I am holding this contest in celebration of three exciting events in my poetic journey: the two-year anniversary of when I started writing (and joined this site), the posting of my 1,000th poem, and the publishing of my second book all on the same day!!
Below are the titles of 100 of my poems. I want you to use them as your title or simply as inspiration. Take them wherever you want. If you don’t use them as the title though, please put the word/phrase in your author’s notes.
Enter as many times as you’d like.
Prewrites allowed but only if your poem has the EXACT word or phrase listed below as your title
No rules. Long, short. Free verse, rhyme. Any subject.
Points/additional awards to be added.
Now for the prompts:
1. 90 Day Guarantee
2. A Blurred Photograph
3. A Change of State
4. Above the Weather
5. Aftermath
6. Antifreeze
7. Asylum of My Mind
8. Atlas Shrugged
9. Autobiography
10. Back to Reality
11. Battery Acid
12. Beauty's Temporality
13. Big Bang Theory
14. Bug Repellent
15. Cabin Fever
16. Cacophony
17. Chain Reaction
18. Cheating the Odds
19. Circle of Life
20. Claustrophic
21. Close-Minded
22. Confiding in the Confines
23. Damsel in Distress
24. Defining Worth
25. Dirty Laundry
26. Disaster Relief
27. Dreamcatcher
28. Dual Personality
29. Echolocation
30. Euthanasia
31. Face Value
32. Gag Reflex
33. Heartburn
34. Homesick
35. Hopscotch
36. I Bruise Easily
37. Identity Crisis
38. Indecent Exposure
39. Insomnia
40. Kaleidoscope
41. Knee Scrapes
42. Lukewarm
43. Matchstick
44. Missing My Muse
45. Mummified
46. Nearsighted
47. Night Shift
48. Obituary
49. Optical Illusion
50. Out of Body Experience
51. Outbid
52. Papercut
53. Piñata
54. Polyurethane
55. Quicksand
56. Puppetry
57. Rag Doll
58. Relationship Rift
59. Rightfully Accused
60. Riptide
61. Rude Awakening
62. Sandpaper
63. Scared of Her (or His) Own Shadow
64. Self-Portrait
65. Shattered
66. Shell of the Former Me
67. Skintight
68. Sleeping with the Enemy
69. Snowball Effect
70. Speaking in Tongues
71. Stained Glass
72. Storm Chaser
73. Stripped
74. Suicide Note
75. Sun Kissed
76. Surface Tension
77. Tattoo
78. Termites
79. The Anatomy of a Broken Heart
80. The Great Divide
81. The Laws of Attraction
82. The Pursuit of Happiness
83. The Rise and Fall of Man
84. The Tangle of Humanity
85. The Truth about Love
86. Thinning Ice
87. Tic-Tac-Toc
88. Tragic Flaw
89. Train Wreck
90. Treasure Hunt
91. Tumble-Dry
92. Under Construction
93. Unexpected Reaction
94. Ventriloquist
95. Vultures
96. Wait Watching
97. War Within
98. Ying-Yang
99. You-Turn
100. Ziploc
Below are the titles of 100 of my poems. I want you to use them as your title or simply as inspiration. Take them wherever you want. If you don’t use them as the title though, please put the word/phrase in your author’s notes.
Enter as many times as you’d like.
Prewrites allowed but only if your poem has the EXACT word or phrase listed below as your title
No rules. Long, short. Free verse, rhyme. Any subject.
Points/additional awards to be added.
Now for the prompts:
1. 90 Day Guarantee
2. A Blurred Photograph
3. A Change of State
4. Above the Weather
5. Aftermath
6. Antifreeze
7. Asylum of My Mind
8. Atlas Shrugged
9. Autobiography
10. Back to Reality
11. Battery Acid
12. Beauty's Temporality
13. Big Bang Theory
14. Bug Repellent
15. Cabin Fever
16. Cacophony
17. Chain Reaction
18. Cheating the Odds
19. Circle of Life
20. Claustrophic
21. Close-Minded
22. Confiding in the Confines
23. Damsel in Distress
24. Defining Worth
25. Dirty Laundry
26. Disaster Relief
27. Dreamcatcher
28. Dual Personality
29. Echolocation
30. Euthanasia
31. Face Value
32. Gag Reflex
33. Heartburn
34. Homesick
35. Hopscotch
36. I Bruise Easily
37. Identity Crisis
38. Indecent Exposure
39. Insomnia
40. Kaleidoscope
41. Knee Scrapes
42. Lukewarm
43. Matchstick
44. Missing My Muse
45. Mummified
46. Nearsighted
47. Night Shift
48. Obituary
49. Optical Illusion
50. Out of Body Experience
51. Outbid
52. Papercut
53. Piñata
54. Polyurethane
55. Quicksand
56. Puppetry
57. Rag Doll
58. Relationship Rift
59. Rightfully Accused
60. Riptide
61. Rude Awakening
62. Sandpaper
63. Scared of Her (or His) Own Shadow
64. Self-Portrait
65. Shattered
66. Shell of the Former Me
67. Skintight
68. Sleeping with the Enemy
69. Snowball Effect
70. Speaking in Tongues
71. Stained Glass
72. Storm Chaser
73. Stripped
74. Suicide Note
75. Sun Kissed
76. Surface Tension
77. Tattoo
78. Termites
79. The Anatomy of a Broken Heart
80. The Great Divide
81. The Laws of Attraction
82. The Pursuit of Happiness
83. The Rise and Fall of Man
84. The Tangle of Humanity
85. The Truth about Love
86. Thinning Ice
87. Tic-Tac-Toc
88. Tragic Flaw
89. Train Wreck
90. Treasure Hunt
91. Tumble-Dry
92. Under Construction
93. Unexpected Reaction
94. Ventriloquist
95. Vultures
96. Wait Watching
97. War Within
98. Ying-Yang
99. You-Turn
100. Ziploc
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 28, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: Thanks to all who entered. Congratulations to the winners!
Contest Winners
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For my beautiful and talented sister, Metaphorist.by Auburn Sunrise 12 lines, 13 comments, on Sep 5 5:42 PM 2008. In Contest, Dedication, Celebration, Metaphorical
Gold trophy winner
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by amaranthine lover 22 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 18 6:21 PM 2008. In Contemporary, Contest, Dark, Fantasy, Abstract, noguest
Honorable mention
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Bronze trophy winner
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Before the bang
as light slights a
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there were times
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Trust is a dangerous notion, judgement's curse
A poison potion, deranging the mind,• Commented on by judge. -
what is love a beauty that comes from above a swan descending or the flight of a doveby cmdj5823 8 lines, 4 comments, on Jun 10 7:05 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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my shadow i've been told is the dark side of me
when i face my shadow instinct tells to fleeby cmdj5823 11 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 25 5:33 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
well its time to face it all
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by Flowergirl 20 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 25 9:21 PM 2008. In Contest• Commented on by judge.
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To whom this may concern,
Clear your throat, my words might burn.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Comments
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interesting concept. congrats on all 3 poetic achievements. i shall return later...hopefully.
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Wow!!! So many miletsones at one time period! Congratulations on EVERYTHING you've got going on and going for you.
I am working on a few for you
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You sure know how to tempt my poetic side.
I'll be back for this. ^_^ -
Congratulations!
Wonderful achievements. Interesting contest. I'll be back if I find my inspiration.
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