what do you really live for? if practically everything in your life was suddenly and irrevocably stripped from you, what would drive you, in its absence, to abandon love and life? what can't you be without? why? in this contest i'm looking for someone who thinks this through. i don't want you to dismiss any single thought that comes into your head. everything you think of that you never talk about, never even really acknowledge that you thought of, i want to read it. the darkest place you can find in your own head, i want to you spill all the light your awareness can muster into it, and then write about it and how it relates to what you love. our loves and fears and hates are all tied together and connected in hopelessly complex webs of memories and judgments, and also gaps in knowledge and memory. try to unwind that knot of concepts sitting in your mind, and write a poem.
so it appears that message i sent to all of you (except of course those who've entered after i sent it) royally pissed off at least one of the participants in this contest to the point of removing their work. well i'm sorry i really didn't intend for anyone to take that message personally as a distinct diatribe towards anyone's work. i just wanted to see some editing. no matter how hard you work on anything or how perfect you think you've made it, i know there will always be something you can make better. you can still disagree with me on that and not change anything if you want, i was just putting it out there.
so it appears that message i sent to all of you (except of course those who've entered after i sent it) royally pissed off at least one of the participants in this contest to the point of removing their work. well i'm sorry i really didn't intend for anyone to take that message personally as a distinct diatribe towards anyone's work. i just wanted to see some editing. no matter how hard you work on anything or how perfect you think you've made it, i know there will always be something you can make better. you can still disagree with me on that and not change anything if you want, i was just putting it out there.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 2, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 350, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100
- Final notes: thanks to everyone who entered. all of you have talent when it comes to writing, and i'm thankful i was exposed to all of it. congrats to the winners and keep writing everyone
Contest Winners
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I see it all in brush strokes.
Every piece of me hanging in a frame.by Silver Asylum 23 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 15 1:46 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
i open the door and there you are• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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The true alternatives in life areLove and Hate
Take a healthy meal of love upon your plateby judmc 16 lines, 24 comments, on Apr 12 8:44 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Acknowledge, exist, be,
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From the first moment we met I knew you were different
I knew I loved you in that instant• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
The first step the spirit takes upon the chosen path,
Begins with that of pain.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
a nice thoughtful short poem• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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White, visible glow
pure with every tender glance,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I'm looking,
and thinking,by stevens5613 29 lines, 6 comments, on Mar 3 6:37 AM 2006. In Dark• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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In a world of black and white, I found a new hue.by Silver Asylum 22 lines, on Jul 14 1:11 PM 2008• Viewed by judge.
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Ma Ma, Da Da, were the only peopleby PoEtRyInMe 39 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 14 2:29 PM 2008. In Personal• Viewed by judge.
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The dark brings hope,
Its the light that brings fear.by Shipwreck 26 lines, 7 comments, on May 2 6:00 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Butterflys live on longed for kisses
I try to catch everything whileby Justusdreams 34 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 27 11:27 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
The light dances on the pond water and a willow tree's branches sway...by the wannabe 32 lines, 2 comments, on Mar 26 9:33 PM 2008. In Childrens, Happiness, Inspirational, Lost in thought, Personal, Thoughts, Life• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Even if I don't enter this, I like the way you think.
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then enter please
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I'm going to try but I've only got about six hours so....
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well, now that you gave all of us that note, does that mean you're going to re-read every one's poems?
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