
- Trapped in Death
- Haunted Mansion Horrors
- Magic Mirror blood
- Cast your Coffins
- CD incisions
- Flight as a Vampire bat
- Crimson Skies and black clouds
- ((more to be added later))





OPTION 6::_
from the point of view of:
Vampires
werewolves
Warlocks
Basilisks
Giant-ass spiders




OPTION 7::_
Design in Mind

"I got a mind for the wicked designs i got a non-stop hole in my head imagination" - POE ((the band))

use this quote in a piece or creat your own mythological creature ect.




OPTION 8::_
Nightmares.
you are the nightmare, you are having the nightmare, or your causing the nightmare. astound me on this people. I can think of ways to take this to the next level, and i want to see that.





OPTION 9::_
Me, You, and Yourself:

Paranoia, possibly schizophrenia, write about how the world is out to get you.





OPTION 10::_
Mindscape. Describe your mindscape. (If your soul had a tangible form and was an endless area what would it be?) NO PREWRITES.




Option 11::_
Hate. what do you hate, why do you hate it, do people hate you? that kinda thing. I don't want any stereotypes, sexist bits, or racial discrimination. you get DQ'd for it.



OPTION 12::_
Music-1:
Write a song based on a song that I name below ((under construction))




OPTION 13::_
Music-2:
Lyrics, write your own lyrics.



OPTION 14::_
music-3:
Take your favorite song, and write about it. Be sure to put the song and artist in the author's box.



OPTION 15::_
The Carnivalia
Carn = flesh the celebration of flesh = carnival.
Write your darkest about the carnival and it's twisted horrors.



OPTION 16::_
Society;
Write against it. (this is one of those ones you want to make me think on)



OPTION 17::_
Industry
America's Past time sin. Write against this; MAKE ME THINK.



OPTION 18::_
Politics and Government.
corruption is key for this one.
Write against the government and politics. No specific people or sides please ((I don't give a damn if your right or left wing))



OPTION 19::_
Dirty Pretty
you know what it is and i wanna hear your BEST.



OPTION 20::_
Make me think.
revolutionize the way i see something, that is, if you can.



OPTION 21::_
Heart brake, forbidden love, unrequited love. and all that jazz.




OPTION 22::_
Angst!!!!!



OPTION 23::_
Poison
as the poison
the victim
the brewer
the intent
The possibilities are ENDLESS
NO PREWRITES unless i say so.



OPTION 24::_
Superstitions
as the one starting them
and the superstition
or the one afraid of
or victimized by.




OPTION 25::_
Soldier's Blood
Write from the P.O.V of a warrior that's had to kill. does he enjoy it hate it not care what?



OPTION 26::_
What if: (similar to prompts)
greek and norse gods collided
Egyptian and Japanese gods collided.
these are directed for humor pieces *legasp*



OPTION 27::_
A picture says a thousand words, a Poet screams a thousand more.

Tell the Tale of the pictures below. ((under construction))

- http://co0kiex.deviantart.com/art/Gothic-Beauty-72342014

- http://genkidama.deviantart.com/art/this-guy-8144722

- http://egosun.deviantart.com/art/bl50doodleNo-8-boy-36635524

- http://emo-girl-anime.deviantart.com/art/Emo-Boy-63926685

- http://youkaiyume.deviantart.com/art/Skin-Deep-49560788

- http://amihedgehog.deviantart.com/art/dark-angel-47797118

- http://enayla.deviantart.com/art/Fae-of-the-Dark-576084

- http://poerti.deviantart.com/art/Love-Is-Dead-In-Metropolis-61922264

- http://fushii.deviantart.com/art/dead-wings-39677660

-





OPTION 28::_
misc.
if you think it' suits the contest but not the options.


NEW:::

OPTION 29::_
Describe Writing. How you start it, how it ends, what it is to you.

like for me. It's just a flow of words. I think of a sentence or word flow and then build off of it as it becomes a torrent of words and emotions.

and if you steal that I'll skin you.... *glare* not really.... but I'll be mean.



so have at!!

Lets see what Happens.


READ ALL RULES!!!!!!!!!

you can enter UP TO 4 poems, no more than that.


more points added as i go along.



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If there aren't enough Entrants, i have no qualms about completly discontinuing the entire contest. Regardless of my losing the points that I've been saving up.








Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on October 17, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 750, Silver: 550, Bronze: 300, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Congrats to all

Contest Winners

  1. Falling Into Red
    The horizon a ruby red like a reflection of my eyes,
    by Karl Weiss - Topaz 21 lines, 2 comments, on May 15 9:26 AM 2008. In Contest, Life, Thoughts, Sad
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. The Deviser of Nightmares
    This mind I harbor has betrayed me in my sleep yet again; for as the nights stole by, my perception of reality has blurred.
    by BadBlood 31 lines, 5 comments, on May 16 5:08 AM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Unsettling
    The ceiling fan of my demise
    Swings above me, unsettling
    by madskillbassist1 59 lines, 13 comments, on May 21 3:01 AM 2008. In dark, personal, weird, other
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Pathway to a Tortured Mind
    Staring into open space
    With empty dreams of you
    by TortureKitty 18 lines, 8 comments, on May 17 2:41 PM 2008. In Love, Personal, Life, Sad, Dark, Pain, My life, Longing, Depression, Sadness
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Atrocious Murders
    sickly moans and morbid squeals
    yelp to screeches; hellish harm
    by Justin 23 lines, 16 comments, on Jul 16 8:25 PM 2006. In Dark
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. For the Sleeper
    I have sat beside the river
    by Maldronah 26 lines, 50 comments, on Sep 6 9:58 PM 2007
    • Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Broken, Shattered Heart
    This is why I can't believe I cared,
    simply because you are unbelievable.
    by lowercase prelude 38 lines, 18 comments, on Jun 24 5:04 AM 2008. In Love, Pain, Hate, Anger
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Keikou Tenshin
    May 16, 2008
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    I would join in,
    but I'm not sure if I could measure up...
    :S
    Hmm.


  • Audric Beaumont
    May 28, 2008
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    well I have a few prewrites that look like it could fit into a good number of options. Though none of them really says if prewrites are aloowed in said options. So can I or can't I use prewrites if it does not say?

    ~OG


  • Freestyle Bushido
    July 30, 2008
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    when is the contest going to be judged?


  • PerfectTonight
    September 2, 2008
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    My pre-write fits 21 and 23...is it ok??? You asked for permission...


  • DeathHawk
    September 8, 2008
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    -dies-

    Damnit. >< As I was typing, it closed.

    Anyway... Good luck?


    • Soten-Jaganshi
      September 12, 2008
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      I'll reopen it for two days for you. ^^

      And then i shall FINALLY judge this contest. ^^


      • DeathHawk
        September 16, 2008
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        -happy-

        Yay! <3 Thankehs. I'm even happy with my entry! lawl

  • Hungry Joe
    September 25, 2008
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    Wow. What a shit contest.


  • Reset Button
    September 25, 2008
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    Ha! You are amusing. I do believe I shall try it out.

    Yink


  • Freestyle Bushido
    September 30, 2008
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    i'm sorry i have to remove my entry this is taking WAY TOO LONG! to judge

    peace

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