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PIF Villanelles only

Okay. I won a Gold in this contest:

http://allpoetry.com/contest/2412271

and although I'm not feeling up to it, it's a PIF so I'm going to go with it anyway.

Spelling, grammar and poems written in standard English. No broken phrases for lines, and punctuation important but not mandatory.

Villanelles are not the easiest poetry form to master, and I am sure many of you do have prewritten ones, so I'm allowing them. However, please spare me the love, lost love, suicide, cutting and religious poems. Few indeed can write decent poems in those categories and I am already not feeling well. I'd prefer not to have to read really bad poems in those categories and be in the bathroom upchucking.

Good luck and have fun.


Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on August 19, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 4 people
  • Final notes:
    I must admit that I was much happier with the entries in this contest than I have been in some others lately, but still there were some really egregious errors here and there.

    However, in the main, you've all done quite well. I would have given a few more HM's but I think 4 is really about all one should do in one contest in the normal course of events.

    I would encourage all of you to keep writing, as there were no entries here that were actually bad (a remarkable feat for this site).

    Thanks for entering. I might not have commented on all of the entries, as I am not feeling at all well, and it's quite a job getting through reading everything as it is. I did read them all multiple times however.

    Good luck with your writing in the future.

Contest Winners

  1. O Poeta...
    by Peteskid 29 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 17 10:51 PM 2008. In Other, form poetry- Villanelle
    Gold trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  2. Moonlight Has Vanished
    Moonlight has vanished where did the night go?Upon the shores of life, we ride the moonlightbringing in the sunlight, we watch it glow.
    by PassionsPromise 12 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 17 5:18 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Life, Villanelle
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. Path by Moon (villanelle #4)
    Walk with me on this moonlit path, long throughout the night,
    Winding among the brooks and streams, faintly sheened with light.
    by Zahhar 42 lines, 36 comments, on Jul 15 8:22 AM 2004. In Spiritual, Society, Love
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4488081, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. Shock treatment - almost a villanelle
    by Keith 27 lines, 14 comments, on Aug 3 3:51 PM 2004. In Life, Thoughts
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. villanelle
    ivory tusks lock in silent despair
    groans of anguish convey their thought
    by carole21 23 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 7 9:50 AM 2008. In Villanelle, Big points, Nature, Other
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. A New Dawn [Villanelle]
    Each night signals a brand new day.
    The sun chases the dark away.
    by Cyclical 31 lines, on Aug 4 8:18 PM 2008. In Nature
    Honorable mention
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]

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