Poem of the Week
- Hosted by trista -
founded - 6/27/07
PO' Contest # 86
RULES!
* Black Font -
* Fresh Poetry -
* No Reserving -
* 25 Lines or Less -
* White Background -
* Keep It In Poetic Form -
* No Epic or Short Stories -
* No Poetry in Forms allowed -
* Graphics/Borders Are Not Allowed -
* No Massive Cursing or Hard Erotica -
* Place Theme or Topic in Authors' Notes -
* Place *POW Contest* in your Authors' Notes -
* No Editing After A Judge Has Touched Your Work -
* CAPPING every line is NOT allowed, unless required -
Suggestions!
* Have A Great Time!
* Creative Themes Only -
* Nothing Cliche' Please -
* Watch Your Tone/ Flow -
* Uncommon Themes Only -
* Challenge Your Own Quill -
* Use Your Cool Imagination -
* Keep It In Poetic Form/ Tone -
* Watch For Proper Punctuation -
Beautiful Poetic Tone is all we ask.....nothing cliche' -
The more Creative you get,
....the better your chances of scoring high!
Your Imagination is your strongest tool
....use it wisely!
10 spots available -
55 hour contest -
This POW Contest is Sponsored by:
LadyDementia
Opens 12 pm, Friday, September 12, 2008 -
United States Pacific time -
Closes at 7 pm, Sunday, September 14, 2008 -
United States Pacific time -
Your #1 Judge is, Arkbear
Your #2 Judge is, trista
Your #3 Judge is, islekine -
Your #4 Judge is, Starz of Heaven
Your #5 Judge is, Cupcrazy
Your #6 Judge is, aboomer -_
Your #7 Judge is, NeonRose
Your #8 Judge is, Lost Vampyre Angel
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Needing (1 ) more Judge/s who is/are familiar with this sequence of contests!
Link to areas of interest for the PO' Contests Series...>>>
http://allpoetry.com/board/show/Group+board+Contests+for+POD+POW+POM+POY
Link to the SOW..>>
http://allpoetry.com/contest/2420765
Link to the B & G Contest..>>
http://allpoetry.com/contest/show/2420043
Your entry may NOT be in another contest
at the same time as the PO' Contests -
Use Creativity, Originality, Imagery, Power,
Emotion, Impact, Thought, Lasting Impression
....and Focus, in the PO' Contests -
Sponsoring Poets:
Arkbear ( 6 X for POD, POW, POM )
trista ( 5 X for POD, POW, POM )
ChansonDuCoeur ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
Sonja ( 5 X for POD, POW, POM )
cutiepie ( 8 X for POD, PW, POM )
Catauthor ( 1 X for POD, POW POM )
HeavenScent4U ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
islekine ( 4 X for POD, POW, POM )
jamiedoring ( 4 X for, POD, POW, POM )
A New World ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
DrunkenRam ( 1 X for POD, POM )
Cynthia ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
WolfHeart ( 1 X for POD, POW )
In Too Deep1 ( 2 for POD, POW, POM )
RedwingSpirit ( 1 X for, POD, POW )
RyanosaurusWrecks ( 1 X for POW )
Freed by Mercy ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
Lady Altheia ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
Cupcrazy ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
Kelli Marie ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
pithyaplomb ( 5 X for POD, POW, POM )
In Too Deep1 ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
Wynsom Trouble ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
Creon Defeated ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
Aerden ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
NeonRose ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
Kathryn Bowden ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
poppa ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
Sunshine Princess (2 X for POD, POW, POM )
faithwhisperer ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
Starz of Heaven ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
Katie Lazette ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
Peteskid ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
sassylilpoet ( 1 X fr POD, POW, POM )
Darkwell ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
aboomer ( 3 X for POD, POW, POM )
SuicidalLover ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
Livingemptyspaces ( 3 X for POD, POW, POY )
Darkwell ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
WWildBill ( 1 X for POD, POW, POM )
triste elle ( 2 X for POD, POW, POM )
Elora Danon ( 3 X for POD, POW, POM )
LadyDementia ( 3 X for POD, POW, POM )
Samples of Creative, & Original Themes:
...these are NOT Prompts,
only examples of what we mean by,
Creative Themes -
1. Two cats on a fence discussing life -
2. Clouds floating by, and they're talking about life on earth -
3. What are the salmon thinking as they stuggle up stream -
4. What are toys thinking after being left out in the yard at night -
5. What does your monitor think as you sit in front of it all day -
6. Does a tornado really want to cause destruction -
7. What are ants thinking when a rain storm comes along -
8. What are birds thinking about while floating on currents of air -
9. What is your pet thinking about when they stare out the window -
Disclaimer:
We are not using any donated points for our own benefit -
You may at any time ask how many points each Contest has in its' personal Bank -
Your donated points are used soley to keep the PO' Contests open for your interest and fun -
90% of points that roll over, will be added to the *POY* for an incredible award of points at the end of the Year!
Please re-read these rules if you are still unsure about how this sequence of contests is conducted -
Notice:
Kevin, the owner of Allpoetry, is in support of this *Sequence of Contests* and is awarding,a ( 3 ) month Silver Membership for the POM - & - a ( 6 ) month Gold Membership for the POY -
Also, the POM & the POY will be displayed on the Front Page of AP in *Spotlight* -
I am proud to say that I am sole holder of the PO' contests,
yet I could not do this without the help of your donations, or your other Judges -
We want great Poetry that will make us read it and think.....Wow, that's grrrreat penning!
Now you know what we want....now go spill some Ink!
......and remember,
May Your Higher Power & the Power of Your Quill,
Always Be Your Strength!
- Bear & trista -
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 16, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: A big "Welcome!" to all of you talented poets who joined us for the week of September 13, 2008. This is trista, and I'm happy to let you know I'll be hosting the PO contests for the next couple of weeks also, as Bear continues his last-minute packing and moving arrangements. We miss ya, Bear!
Just a couple of quick notes before I get to our winners...
Firstly, I want to thank all of my co-judges for doing such an awesome job. The time and care each of you put into the comments and scoring of entries is very appreciated, and the PO contests wouldn't be what they are without you! Due to a family emergency, Cupcrazy was unable to join us this week, but hopefully we'll see her again next week. You may have also noticed a new face in the "judges chambers"...we welcome Lost Vampyre Angel and hope she'll be returning often to help out. Having critiqued entries all night, staying up until almost 6am to finish, tells me she'll be a natural at this, lol, as I don't think a one of us judges haven't done that at least once. Hehe. Welcome aboard, Bri!
As for our entering poets...it was wonderful to see some "old faces" we haven't seen in a while, as well as exciting to see several "new" faces. For all of you, I hope you'll have found this to be a good experience for you with at least a few suggestions you'll have found to be helpful in your writing. Don't forget to check out and join the new PO group, where you'll keep up to date on past and current PO contests, can ask questions and offer any suggestions you may have.
http://allpoetry.com/group/show/Contests%20for%20POD%20POW%20POM%20POY
Okay...let's get to the exciting part, huh? Our winner...with a total of 576.65 points out of a possible 600....is.....
"Reanimated Corpse" by Xianaria ! This is a poet who never seems to have an "off day", and I hope you'll take a few minutes to read his work if you haven't already. Great job once again, Tim!
Moving right along, our Silver trophy...with a score of 570.70...goes to....
"Quilled" by cutiepie ! This was one of the most unique themes we saw this week, so if you still have questions about what can be considered "unique", check it out! Congrats, cutiepie!
Bronze, with a total of 561.75...goes to...
"Flower Dreams" by KayJay45 ! This was just an all-around lovely write, and proof not every theme has to be "different" to place well in a PO contest. Nice job, Ken!
Our HM's, in order, are...
559.20....."It's Just My Nature" by light insight
558.65.... "The Long Sleep" by WWildBill
549.40.... "Whirlwinds of Fate" by Tirrell
Congratulations to all of our winners!
On a personal note, while I enjoyed every single entry, I am finding we've see fewer truly unique themes and awe-inspiring poems lately. I know what an effort it can be when there's little, if anything, that's "never" been written about, but I challenge each one of you to really dig deep when penning for the PO's.
Before we get to individual scores, I'd like to leave you with a quote for the week...
"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out. "
~Ray Bradbury
Your individual scores and final notes from each judge >>>>>>
trista's Scores:
Reanimated Corpse
by Xianaria
Title: 9.8
Flow: 9.7
Depth/Feelings:9.7
Theme: 9.7
Imagery: 9.65
Grammar: 9.8
Presentation/Form: 9.9
Originality: 9.6
Lasting Impression:9.7
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 97.55
It's Just My Nature
by light insight
Title: 9.65
Flow: 9.7
Depth/Feelings: 9.4
Theme: 9.3
Imagery: 9
Grammar: 9.75
Presentation/Form: 9.9
Originality: 9.2
Lasting Impression: 9.3
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 95.2
Untitled Hymn To A Statistic
by Calling Lost Angels
Title: 9.85
Flow: 8.5
Depth/Feelings: 8.8
Theme: 8
Imagery: 8
Grammar: 8
Presentation/Form: 8
Originality: 8
Lasting Impression: 8.5
Rules: 7
Trista's Total: 82.65
Let Us Love Her
by LadyLavender
Title: 8.5
Flow: 8.8
Depth/Feelings: 9.2
Theme: 7.5
Imagery: 9
Grammar: 8
Presentation/Form: 9.65
Originality: 8.5
Lasting Impression: 8.8
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 87.95
The Long Sleep
by WWildBill
Title: 9.5
Flow: 9.7
Depth/Feelings: 9
Theme: 9.8
Imagery: 9.5
Grammar: 9.9
Presentation/Form: 9.9
Originality: 9.75
Lasting Impression: 9.6
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 96.75
Whirlwinds of Fate
by Tirrell
Title: 9.45
Flow: 9.8
Depth/Feelings: 9.65
Theme: 9
Imagery: 9.85
Grammar: 9.1
Presentation/Form: 9.85
Originality: 9.7
Lasting Impression: 9.7
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 96
Quilled
by cutiepie
Title: 9.8
Flow: 9.8
Depth/Feelings: 9
Theme: 9.7
Imagery: 9.45
Grammar: 9.9
Presentation/Form: 9.8
Originality: 9.8
Lasting Impression: 9.34
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 96.6
Flower Dreams
by KayJay45
Title: 9.6
Flow: 9.55
Depth/Feelings: 9.65
Theme: 9.6
Imagery: 9.9
Grammar: 9.75
Presentation/Form: 9.8
Originality: 9.4
Lasting Impression: 9.7
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 96.95
Perfectionist!
by Kathleeen a Nazarene
Title: 9
Flow: 9.1
Depth/Feelings: 9.3
Theme: 9.35
Imagery: 8
Grammar: 9.8
Presentation/Form: 9.4
Originality: 8
Lasting Impression: 9
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 90.95
You Don't See What's There
by Ambrea
Title: 9.35
Flow: 9.5
Depth/Feelings: 9
Theme: 8.5
Imagery: 8.8
Grammar: 9.7
Presentation/Form: 9.75
Originality: 8
Lasting Impression: 9
Rules: 10
Trista's Total: 91.6
Lost Vampyre Angel:
2 hours ago
Reanimated Corpse by Xianaria
Title: 9.7
Flow: 8.7
Depth: 9.8
Theme: 8.5
Feelings: 7.6
Grammar: 9.2
Presentation: 10
Uncommonness: 7.8
Sit & Ponder Affect: 9.8
Ability to follow rules: 10
Lost Vampyre Angel's score: 91.1
Well Done!
It's just My Nature by light insight
Title: 6.7
Flow: 9.9
Depth: 9.9
Theme: 8.7
Feelings: 8.9
Grammar: 9.0
Presentation: 10
Uncommonness: 7.6
Sit & Ponder Affect: 9.6
Ability to follow Rules: 10
Lost Vampyre Angel's Score: 90.3
Untitled Hymm To A Statistic
Title: 9.8
Flow: 7.6
Depth: 6.5
Theme: 7.5
Feelings: 8.9
Grammar: 6.4
Presentation: 7.3
Uncommonness: 5.4
Sit & Ponder Affect: 6.5
Ability to follow Rules: 5
Lost Vampyre Angel's score: 70.9
Let Us Love Her by LadyLavender
Title: 7.6
Flow: 8.7
Depth:9.2
Theme: 7.2
Feelings: 8.7
Grammar: 7.6
Presentation: 9.8
Uncommonness:8.2
Sit & Ponder Affect:8.9
Ability to follow Rules:10
Lost Vampyre Angel's Score:85.9
The Long Sleep By WWildBill
Title: 9.2
Flow: 10
Depth:7.4
Theme: 9.7
Feelings: 8.7
Grammar: 8.9
Presentation:9.8
Uncommonness:9.6
Sit & Ponder Affect:7.4
Ability to follow Rules:10
Lost Vampyre Angel's score: 90.7
Whirlwinds of Fate By Tirrell
Title: 9.8
Flow: 6.7
Depth: 9.9
Theme: 5.7
Feelings: 9.7
Grammar:7.8
Presentation:9.7
Uncommonness: 5.3
Sit & Ponder Affect: 6.5
Ability to follow Rules:10
Lost Vampyre Angel's Score: 81.1
Quilled By cutiepie
Title: 8.6
Flow:9.9
Depth:10
Theme:10
Feelings:9.8
Grammar:10
Presentation:9.8
Uncommonness:10
Sit & Ponder Affect: 10
Ability to follow Rules: 10
Lost Vampyre Angel's Score: 98.1
Flower Dreams By KayJay46
Title: 9.8
Flow:9.7
Depth:7.6
Theme:6.2
Feelings:8.4
Grammar: 7.2
Presentation:9.1
Uncommonness:6.8
Sit & Ponder Affect:8.6
Ability to follow Rules: 10
Lost Vampyre Angel's Score: 83.4
Perfectionist! By Kathleen a Nazarene
Title:6.5
Flow:5.4
Depth:6.7
Theme:5.8
Feelings:6.7
Grammar:6.7
Presentation:8.6
Uncommonness:5.2
Sit & Ponder Affect: 6.7
Ability to follow Rules:10
Lost Vampyre Angel's Score: 68.3
You Don't See What's There By Ambrea
Title:5.6
Flow:6,4
Depth:5.7
Theme:4,7
Feelings:6.2
Grammar:7.0
Presentation:5.9
Uncommonness:5,6
Sit & Ponder Affect:4.6
Ability to follow Rules: 10
Lost Vampyre Angel's Score: 61.7
Well for my first proper POW judging I'd say that went quite well considering it is 20 to 6am here in london and I managed to comment on you all. Id like to thank you all for entering such wonderful poems and Really they were all great and we all know they will just get better and better because that's how these contests work..right ^^ Well you all did Fantastic but the people with the highest scores got my attention the most and keep in mind where one of you could have been perfect in grammar another could be perfect in originality. so we all have different strengths and weaknesses, Hope to see you next time.!
-Vampy aka Bri xxx
NeonRose:
2 hours ago
Well, fellow poets, another POW come and gone. Trista,
thanks for taking the ball for Bear for a few weeks, to
keep the PO's going! Congratulations to this week's
winners. See you all again next time!
Here are my final scores:
"Reanimated Corpse" by Xianaria
FLOW: 9.8
TITLE: 10
THEME: 9.8
DEPTH: 9.8
RULES: 10
IMPACT: 9.8
GRAMMAR: 10
IMAGERY: 10
ORIGINALITY: 9.8
LASTING EFFECT: 9.5
Neon's Total: 98.5
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"It's Just My Nature" by light insight
FLOW: 9.6
TITLE: 9.8
THEME: 9.8
DEPTH: 9.5
RULES: 10
IMPACT: 9.5
GRAMMAR: 9.8
IMAGERY: 9
ORIGINALITY: 9.2
LASTING EFFECT: 9.5
Neon's Total: 95.7
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"Untitled Hymn to a Statistic" by Calling Lost Angels
FLOW: 8
TITLE: 10
THEME: 5 (none listed)
DEPTH: 8.5
RULES: 7.5
IMPACT: 8
GRAMMAR: 6
IMAGERY: 8
ORIGINALITY: 7.5
LASTING EFFECT: 8
Neon's Total: 76.5
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"Let Us Love Her" by LadyLavender
FLOW: 9.5
TITLE: 9
THEME: 9
DEPTH: 9.5
RULES: 10
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 9.5
IMAGERY: 9.5
ORIGINALITY: 9
LASTING EFFECT: 9
Neon's Total: 93
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"The Long Sleep" by WWildBill
FLOW: 9.5
TITLE: 9.5
THEME: 9.7
DEPTH: 9 (wanted to say 6 feet) *"D*
RULES: 10
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 10
IMAGERY: 9.5
ORIGINALITY: 9.5
LASTING EFFECT: 9.5
Neon's Total: 95.2
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"Whirlwinds of Fate" by Tirrell
FLOW: 9.8
TITLE: 9.5
THEME: 9
DEPTH: 9.5
RULES: 10
IMPACT: 9.5
GRAMMAR: 9.8
IMAGERY: 10
ORIGINALITY: 9.5
LASTING EFFECT: 9.5
Neon's Total: 96.1
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"Quilled" by Cutiepie
FLOW: 9.8
TITLE: 9.5
THEME: 9.5
DEPTH: 9
RULES: 10
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 10
IMAGERY: 9.5
ORIGINALITY: 9.5
LASTING EFFECT: 9
Neon's Total: 94.8
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"Flower Dreams" by KayJay46
FLOW: 10
TITLE: 9.8
THEME: 9.8
DEPTH: 9.8
RULES: 10
IMPACT: 9.9
GRAMMAR:10
IMAGERY:10
ORIGINALITY: 9.5
LASTING EFFECT: 9.8
Neon's Total: 98.6
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"Perfectionist" by Kathleen a Nazarene
FLOW: 9
TITLE: 9 (didn't really apply)
THEME: 9
DEPTH: 9
RULES: 9.9
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 9.8
IMAGERY: 8
ORIGINALITY: 8
LASTING EFFECT: 8
Neon's Total: 88.7
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"You Don't See What's There" by Ambrea
FLOW: 9.5
TITLE: 9.5
THEME: 8
DEPTH: 9
RULES: 10
IMPACT: 9.5
GRAMMAR:9.8
IMAGERY: 9
ORIGINALITY: 8
LASTING EFFECT: 9.5
Neon's Total: 91.8
aboomer:
6 hours ago
Although many entries were not unique this week, they were all done with creativity and were enjoyable reads. Best wishes to all in this contest.
Reanimated Corpse - Xianaria
title: 9.7
theme: 9.7
creativity: 9.7
flow: 9.7
impact: 9.8
rules: 10
imagery/word usage: 9.8
depth/emotion: 9.7
personal appeal: 9.6
spelling/punctuation: 9.7
total: 97.4
It’s Just My Nature - light insight
title: 9.4
theme: 9.5
creativity: 9.6
flow: 9.5
impact: 9.3
rules: 10
imagery/word usage: 9.7
depth/emotion: 9.5
personal appeal: 9.4
spelling/punctuation: 9.5
total: 95.4
Untitled Hymn… - Calling Lost Angels
title: 9.2
theme: 9.5
creativity: 9
flow: 9
impact: 9
rules: 9 - PO missing; capped lines
imagery/word usage: 9
depth/emotion: 9.4
personal appeal: 9.2
spelling/punctuation: 9.2
total: 91.5
Let Us Love Her - LadyLavender
title: 9.4
theme: 9.5
creativity: 9.7
flow: 9.4
impact: 9.5
rules: 10
imagery/word usage: 9.8
depth/emotion: 9.7
personal appeal: 9.8
spelling/punctuation: 9.6
total: 96.4
The Long Sleep - WWildBill
title: 9.5
theme: 9.4
creativity: 9.7
flow: 9.6
impact: 9.5
rules: 10 - work on that white bg though!
imagery/word usage: 9.5
depth/emotion: 9.5
personal appeal: 9.5
spelling/punctuation: 9.4
total: 95.6
Whirlwinds of Fate - Tirrell
title: 9.7
theme: 9.5
creativity: 9.4
flow: 9.4
impact: 9.4
rules: 10
imagery/word usage: 9.7
depth/emotion: 9.5
personal appeal: 9.5
spelling/punctuation: 9.5
total: 95.6
Quilled - cutiepie
title: 9.6
theme: 9.8
creativity: 9.8
flow: 9.6
impact: 9.6
rules: 10
imagery/word usage: 9.8
depth/emotion: 9.5
personal appeal: 9.6
spelling/punctuation: 9.7
total: 97
Flower-Dreams - KayJay46
title: 9.8
theme: 9.7
creativity: 9.7
flow: 9.7
impact: 9.5
rules: 10
imagery/word usage: 9.7
depth/emotion: 9.5
personal appeal: 9.7
spelling/punctuation: 9.7
total: 97
Perfectionist - Kathleen a Nazarene
title: 9.2
theme: 9.4
creativity: 9.5
flow: 9.5
impact: 9.4
rules: 10
imagery/word usage: 9.4
depth/emotion: 9.6
personal appeal: 9.5
spelling/punctuation: 9.5
total: 95
You Don’t See….Ambrea
title: 9.5
theme: 9.5
creativity: 9.5
flow: 9.8
impact: 9.6
rules: 10
imagery/word usage: 9.5
depth/emotion: 9.5
personal appeal: 9.6
spelling/punctuation: 9.7
total: 96.2
Starz of Heaven:
1 hour ago
Great contest this week!
Here are my final scores
I hope everyone has a great week! : )
Reanimated Corpse
by Xianaria
TITLE: 10
THEME: 9.5
THOUGHT: 10
PRESENTATION:10
Flow :9.5
CREATIVITY: 9.5
IMAGERY: 9.5
IMPACT: 9.5
GRAMMAR: 10
RULES: 10
Total :97
It's Just My Nature
by light insight
TITLE: 9
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 9
PRESENTATION:10
Flow :9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 10
Total :92
Untitled Hymn To A Statistic
Calling Lost Angels
TITLE: 9
THEME: 8
THOUGHT: 9
PRESENTATION:9
Flow :9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 9
Total :89
Let Us Love Her
by LadyLavender
TITLE: 9
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 9
PRESENTATION:10
Flow :9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 10
Total :92
The Long Sleep
by WWildBill
TITLE: 9
THEME: 8
THOUGHT: 9
PRESENTATION:9
Flow :9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 10
Total :90
Whirlwinds of Fate
by Tirrell
TITLE: 10
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 9
PRESENTATION:10
Flow :9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 10
RULES: 10
Total :94
Quilled
by cutiepie
TITLE: 9
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 9
PRESENTATION:10
Flow :9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 10
Total :92
Flower Dreams
by KayJay46
TITLE: 10
THEME: 9.5
THOUGHT: 9.5
PRESENTATION:10
Flow :9.5
CREATIVITY: 9.5
IMAGERY: 9.5
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 10
RULES: 10
Total :96
Perfectionist!
by Kathleen a Nazarene
TITLE: 9.5
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 9.5
PRESENTATION:9
FLOW:9
CREATIVITY: 9.5
IMAGERY: 9.5
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 10
RULES: 10
Total 94
You Don't See What's There
by Ambrea
TITLE: 9.5
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 9.5
PRESENTATION:9
FLOW:9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 10
RULES: 10
Total 93
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Aloha Julie!! And Bear….
Well another great week for PO…
All entries were well penned for the
most part. I still am not seeing the
WOW factor in most…in fact there
was a lot of cliché again this week…
and elementary rhyme….I guess I
just want to see something out of the
ordinary…as in the past…
Please note to all: I do not consider
most poetry written about love, nature,
death, or the human conditions, such as
depression, hate, or self evaluation,
unique…..You have to go really a long
way, in great poetic form to catch my
attention on those topics…..Bear included
unique themes…..as inspiration…still I
didn’t find it this week…with that being said;
I hope to see everyone again next week…with
fresh thoughts, focused lines, and imagery!!
Write on everyone!!
Best wishes in the contest!!
Here are my final scores:
Reanimated Corpse
TITLE: 9.9
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 9.2
PRESENTATION: 9.5
FLOW: 9.5
CREATIVITY: 9.3
IMAGERY: 9.7
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 10
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 95.1
It’s just my nature
TITLE: 8.9
THEME: 8.9
THOUGHT: 9
PRESENTATION: 9
FLOW: 8.9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 8.9
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 90.6
Untitled Hymn to a Statistic
TITLE: 8.9
THEME: 8.7
THOUGHT: 8.5
PRESENTATION: 8.2
FLOW: 8.3
CREATIVITY: 8.3
IMAGERY: 8.2
IMPACT: 8
GRAMMAR: 8
RULES: 9
TOTAL: 84.1
Let us Love Her
TITLE: 8.9
THEME: 8.9
THOUGHT: 9
PRESENTATION: 8.9
FLOW: 8.9
CREATIVITY: 8.9
IMAGERY: 8.7
IMPACT: 8.9
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 90.1
The Long Sleep
TITLE: 8.9
THEME: 8.7
THOUGHT: 8.9
PRESENTATION: 9
FLOW: 9.3
CREATIVITY: 8,9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 8.7
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 90.4
Whirlwinds of Fate
TITLE: 8.9
THEME: 8
THOUGHT: 8.5
PRESENTATION: 8.7
FLOW: 8.9
CREATIVITY: 8.9
IMAGERY: 8.7
IMPACT: 8
GRAMMAR: 8
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 86.6
Quilled
TITLE: 9.5
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 8.9
PRESENTATION: 8.9
FLOW: 9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9.3
IMPACT: 8.9
GRAMMAR: 9.7
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 92.2
Flower Dreams
TITLE: 8.9
THEME: 8.7
THOUGHT: 8.9
PRESENTATION: 8.9
FLOW: 8.9
CREATIVITY: 9
IMAGERY: 9
IMPACT: 8.5
GRAMMAR: 9
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 89.8
Perfectionist
TITLE: 9
THEME: 9
THOUGHT: 8.9
PRESENTATION: 9
FLOW: 9
CREATIVITY: 8.5
IMAGERY: 8.5
IMPACT: 9
GRAMMAR: 8.9
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 89.8
You Don’t See What’s There
TITLE: 8.7
THEME: 8.8
THOUGHT: 8.8
PRESENTATION: 8.9
FLOW: 9
CREATIVITY: 8.9
IMAGERY: 8.9
IMPACT: 8
GRAMMAR: 8
RULES: 10
TOTAL: 88
Wishing you all a blessed and beautiful week ahead,
~Julie (trista) and Bear
Contest Winners
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A long narrow bed, built to hold just one
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [10]
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You drop tears, and angst
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The stars are in her eyes,
The sunshine is in her hair.by A m b r e a 23 lines, 16 comments, on Sep 12 5:27 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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I've been away for abit. But I think I'll make my rounds of commenting again ^^ Wish I could have made it back in time to enter.
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Welcome back!
Thanks so much for your support of the other poets...we appreciate it, and I'm sure the poets do also.
And yes...the restriction on filler words has been lifted...but still a good idea to use them sparingly and wisely. 
Sorry you missed this week, but hopefully we'll see you next week!
~J.
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Many thanks judges, for a great contest ! Congratulations to Xianaria for the Gold Thank you for the silver, I am honored
Hurry back Arkbear, we miss ya ! XX
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wow this is a difficult and very critical contest that i will not be entering again. ever. u seem to put limits on the unlimited. poetry is the most authentic thing in the world and bcuz of rules about grammer and punctuation which really never should or have applied to most poetry, it has become a sheep following sheep affect. but thanx 4 the exceedingly hard and judgemental challenge.
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Yes, we do set a Challenge before your quill...limits are only for those who don't know how to work around them.....I'm sorry you won't be joining us to try again ~
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Hi there
“bcuz of rules about grammer and punctuation which really never should or have applied to most poetry,”
I’m not sure where your information about grammar and poetry comes from, but I would have to disagree with you for a number of reasons...and I’d like to refer you to a favorite passage from “Creating Poetry” by John Drury...
"Grammar may seem like a tedious subject, but the word is related to "glamour"; originally grammar was seen as a kind of magic, or rather as the means of handling the magic of language.
Knowing something about grammar will help your poems in several ways: first of all, you can be your own best proofreader, avoiding errors that might make a literate reader scoff; second, you will have more tools at your disposal, more ways to bend and shape language; third, you will be in a better position to BREAK the rules of grammar successfully if you know what they are."
To me, it's exciting to think of grammar and language as "magic"! I too am sorry you won’t be joining us again...but hope you might eventually change your mind. I believe if a writer can first prove he/she understands good grammar, they will be better able to defend their work when they CHOOSE to break the “rules”, rather than when they simply make “mistakes”.
I wish you all the best in your writing endeavors.
~J.
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