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A Different Kind of Quotes Contest

Basically, the idea behind this is for you to rearrange lines from other songs/poems to make a (preferably coherent) whole. Here’s some links - two poems I’ve done like this and one by stoli - just for an example.

http://allpoetry.com/poem/4051145
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4183491
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4098875

Rules:
- Lines must come from published poems/songs - not from AP or your own work.
- Keep it under a hundred lines.
- Multiple entries are OK.
- You can use half lines, but no individual words unless its something very idiosyncratic to the song/poem
- List all the poems/songs you used - line by line or just as a big epic list, I don’t really care.
- Brownie points if you can manage to use rhyme.
- Brownie points if you use some of my favourite bands/poets: Nightwish, Within Temptation, Clannad, TS Eliot, CS Lewis, Placebo, AFI.

That’s basically it. Points/trophies will go up if the entries are good. Enjoy!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on June 5
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 50, Bronze: 20
  • Final notes:
    Thanks guys for your entries. It was interesting to see what you all came up with.

    Sorry about the lack of points on silver adn bronze.

    Luv Pandorea.

Contest Winners

  1. an emergency.
    "In dark days men need clear faith and a well grounded hope."
    by stoli 73 lines, 2 comments, on May 25 3:18 AM. In The Stasi Are Coming
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Starfall
    A star falls down from the darkened sky
    a grand oasis in the vastness of gloom,
    by Sanguinarius 28 lines, 3 comments, on May 20 5:16 PM
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Tell Me The Truth
    Tell me the truth… Staring out at the rain with a heavy heart
    by newnoakua 37 lines, 1 comment, on May 30 3:08 PM. In Personal, Sad, Pain, Sadness, Lost love
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Down By the Pond
    by Phantom Commander 35 lines, 6 comments, on May 19 7:33 PM. In Contest, Death, Nature
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Goodbye To You
    I just wanna get it over with… Can’t you feel my heart beat fast?
    by Poetryistherapy 31 lines, 4 comments, on May 20 9:03 AM
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Phantom Commander
    May 19
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    Is it okay if we take excerpts from a book and arrange them to fit, only adding minimal lines of our own?

    • Pandorea
      May 22
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      exerpts from book, yes. own lines, no.

      sorry, but that's the rules.

  • stoli
    May 19
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    ahhh. now i see "no prewrites".

    looks like i'll just have to do it again .
    coherently, perhaps, haha.

  • Poetryistherapy
    May 20
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    awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Poetryistherapy
    May 20
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    can we enter twice?

  • stoli
    May 25
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    So I was just grabbing my copy of Waiting for Godot because no, I don't plan to be any more coherent this time (oh god) and I freaking dislocated my knee. (Yes, I popped it back in because otherwise I'd be screaming in pain right now, not bitching to you in a comment ).

    I blame you entirely .
    ENTIRELY, I say.

    xx.

  • newnoakua
    May 29
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    Does the entire thing have to be the other lines of can you use some of your own. I'm confused...

    Cool idea though

  • Leila Greeters member
    June 5
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    Shame this closes in 2 hours Would have loved to have entered but im out all day today, not back till tomorrow evening... xx
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