OK, I have wanted to make a contest about EGYPT for a time now and now I have some points to make it happen.
I know foreigners and even Egyptians and everyone all over the globe is usually fascinated by the wonders of Ancient Egypt which will be the main focus of this contest.
This will not necessarily be an options contest though I will give you some options which you may or may not use, as you wish.
I prefer poetry, though prose will be acceptable.
Options:
1) Anything relating to Ancient Egypt
2) The Egyptian Museum (if you have vistied it or researched it.. whatever, you can even imagine yourself going there)
3) Egyptian Mythology (But please tell me which gods do what because it gets confusing.. write this in your author's notes)
4) You can imagine yourself a Pharoah
5) You may look up pictures and be inspired by them. (About EGYPT ONLY)
6) Use your IMAGINATION.. show me what happened in Ancient Egypt or go back in time.. Fantasy is perfectly acceptable here..
NEW***7) I will upload some pictures I took in Luxor and Aswan on photobucket and get you the links here.. so keep checking!!
http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/ll84/NooNi_NightStar/Luxor%20and%20Aswan/
8) You may write about Modern Egypt.. but you must have seen or visited it.. for this option you can be sarcastic, making comparisons, anything you like.
RULES:
1* Nothing shorter than 14 lines
2* No Haiku or any form of syllabic verse no matter how long
3* Forms are acceptable so long as they conform with rules 1 and 2. If you want to use the Ottava Rima then you must use it in at least 2 stanzas, same with the Spensarian Stanza.
4* Nothing longer than 50 lines.. though if you wrote something and it longer than that let me know and I'll tell you if it's too long or not. (though if you get to a hundred lines.. I'll die reading it.. I'm not a patient person)
5) You may enter upto 3 times BUT YOU MUST TELL ME WHICH POEMS ARE YOURS.. you can use some secret word in you author's notes if you like.
** If You have a pre-write tell me and I'll see depending on the number of enteries.. I want at least 20 .. more is better
** You do not have to be inspired by these options.. but you must keep your focus on either Ancient or Modern Egypt not in between.. and for Modern Egypt .. You must have visited even for a very short while. If you write something and are not sure whether it fits or not.. IM ME or ask below the contest.
** I am expecting amazing poetry, so please don't disappoint me!
Nada
NEW: I'M ALLOWING PRE-WRITES!! But you CANNOT ENTER ALL 3 ENTRIES AS PRE-WRITES.. ONE OR TWO..
I know foreigners and even Egyptians and everyone all over the globe is usually fascinated by the wonders of Ancient Egypt which will be the main focus of this contest.
This will not necessarily be an options contest though I will give you some options which you may or may not use, as you wish.
I prefer poetry, though prose will be acceptable.
Options:
1) Anything relating to Ancient Egypt
2) The Egyptian Museum (if you have vistied it or researched it.. whatever, you can even imagine yourself going there)
3) Egyptian Mythology (But please tell me which gods do what because it gets confusing.. write this in your author's notes)
4) You can imagine yourself a Pharoah
5) You may look up pictures and be inspired by them. (About EGYPT ONLY)
6) Use your IMAGINATION.. show me what happened in Ancient Egypt or go back in time.. Fantasy is perfectly acceptable here..
NEW***7) I will upload some pictures I took in Luxor and Aswan on photobucket and get you the links here.. so keep checking!!
http://s286.photobucket.com/albums/ll84/NooNi_NightStar/Luxor%20and%20Aswan/
8) You may write about Modern Egypt.. but you must have seen or visited it.. for this option you can be sarcastic, making comparisons, anything you like.
RULES:
1* Nothing shorter than 14 lines
2* No Haiku or any form of syllabic verse no matter how long
3* Forms are acceptable so long as they conform with rules 1 and 2. If you want to use the Ottava Rima then you must use it in at least 2 stanzas, same with the Spensarian Stanza.
4* Nothing longer than 50 lines.. though if you wrote something and it longer than that let me know and I'll tell you if it's too long or not. (though if you get to a hundred lines.. I'll die reading it.. I'm not a patient person)
5) You may enter upto 3 times BUT YOU MUST TELL ME WHICH POEMS ARE YOURS.. you can use some secret word in you author's notes if you like.
** If You have a pre-write tell me and I'll see depending on the number of enteries.. I want at least 20 .. more is better
** You do not have to be inspired by these options.. but you must keep your focus on either Ancient or Modern Egypt not in between.. and for Modern Egypt .. You must have visited even for a very short while. If you write something and are not sure whether it fits or not.. IM ME or ask below the contest.
** I am expecting amazing poetry, so please don't disappoint me!
Nada
NEW: I'M ALLOWING PRE-WRITES!! But you CANNOT ENTER ALL 3 ENTRIES AS PRE-WRITES.. ONE OR TWO..
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 1, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 333, Silver: 80, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: I would like to thank everyone for entering and for trying out my contest. I was down-spirited at first coz I did not get as many entries as I would like but eventually I got some 32 entries .. give or take.
I enjoyed reading your works - or most of them, and I appreciate all those who have tried.
Congrats to the winners, I added more HMs..(The HMs are in NO order what-so-ever)
I'll be holding another contest quite soon, so be sure to check it out.
Nada
Contest Winners
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Thousands of years ago I was raised among the sweat and blood of slavery• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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And the stones moved in the moonlight's stare
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Feet upon sand they walk
Through deserts wide and endless• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 3409634, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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They came from all overthe land of Egypt to Cairo.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Silver trophy winner
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These pyramids that stretch their noble wings
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He was only a child, when the Gods chose his name to carry the throne as a God once againby ChantelStone 29 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 24 1:30 PM 2008. In Other• Commented on by judge.
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antiquity speaks for me sand blown relics from nowhere• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I have actually seen the pyramids and seen their splendour but always wonder whether it would have been possible without the "work" behindby guardian angel 63 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 25 2:28 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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The worst of the world is gone The forgotten few remain• Commented on by judge.
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by forethought 18 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 24 5:03 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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bathing cat queens in milk.by wave picture frame 27 lines, 18 comments, on Jul 3 9:01 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
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This is great, i was there last april and really enjoyed it. i took the cruise up the nile from Luxor to aswan then flew by plane to cario for the day. i have already written a poem about the pyrimaids and was wondering if you will be allowing pre writes.
Thanks
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I am allowing PRE-WRITES NOW
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bookmarked..very nice contest
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Oh inti min masr?Arabiya habibti?
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Yeah, I'm Egyptian.. are you?
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Maghribiya habibti ..matcharfine
tatkalami arabi?
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Pity you do not want prewritten work. If you change your mind, please let me know!
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I'M ALLOWING PRE-WRITES NOW
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I love the colors you choose, very pharaonic, im thinking about writing about my trip there, i was deeply impressed with horus and the images of nerfertiti. The nile was amazing.
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Poem Of Praise To The Sun
One of the earliest poems known is this poem by the pharoah Akhenaten
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You arise beauteous in the horizon of the heavens
Oh living Aten who creates life.
When you shine forth in the Eastern horizon you fill every land with your beauty.
You are so beautiful: you are great; gleaming and high over every land.
Your rays embrace the lands and all you have created;
You are Re and reach out to all your creations, and hold them for your beloved Son.
You are afar, but your rays touch the earth;
Men see you, but know not your ways.
When you set in the Western horizon of the sky
The earth is in darkness like the dead.
People sleep in their rooms with covered heads;
They do not see each other.
If all their possessions were stolen
They would know it not.
Every lion leaves its lair;
All snakes bite;
Darkness covers all.
The world is silent
For the creator rests in his horizon.
When you rise from the horizon the earth grows bright;
You shine as the Aten in the sky and drive away the darkness;
When your rays gleam forth, the whole of Egypt is festive.
People wake and stand on their feet
For you have lifted them up.
They wash their limbs and take up their clothes and dress;
They raise their arms to you in adoration.
Then the whole of the land does its work;
All cattle enjoy their pastures,
Trees and plants grow green,
Birds fly up from their nests
And raise their wings in praise of your spirit.
Goats frisk on their feet,
And all fluttering and flying things come alive
Because you shine on them.
Boats sail up and downstream,
All ways are opened because you have appeared.
The fish in the river leap up to you
Your rays are in the deep of the sea.
You are the creator of the issue in woman,
The seed in men;
You give life to the son in his mother's womb
Soothing him so he does not cry
Oh nurse within the womb.
You give the breath of life to all your creations
From the day they are born.
You open their mouths and give them sustenance.
To the chick that cries "tweet" while still in the egg
You give breath in the shell to let him live,
And make the time for him to break the shell
And come out of the egg at the moment for him to chirp
And patter on his two feet.
How manifold are your works: they are secret from our sight
Oh unique god, no other is like you.
You made the earth after your own heart
When you were alone. All men, herds
And flocks, all on the earth that goes on its feet;
and all that is in the sky and flies with its wings.
The land of Egypt, the foreign lands of Syria and Nubia too -
You put every man in his place and fulfil his needs;
Each one with his sustenance and the days of his life counted,
Their language is different,
And they look different;
Their complexions are different,
For you have distinguished the nations.
You make the seasons to bring into being all your creatures;
Winter to cool them,
And the heat of summer to come from you.
You have made the sky afar off
So when you rise you can see all you have made.
You alone rise in the form of the living Aten
Shining afar, yet close at hand.
You make millions of forms out of you alone,
Towns and villages, fields, roads and river.
All eyes see you before them
For you are the Aten of the day, over all the earth.
You are in my heart and none other knows thee
But your son "Akhenaten";
You have given him understanding of your designs and your power.
The people of the world are in your hand
Just as you have created them.
All men since you have made the earth you have raised for your son
Who came forth from your body,
The King of Egypt who lives in truth,
Lord of Diadems, Akhenaten, whose life is long:
And for his beloved wife
Mistress of Two Lands, NefernefruatenNefertiti
May she live and flourish in eternity.
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Wow awesome idea for a contest, and its very original
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Nada,
This was a terific contest and I really appreciate getting bronze. Congratulations to all the other winners and to all that entered.
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Oh Thnak you so much for the HM.
i am honoured to have won it.
i realy appreciate your kindness.
I was on holiday so sorry for getting back to you so late.
D. x
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