Hello! Welcome to June's Tolerance and Child Abuse Prevention: Stop Child Abuse Contest. These contest are to bring about awareness of an epidemic that is sweeping the world. One of Child Abuse. Join us in our fight to stop Child Abuse.
If you are interested in becoming a member of our group, you can apply by clicking on the following link to our group application.
http://allpoetry.com/group/info/Tolerance%20and%20Child%20Abuse%20Prevention?stay=1
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We are also hosting our group's tolerance contest. If you would like to enter that one as well here is the link:
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2408041
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OPTIONS
OPTION ONE:
Write an acrostic using one of these words or phrases
Child Abuse
Starvation
Sexual Predator
Sexual Abuse
Abuse
Verbal Abuse
OPTION TWO:
Word Bank (use at least five of these poems in a four Quatrain stanza poem)
Child Abuse
Starvation
Sexual Predator
Sexual Abuse
Abuse
Verbal Abuse
Poverty
Neglect
Trauma
Child labor
Scars
Protector
Abuser
OPTION THREE:
Write me a 16 line poem of three or more stanzas about Child Abuse Prevention
OPTION FOUR:
Write me a 20 line rhyming couplets about Children's Rights
OPTION FIVE:
Write a free verse poem on an agency that advocates for child safety and abuse prevention
OPTION SIX:
Write a six line, six syllable, six word poem about Poverty
OPTION SEVEN:
Write a Haiku about neglect
OPTION EIGHT: (ONLY option for a pre-write)
Enter any poem you have about any of the topics above.
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Rules
No Chat Speak
Must follow the one of the options give
Must put the option number and words used in author notes
No Sticky caps
No cutting or suicide poems
This contest is for all ages so no abuse, adult, or erotica type poems
Proper spelling and grammar
I reserve the rights to:
End the contest at any time
Extend the contest
Remove entries without warning
Change or add to the rules
So it would be a good idea to check back often, Read the entire contest page.
Let the muse inspire you and Have fun.
If you are interested in becoming a member of our group, you can apply by clicking on the following link to our group application.
http://allpoetry.com/group/info/Tolerance%20and%20Child%20Abuse%20Prevention?stay=1
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We are also hosting our group's tolerance contest. If you would like to enter that one as well here is the link:
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2408041
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OPTIONS
OPTION ONE:
Write an acrostic using one of these words or phrases
Child Abuse
Starvation
Sexual Predator
Sexual Abuse
Abuse
Verbal Abuse
OPTION TWO:
Word Bank (use at least five of these poems in a four Quatrain stanza poem)
Child Abuse
Starvation
Sexual Predator
Sexual Abuse
Abuse
Verbal Abuse
Poverty
Neglect
Trauma
Child labor
Scars
Protector
Abuser
OPTION THREE:
Write me a 16 line poem of three or more stanzas about Child Abuse Prevention
OPTION FOUR:
Write me a 20 line rhyming couplets about Children's Rights
OPTION FIVE:
Write a free verse poem on an agency that advocates for child safety and abuse prevention
OPTION SIX:
Write a six line, six syllable, six word poem about Poverty
OPTION SEVEN:
Write a Haiku about neglect
OPTION EIGHT: (ONLY option for a pre-write)
Enter any poem you have about any of the topics above.
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Rules
No Chat Speak
Must follow the one of the options give
Must put the option number and words used in author notes
No Sticky caps
No cutting or suicide poems
This contest is for all ages so no abuse, adult, or erotica type poems
Proper spelling and grammar
I reserve the rights to:
End the contest at any time
Extend the contest
Remove entries without warning
Change or add to the rules
So it would be a good idea to check back often, Read the entire contest page.
Let the muse inspire you and Have fun.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on July 1, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100
- Final notes: Congratulations to the winners. Thank you all for reaching inside and sharing some of the pain of this world through your words.
God Bless
Tammy
Contest Winners
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I put myself between you and her
because she was too small• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [14]
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Such sadness at knowing it's too late,
Cannot go back and make changes.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I am in my corner Daddy
Quivering in fearby Donielle21 73 lines, 331 comments, on Mar 15 12:32 AM 2006. In Sad• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
you got me at 18 months i was not the best child
but deep in you heart you knew it had to be worth while• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Under the blanket, trying to keep quiet.
why must my father have started this riot.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
his words cut her deeper then any blade ever could
what is a flesh wound to a wounded soul?by DaughterxXxofxXxNyx 27 lines, 9 comments, on Feb 17 9:20 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Let the silence Breakby Morphine Mayhem 61 lines, 13 comments, on Jun 9 9:20 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Shining children’s eyes consume all that they see,
Taking the little time they have, spending it on joy.• Commented on by judge.
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This may seem like a stupid question.....but what exactly is an acrostic?
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An acrotic is when you take the letters and make them in a vertical line and then do words for them, look at my poem, down the side it spells "child abuse"
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At least 8
but you have to use a different option for each one.
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This is a great idea for a contest. I will be sure to enter.
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