*** ATTENTION PLEASE ***
I'm really sorry, I can't judge this contest right now for certain reasons, so I extended it for a few days, I hope you're not mad at me...
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You just have to do the following:
1) Be inspired by the book "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell.
2) Write at least one poem about what comes to your mind.
3) Enter it into my contest!
Easy as that...
Only rule: Don't use "chat speak", I can't stand it in poems!
I look forward to your contributions!
Good luck!
Annie
P.S. As an additional "inspiration", you can read the following poems if you like:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/1210633
http://allpoetry.com/poem/1210658
http://allpoetry.com/poem/1210665
http://allpoetry.com/poem/1210675
I'm really sorry, I can't judge this contest right now for certain reasons, so I extended it for a few days, I hope you're not mad at me...
****************************************
You just have to do the following:
1) Be inspired by the book "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell.
2) Write at least one poem about what comes to your mind.
3) Enter it into my contest!
Easy as that...
Only rule: Don't use "chat speak", I can't stand it in poems!
I look forward to your contributions!
Good luck!
AnnieP.S. As an additional "inspiration", you can read the following poems if you like:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/1210633
http://allpoetry.com/poem/1210658
http://allpoetry.com/poem/1210665
http://allpoetry.com/poem/1210675
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 25, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: A huge thank-you to everyone who entered this contest! I didn't think I'd receive so many entries. I'm sorry for extending this contest several times but I just didn't feel up to judging it. I've been ill for weeks and finally starting to really feel better. So in the past weeks, it was really hard for me to concentrate, especially on reading, so I didn't manage to finish this contest earlier.
If you haven't received a comment from me yet, please leave your poems in the contest and I'll comment on them eventually.
WINNERS:
1) A people's Anthem, Thou Art.
2) Dream
3) United We .............
HM:
- Cityscape
- What Our Future Holds (1984)
- Thought Police
- Empty Suits, Toothy Smiles
- Freedom in Peril
The imaginary plastic trophy and one point will be awarded to Edna Sweetlove for her poem ~Mdccclxxxix~ which I liked very much. If this contest hadn't been about 1984, she would have received much more than that.
Contest Winners
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Orwell is my favorite author, my poem doesn't quite do him justice though.• Commented on by judge. [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4376907, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Down with Big Brother
Down with Big Brother• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Nature’s prime directive is to fit in
Blend, then the one picked-off may not be you.by WritingWretch 16 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 6 7:22 PM 2008. In Sonnet, Protest, Society
Honorable mention
• Viewed by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4446951, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
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what happens when the wisdom of the patriots who started this country gets turned around.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Under the screaming rusty tree,
i killed you, you killed me,by Why so serious 12 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 8 10:55 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
A good one for Classic Literature buffs.by Woodstock 27 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 21 9:15 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Men with suits and serious faces discussed world news while words ran too fast across the bottom of the screen.• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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great novel. So much better than Brave New World.
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Brave New World was REALLY, REALLY bad. I totally agree.
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Hark!
When I first read this novel, the date was in the future. 
Fine choice for a contest. 
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That seriously makes you old...
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Cool idea for a contest,
the book was a great read.
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I've never read this book (I studied Animal Farm in high school - seems like ages ago)... I'll have to see if our library has a copy of it
good luck with the contest! I hope you get lots of awesome entries
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Thank you!
lol, I am planning to read "Animal Farm" next!
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Animal Farm is good too, but 1984 totally beats it. In fact, I think 1984 is the best dystopian book there is.
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So you're gonna try and write something for my contest?
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Hmm, mayyyybe... I haven't really been inspired a lot lately... as you can see by the fact that I haven't written a poem in like a year^^
But if I do get some sort of muse action, I'll enter it
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1984 is right now ...
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tor a contest. Im studying it at college at the moment for a levels. Such a great book !
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Oh I've heard so many wonderful things about this book, it's on my list of books to read!
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I'm sorry I missed this contest, I'm a huge fan of the book
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