Contest RAW by Cat at All poetry

notice of contest extension

left align
no end line rhyme

imagery

no fancy frillies
make it raw

Contest is Over

Contest was judged on June 7, 2008
Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 100, Bronze: 100
Final notes:
Thanks so much for your patience with this contest.

some very fine entries here-
the top three are as follows:

1. Zayra
2. ariosto
3. Carol

Thanks to everyone- you are all amazing

To judge this contest, you need to have at least as many finalists as you have rewards. You have 3 awards but only 2 finalists.

Contest Winners

Needle Dance

Needles dance along my arms
tapping out a bold tatoo

by Ariosto II. 20 lines, 3 comments, on May 26 11:35 AM 2008. In Society
Silver trophy winner

• Commented on by judge. [remove]
In Fields Of Sewage -Bronze

stir in murky waters
sacked guts

by CarolDesjarlais 25 lines, 13 comments, on May 24 1:37 PM 2008
Bronze trophy winner

• Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [16]

1 - 16 of 16

~Injured~

by Lavender Butterfly 16 lines, 9 comments, on May 23 10:17 PM 2008. In Angst, Thoughts, Emotion

• Commented on by judge.
May 16 and gifts I intertwine

by Bams 54 lines, 4 comments, on May 24 4:34 AM 2008

• Commented on by judge.
awash

by AliceinPoetryLand 6 lines, 3 comments, on May 24 1:38 AM 2008. In Contest, Prompt

• Commented on by judge.
Souvenir of yesterday's news

by bird at rose 19 lines, 3 comments, on May 24 12:59 AM 2008. In Personal

• Commented on by judge.
Gushing Death Blows

You have too much overlap Too much in-bred debris

by 2lullabyhaven 23 lines, 4 comments, on May 23 11:43 PM 2008. In Contest, Angst

• Commented on by judge.
Divorce

Why start at the beginning
when the end

by Woodland Nymph 49 lines, 1 comment, on May 26 8:35 PM 2008. In Society, Sad, Life

• Commented on by judge.
In the mouth of rebirth

by Nevel 21 lines, 8 comments, on May 25 9:24 AM 2008. In Contest, Contemporary, Thoughts, Sad

• Commented on by judge.
she dreamt of all things Sylvia

by EvilKate 54 lines, 13 comments, on May 25 6:18 AM 2008. In Contemporary

• Commented on by judge.
Exposed

by Dalaney 12 lines, 27 comments, on May 24 11:03 PM 2008. In Adult, Contemporary, Dark, Pain

• Commented on by judge.
Polluted Beauty

by sheltered 7 lines, 9 comments, on May 24 7:30 PM 2008

• Commented on by judge.
Butterfly

by Luna Tique Fringe 15 lines, 12 comments, on May 24 6:35 PM 2008

• Commented on by judge.
This could be avoided

Cold but clean Its wet chill

by Judith Chandler 14 lines, 4 comments, on May 24 1:57 PM 2008

• Commented on by judge.

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By me, right now

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reeseXtheXsoldier
May 24, 2008
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I gave you RAW.
I gave you RAW and I gave you imagery. Why the DQ?
- Cat
  May 24, 2008
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  you want to write some creepy version of porn-
  go somewhere else.
jantastic
May 24, 2008
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I may have something...
- Cat
  May 24, 2008
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  i hope so
Nevel
May 24, 2008
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bookmarked (quiet a challenge)
Suzanne Dia
May 25, 2008
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I'm tapped out, but this is a great contest.
CarolDesjarlais
June 7, 2008
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ty so much for the challenge and for the inspiration. Congratulations to the host and entrants.
Zayra Yves
June 10, 2008
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Congratulations to everyone! Thank you Mary for hosting another great contest.

I am sorry I was late to notice this, I have been busy having a nervous breakdown.