Winklings J -
If you enter this contest, you are eligible to enter any other Winkling Series 100 Contest
for which you are suited.
For Winkling members generally.
Any Winkling and/or his/her invited non-Winkling friend may enter.
Entrants outside of Winklings by Winkler invitation only - invitee name
must be placed in author's notes.
Form or genre: Narrative poem or descriptive reflection in Free Verse,
Blank Verse or Rhymed Verse. You may even prefer the ballad or nature poem or both!
Keep to the Midsummer Dream. Those who know the story are well on the way.
But the narrative can be any wonderful flight of fancy.
Prompt:
"The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,
Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;
And, as imagination bodies forth
The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen
Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name."
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" (5.1.7-12), Theseus to his companions.
Write to this or a poem treating fairies with skill.
Maximum Two Entries Allowed per poet.
Quality of entry should be at a level fit for an anthology publication.
THE RULES:
1. Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation are required and WILL matter.
2. Please, no sticky caps.
3. No cutting, suicide, or self-mutilation.
4. No erotica, tastefully sensual is ok as long as it fits the subject matter.
5. Step out of the box and learn.
6. If you use an image, please credit accordingly.
7. Please left align - unless your poem specifically calls for a different format.
8. It's ALL about the poetry.
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If you enter this contest, you are eligible to enter any other Winkling Series 100 Contest
for which you are suited.
For Winkling members generally.
Any Winkling and/or his/her invited non-Winkling friend may enter.
Entrants outside of Winklings by Winkler invitation only - invitee name
must be placed in author's notes.
Form or genre: Narrative poem or descriptive reflection in Free Verse,
Blank Verse or Rhymed Verse. You may even prefer the ballad or nature poem or both!
Keep to the Midsummer Dream. Those who know the story are well on the way.
But the narrative can be any wonderful flight of fancy.
Prompt:
"The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,
Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;
And, as imagination bodies forth
The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen
Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name."
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" (5.1.7-12), Theseus to his companions.
Write to this or a poem treating fairies with skill.
Maximum Two Entries Allowed per poet.
Quality of entry should be at a level fit for an anthology publication.
THE RULES:
1. Proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation are required and WILL matter.
2. Please, no sticky caps.
3. No cutting, suicide, or self-mutilation.
4. No erotica, tastefully sensual is ok as long as it fits the subject matter.
5. Step out of the box and learn.
6. If you use an image, please credit accordingly.
7. Please left align - unless your poem specifically calls for a different format.
8. It's ALL about the poetry.
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Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 5, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 2000, Silver: 1000, Bronze: 500, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: In closing:
In reading the responses to this theme,
I was reminded of all the talent that
exists here on AP.
The top winners though, seemed to push
beyond expectations to deliver poetic magic.
Much appreciation goes out to all who entered.
Contest Winners
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When hours meet their match
and midnight wrestles like a rock• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4380607, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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By the time evening
had adhered to a drunken night,by dp robertson 74 lines, 36 comments, on Mar 20 8:16 PM 2007. In Personal, Thoughts
Honorable mention
• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4388096, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Entries [10]
1 - 10 of 10
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Fairies dance around the glen,
invisible to the likes of men.by Lady Altheia 16 lines, 25 comments, on Jun 19 10:33 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
Songs that break the silence whisper in her way
One by one the fairies choose their instruments to playby XxGoldenxXDawnxX 30 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 20 12:03 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Contest, Fantasy, Nature, Spiritual• Commented on by judge. -
Do you believe in Fairies
There are some who really doby judmc 14 lines, 11 comments, on Feb 16 10:51 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
She walked though back the streets of old Naples
Clothes in tatters no shoes on her feetby judmc 16 lines, 19 comments, on Feb 7 6:01 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Comments
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Can't enter as I am not a Winkling. But just wanted to say, that's a great Shakespeare quote.
"A local habitation and a name" says it so well but of course we would expect no less!
Have a great contest. -
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Dear one
you are now. Go to it!
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Thank you so much for the Gold ...
and for the opportunity. It was a wondrous contest.
Congratulations to the other winners and all who entered.
Love
Myra
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