So the other day, I get this wonderful message from one of our most illustrious and reknowned poets on this site, aka Just Rob, and he states that he was intrigued by my other Patron contest for young and up-and-coming poets. And since he is like the living example of patronizing the arts (graciously donating an obscene amount of points for this contest), I suggested that we hold a Favorite Patron PIF contest together and was both ecstatic and honored when he agreed to run it with me.
That being said, this contest is for our complied list of favorites and others that have touched (or sometimes slapped) us with their muses and we would love for each and everyone of you to enter something that will yet again, make us remember why you are the best of the best and why we love to read you.
To the winner, we request that you use some of the points (could be 1 pt or all, doesn't matter) to open your own Favorites Patron PIF contest, so that you can in turn be a patron to the poets that make you strive to be more than what you are and who inspire, encourage and give you the brilliance and beauty that you have ALL have graced us with. This is a contest of homage, of friendship, and above all else, poetry...something that you each understand and do exquisitely with much passion and talent.
We wish this to be as anonymous as possible, nothing but the talent displayed in this contest should influence us to pick the winners, so when we do comment, please do not rate or respond to our comments during the contest. It's tough, for not only the contestants but for the judges as well as we are very familiar with your voices, but it's the only way we can be as fair as possible.
THE LIST (Drumroll please...)
A Prophet of 3
AJ Morelli
alexandrathegreat
Almighty Aphrodite
animarising
apples fell
ardentMarch
ArtfullyMe
Azure Blue
B Chandler
-BlackKnight-
ButterflyCuts
Cannonsfire
Carol Desjarlais
Cat
catz
Catressa
Cherokee
cricketjeff
Crowheart
Cvillelisa
Dalaney
divebar
Dogfish
dericlee
dp robertson
Ea
ecrivain01
EdP
Emerald13
EvilKate
g r e y i s m
grm
jantastic
JM Kenyon
Joan-of-Arc
JustBe
klassy lassy
Lute
luvdrkchocolate
Macey Muse
Mad Pastor Grovell
Malabu
Manic Muse
marc creamore
Martooni
Masterblaster
Melissa Gayle
misselaineous
MuddyKing
Namita
Night Hope
Nicole Hanna
Nicolisis
Nogod
NoIQ
NurseChilly
Pania
Pari Ali
Peteskid
piggyback
poetryality
polly filla
PsydewaysTears
RatherImaginative
Redstormy
Rowan
RuthKephart
Scott Adelmann
the atlantic
Timothy Cameron
Touchof1der
transcendental baby
Trellis
vaguelyfamiliar
Virgoan
Watuwant
Yemassee
Yvette Champ
zara
Zayra Yves
zochit2me
Most of you have been with us from the beginning, our friends as well as teachers and supporters. We do this contest because we wish to thank you for all the years you've been there for us and also to celebrate the many years to come where we will continue to walk this road of words. We can only hope that no matter what happens, in this contest, or in any other one we will either host or play together in, we hold nothing but the highest respect and regards for your talent and your kindness to us.
Once more we thank you...the least of which is allowing us to enjoy your masterpieces.
Love,
Rob & Darcy
P,S,
I don't think I'm illustrious at all. Darcy's just kind. You are all people I have much to learn from, and I know this will be great reading... rob
That being said, this contest is for our complied list of favorites and others that have touched (or sometimes slapped) us with their muses and we would love for each and everyone of you to enter something that will yet again, make us remember why you are the best of the best and why we love to read you.
To the winner, we request that you use some of the points (could be 1 pt or all, doesn't matter) to open your own Favorites Patron PIF contest, so that you can in turn be a patron to the poets that make you strive to be more than what you are and who inspire, encourage and give you the brilliance and beauty that you have ALL have graced us with. This is a contest of homage, of friendship, and above all else, poetry...something that you each understand and do exquisitely with much passion and talent.
We wish this to be as anonymous as possible, nothing but the talent displayed in this contest should influence us to pick the winners, so when we do comment, please do not rate or respond to our comments during the contest. It's tough, for not only the contestants but for the judges as well as we are very familiar with your voices, but it's the only way we can be as fair as possible.
THE LIST (Drumroll please...)
A Prophet of 3
AJ Morelli
alexandrathegreat
Almighty Aphrodite
animarising
apples fell
ardentMarch
ArtfullyMe
Azure Blue
B Chandler
-BlackKnight-
ButterflyCuts
Cannonsfire
Carol Desjarlais
Cat
catz
Catressa
Cherokee
cricketjeff
Crowheart
Cvillelisa
Dalaney
divebar
Dogfish
dericlee
dp robertson
Ea
ecrivain01
EdP
Emerald13
EvilKate
g r e y i s m
grm
jantastic
JM Kenyon
Joan-of-Arc
JustBe
klassy lassy
Lute
luvdrkchocolate
Macey Muse
Mad Pastor Grovell
Malabu
Manic Muse
marc creamore
Martooni
Masterblaster
Melissa Gayle
misselaineous
MuddyKing
Namita
Night Hope
Nicole Hanna
Nicolisis
Nogod
NoIQ
NurseChilly
Pania
Pari Ali
Peteskid
piggyback
poetryality
polly filla
PsydewaysTears
RatherImaginative
Redstormy
Rowan
RuthKephart
Scott Adelmann
the atlantic
Timothy Cameron
Touchof1der
transcendental baby
Trellis
vaguelyfamiliar
Virgoan
Watuwant
Yemassee
Yvette Champ
zara
Zayra Yves
zochit2me
Most of you have been with us from the beginning, our friends as well as teachers and supporters. We do this contest because we wish to thank you for all the years you've been there for us and also to celebrate the many years to come where we will continue to walk this road of words. We can only hope that no matter what happens, in this contest, or in any other one we will either host or play together in, we hold nothing but the highest respect and regards for your talent and your kindness to us.
Once more we thank you...the least of which is allowing us to enjoy your masterpieces.
Love,
Rob & Darcy
P,S,
I don't think I'm illustrious at all. Darcy's just kind. You are all people I have much to learn from, and I know this will be great reading... rob
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 4, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 5000, Silver: 3000, Bronze: 2000
- Final notes: First off, we wish to thank everyone for their enormous patience in the judging of this contest. My co-host and I just wanted to give everyone on the list the most amount of time to enter their masterpiece, and although the final count was not a large quantity, it was definitely a wealth of pure quality.
After much debate and agony over the winners (as we both believed it was completely in the realm of the plausible that EVERYONE deserved a trophy), our winners are:
- on the fringe of absolute finality
- i've seen enough
- Disguises
All the entries were marvelously penned and exquisitely expressed, but these three really touched us and spoke to us on our own personal levels. But trust us when we say that you will not be disappointed should you click on any of the poems presented here.
The winner will be required to host a PIF contest with the pts won, however little or large the booty. We are just hoping that these pts will go to honor the favorites of the poet hosting the contest. It is after all, why we are all here. To enjoy and be enjoyed.
Again, thank you for your patience and excellent efforts. And I want to add a personal thanks to Rob for co-hosting...he truly is an amazing poet and friend and I could not have been happier or luckier in the choice of fellow judge.
Once more, thank you, dearest friends.
Blessed Be
Rob & Darcy
Contest Winners
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by MuddyKing 46 lines, 17 comments, on Aug 27 8:53 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Adult
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Do you ever hear the wind whisper?by masterblaster 19 lines, 11 comments, on Aug 17 7:51 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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by the atlantic 83 lines, 31 comments, on Aug 18 9:28 PM 2008. In Personal• Commented on by judge.
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Ah, I am sorely disappointed not to be included on this list, especially since I have "patronised" Rob, back in the day by including him in my HOT HOT HOT Anthology of coffee poems but I guess that's just the way the cup crumbles...
By the way, AJ Morelli, Carol Desjarlais, Cvillelisa, jantastic, poetryality and Nicole Hanna are all in it, too. Can I pick 'em or what? 
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Yes you can!
You were on my faves, I just know you were. I have to pick up that book again; didn't remember so many of my heroes were in there.
I don't want to start an avalanche of those who somehow slipped off the list, so yer it; REALLY, but I'm gonna try to slip you up there.
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Hi, I am very honered to be on this list, there are so many poets on it that are great poets, all the best with this contest, kind regards Di
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Thank you for the invitation.
Love, Lane
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I am so pleasantly surprised to be on this list
Bookmarked. Definitely coming back.
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cannot wait, some of these entries are going to fuck me sideways i'm sure of it
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Sideways????
What a trippy concept...sounds like fun...Hehehehehehehe
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Awe thank you and I am honored.
will bookmark and see what falls outta my head
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Some real awesome poets here! I wish you the best with this huge amount of points
x
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Such an honour to be included - stellar list, I've sent the contest address out to some who have asked who the best AP poets are.
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Damn
I had a piece all tweaked and my damn computer crashed and ate the thing
Oh well will start from scratch and hope I can get another one to flow outta me
Damn I hate it when that happens
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I'm thoroughly shocked! But thank you!
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very cool
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hmmmm ... bookmarked, will do what i can luv ... thanks for the invite
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boy did
you miss a lot of wonderful and talented poets as they are just as good if not better than some on here ...but I feel we can do them justice in a gong ho blow out Contest as well
good luck
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I missed this somehow, what a list, what an honor.
Bookmarked. I love you two.
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And yet another list I am not on. I supose I will go outside and breath now.
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I had better raise my game. There are some names on the list I would love to rub shoulders with.
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I really hope to come out and play.
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Bookmarked!
I LOVE YOU BOTH! Sorry...
Had to shout it out!
Renee
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Whoa!
What a powerful list of writers.
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I should write something for this, but my brain's been a little dry for a bit. That, and I've never been a big fan of PIF contests.
I might enter something short and sweet, though.
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That's a big ass intimidating list ya got there. I don't know how I missed this. What an honor. You're so sweet.
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didney know this was here ^.^ I shall have to (attempt to) rustle something up for you, ne~?
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Thankyou very much indeed for the honour I feel at being amongst this list and for the invitation.
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OH jesus, judge this shit already, so I can go about my life with the complete realization that I have nothing better to do than sit here and bitch about this.
Really though, I swear I'll start up a protest. It's not our fault onerios is a complete flake in China somewhere. Sheesh. -
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Part of it
was me. I've been all busy crashin cars an' shit.
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Oh well, in that case, I hope you busted up a few Fords while you were at it.
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Nope,
just annialated one 2009 Kia Spectra, but I did wad it up on the top, bottom, and both sides. pics-
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There's nothing like being thorough. lol
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You know, I totally forgot about this contest. It's a shame more (as well as I) didn't enter, but hopefully you got some good ones.
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Congratulations to the winners.Di
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I believe the world might have come to an end. Not only is this contest finally judged (I'm not one of the patient ones mentioned in the final notes), I actually got the gold! Weeeeee! I feel like havin' a party... or something. I guess my own PIF contest will have to do Thanks, and it was a joy to read all the entries.
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