The Coffee House Prompt Challenges are a series of contests featuring different types of prompts. This round is word banks. The contests are open to anyone apart from round 10 which is invite only for the trophy and HM winners of the previous rounds.
The Challenge Programme:
Round 1: Picture Prompts. Closed 2nd August 2008
Trophy winners: Gold: Providence by Blazor, Silver: A Busy Day by Cricketjeff, Bronze: Respite by BellaD
Round 2: Titles. Closed 18 August 2008
Trophy Winners: Gold: The Broken Soul by xJustifiablyMex, Silver: Wild Spirits by wildfiredreamer, Bronze: Wild Spirits by King-Ben
Round 3: Word Banks.
Round 4: Random Phrases.
Round 5: Poetic Lines.
Round 6: Quotes
Round 7: Random stimuli
Round 8: Opening/closing lines.
Round 9: Cliches
Round 10: Grand Final (a mix up of all the above).
All the above are prompt styles I post in the group so if you want to practice please feel free to join. We can be found at The Coffee House
The form of poetry, genre is entirely at the writers discretion but please label appropriately.
Ju and I are looking for creativity and imagery so a free verse has as much chance of winning as a structured rhyming verse. Spelling and grammar count too.
There is a poem length limit of 10 to 30 lines.
This challenge is about creativity, imagery and artistry. The use of metaphorical and figurative language is strongly encouraged.
One of us will acknowledge your entry but no indication of preference or comment will be given until after judging.
In this round we are giving you a selection of word banks and want you to show us where they take your muse. Be descriptive, use vivid imagery in your words.
You may enter as many times as you like but you can only use each word bank once.
A few boring rules:
1) No dirty pretty please.
2) nO tYPING sillY its impossible to read.
3) Label your write appropriately.
4) Please keep to the 10-30 line limit.
5)Please put the word bank in your notes
The word banks are:
1) wrong, save, life, wander, meaning, rope, voice, low, drive, song
2)goodbye, leave, way, brown, mind, spread, bead, wind, feather, click
3)here, baby, tree, cloud, set, books, print, list, marker, wood
4)Music, Drum, Follow, List, Step, Television, Fan, Cricket, Wings, Paper
5)Truck, Clock, Blanket, Egypt, Soul, 2008, Cheer, Masculine, Bobby, Hamper
6)Sweet, Lily, Green, Stack, Bowl, Silk, Handle, Post, Bind, Read
7)Caress, Tingle, Laugh, Run, Wild, Song, Rim, Warmth, Rose, New
8)Say, Cry, Frown, Music, Sigh, Potential, Career, Life, Art, Responsibility
9)Sudden, Generous, Card, Jade, Crack, Flower, Picture, Ribbon, Sun, Shock
10)Examine, Joke, Discover, Promise, Letter, Road, Dust, Drive, Friend, Hug
Good luck!!
Jem and Ju
The Challenge Programme:
Round 1: Picture Prompts. Closed 2nd August 2008
Trophy winners: Gold: Providence by Blazor, Silver: A Busy Day by Cricketjeff, Bronze: Respite by BellaD
Round 2: Titles. Closed 18 August 2008
Trophy Winners: Gold: The Broken Soul by xJustifiablyMex, Silver: Wild Spirits by wildfiredreamer, Bronze: Wild Spirits by King-Ben
Round 3: Word Banks.
Round 4: Random Phrases.
Round 5: Poetic Lines.
Round 6: Quotes
Round 7: Random stimuli
Round 8: Opening/closing lines.
Round 9: Cliches
Round 10: Grand Final (a mix up of all the above).
All the above are prompt styles I post in the group so if you want to practice please feel free to join. We can be found at The Coffee House
The form of poetry, genre is entirely at the writers discretion but please label appropriately.
Ju and I are looking for creativity and imagery so a free verse has as much chance of winning as a structured rhyming verse. Spelling and grammar count too.
There is a poem length limit of 10 to 30 lines.
This challenge is about creativity, imagery and artistry. The use of metaphorical and figurative language is strongly encouraged.
One of us will acknowledge your entry but no indication of preference or comment will be given until after judging.
In this round we are giving you a selection of word banks and want you to show us where they take your muse. Be descriptive, use vivid imagery in your words.
You may enter as many times as you like but you can only use each word bank once.
A few boring rules:
1) No dirty pretty please.
2) nO tYPING sillY its impossible to read.
3) Label your write appropriately.
4) Please keep to the 10-30 line limit.
5)Please put the word bank in your notes
The word banks are:
1) wrong, save, life, wander, meaning, rope, voice, low, drive, song
2)goodbye, leave, way, brown, mind, spread, bead, wind, feather, click
3)here, baby, tree, cloud, set, books, print, list, marker, wood
4)Music, Drum, Follow, List, Step, Television, Fan, Cricket, Wings, Paper
5)Truck, Clock, Blanket, Egypt, Soul, 2008, Cheer, Masculine, Bobby, Hamper
6)Sweet, Lily, Green, Stack, Bowl, Silk, Handle, Post, Bind, Read
7)Caress, Tingle, Laugh, Run, Wild, Song, Rim, Warmth, Rose, New
8)Say, Cry, Frown, Music, Sigh, Potential, Career, Life, Art, Responsibility
9)Sudden, Generous, Card, Jade, Crack, Flower, Picture, Ribbon, Sun, Shock
10)Examine, Joke, Discover, Promise, Letter, Road, Dust, Drive, Friend, Hug
Good luck!!
Jem and Ju
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 12, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 300, Bronze: 150
- Final notes: I apologise to all of you for taking longer than usual to judge this round but apart from being back at college, this round has proved the hardest so far to judge. Thank you all for such a high standard of poetry and for making my lunch hours a pleasure this week. To be honest every one deserves gold but the site won't let me do that.
It has been hard to decide the winners but here we go.
Gold is simply a stunning use of imagery and metaphor.
Silver a well delivered message that all of us in creative art need
Bronze is a lovely well told tale.
HMs as always in no particular order.
Next round, random phrases, will be posted over the weekend. Hope to see you all there
Jem and Ju
Contest Winners
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by xJustifiablyMex 41 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 1 6:04 PM 2008. In Metaphor, Thoughts
Gold trophy winner
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No sweeter cry could song invoke
From depths, where walls were wearing thin ...by waydownuponjoy 17 lines, 7 comments, on Aug 23 6:48 AM 2008. In Contest, Creative, Imagery, Soulful philosophy
Silver trophy winner
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Word Blank #2 Goodbye, leave, way, brown, mind, spread, bread, wind, feather, clickby chiefmac 24 lines, 6 comments, on Aug 21 2:33 PM 2008. In Contest, contemporary
Bronze trophy winner
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Happy 1st Birthday Amber
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I know that it's wrong.
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Time for you to leave,
and for me to say goodbye,by Tamera 29 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 22 1:09 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
I always get a tingle
When you enter, cup in handby FelineMuse 24 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 22 2:07 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
Sweet girl, be strong.
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On the corner, a signpost
calls to the lonely, "Come In".by Tamera 35 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 5 11:40 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
You left without saying goodbye.
It’s Fall, brown leaves are falling here• Commented on by judge.
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Do the words in the banks have to be used as is or can we use forms of them??
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Hello and thanks for your question.
However you want to use them is fine, if you want to chamge tenses, pluralize, add prefixes that is all cool with us. Basically however reveals your creativity best.
Jem
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Thankyou for the gold award.
Just Me
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More than welcome and well deserved. A pleasure to read
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Congratulaitons to the winners and thank you once again for hosting
gaylene
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Glad you enjoyed it Gaylene. Now I think I should go to bed or Ju will be talking to a sleeping me tomorrow.
Jem
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Another cup of coffee please ...
and thank you for a good contest and for the points and trophy. With so many contests going on I was lucky to notice this one and glad that I did.
Will you be notifying the previous winners of all the next rounds? or do we need to visit the coffee house?
Thanks again, j
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