one entry each.
I want pure GOLD.
left-align,
no rhyme,
plain backgrounds.
I don't like happy-go-lucky stuff.
pain is good.
so is longing,
or sadness,
or whatever synonyms you can think of.
want to know what I like?
check out my favorites,
or my writing.
I hate bad grammar and spelling.
I also hate cliches.
if I hate your poem, I'll DQ it, no questions asked.
no chatspeak, no erotica or religion.
I don't want generalized dirty pretty crap, I want something full of emotion and pain, imagery and metaphor.
seriously, give me crap and I'll tell you straight up that I don't like it.
this is a word bank contest.
minimum 10 lines.
use at least 10 words from the bank
and make it GOOD.
word bank:
water-colour
breath
cigarette
hotel
flat
penetrate
sand
print
hip
tape
blue
amniotic
lullaby
delicate
spine
intercostal
star
maroon
curl
gutter
gin
nine
crack
string
melon
silver
crane
punch
numb
bubble
block
you can use variations of the words, such as adding 's' or 'ed' to the end.
please place all words used in your author's notes, as well as your username.
do NOT italicize or underline or capitalize the word bank words IN the actual poem.
failure to follow rules WILL result in disqualification.
are you ready?
write me your best.
♥
I want pure GOLD.
left-align,
no rhyme,
plain backgrounds.
I don't like happy-go-lucky stuff.
pain is good.
so is longing,
or sadness,
or whatever synonyms you can think of.
want to know what I like?
check out my favorites,
or my writing.
I hate bad grammar and spelling.
I also hate cliches.
if I hate your poem, I'll DQ it, no questions asked.
no chatspeak, no erotica or religion.
I don't want generalized dirty pretty crap, I want something full of emotion and pain, imagery and metaphor.
seriously, give me crap and I'll tell you straight up that I don't like it.
this is a word bank contest.
minimum 10 lines.
use at least 10 words from the bank
and make it GOOD.
word bank:
water-colour
breath
cigarette
hotel
flat
penetrate
sand
hip
tape
blue
amniotic
lullaby
delicate
spine
intercostal
star
maroon
curl
gutter
gin
nine
crack
string
melon
silver
crane
punch
numb
bubble
block
you can use variations of the words, such as adding 's' or 'ed' to the end.
please place all words used in your author's notes, as well as your username.
do NOT italicize or underline or capitalize the word bank words IN the actual poem.
failure to follow rules WILL result in disqualification.
are you ready?
write me your best.
♥
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 24, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 600, Silver: 300, Bronze: 90, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: thank you so much guys!
Contest Winners
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at half past nine
we walked to where• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4697339, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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you were just a mess of water-color backdrops
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i. your arm creeps around my shoulder
building block upon block of pressure• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
She was bred for intercoastal airsby Dragomiloff 40 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 25 8:21 PM 2008. In Prose-Poetry, Contemporary, Fantasy
Honorable mention
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Sleazy back-street hotel, hideout of the destitute: I'm sitting, falling, wondering how I ended up here, looking back and painting tear-staby The Jigsaw Poet 4 lines, 8 comments, on Oct 19 4:49 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [22]
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your breath smells of
water-colorsby Dirty and Broken 53 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 18 7:29 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
One more breath i wasted,
in every word i speak, Novocaine is in my heart.• Commented on by judge. -
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you provided the tonic
for my blue ginby Polaja 30 lines, 16 comments, on Oct 18 9:11 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
as delicate as a babe in womb, am numbed
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This primitive carnality for necrophilia crept into my soul, satanic ejaculations in
disreputable turmoil, fucked up and nothing left I cby spideracer 62 lines, 13 comments, on Oct 19 9:03 AM 2008. In Pain, Dark, Sadness, Weird, Abuse, Lost in thought• Commented on by judge. -
So tonight I lay on the cold, hard ground,
And sing myself to sleep.• Commented on by judge. -
The sun breathed life into a water-colored morn,
The sand is moist between my trembling fingers.by Spiritual Nature 21 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 22 11:09 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
by sixtimesseven 26 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 26 12:27 AM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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This water colour world fades from memory
Imagery never clearby beaily 30 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 27 1:51 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
Like clockwork, nine comes
(as time is a matter of clocks)by MissingBatteries 40 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 31 3:18 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
hot air balloons and the hard-hatted hopers
gather, bunches of flowers in the midday sunby fullfathomfive 51 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 3 6:06 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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so entering.
Bookmarked!!
♣ Tegan -
I've learned not to promise. but I will do what I can. This is a lovely contest.
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I wrote one, I hope you enjoy...
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Fabulous word bank I expect lots of good entries to this contest!
Pol -
ENTERING
yaaay you havent had a contest in forever.
woooh.
<33 -
and ps aanika you seem so intense i'm kinda scared to enter
but i will, and hope that you actually like my writing lol.
i cant decide on which words i wanan use.. theyre all so amazing.
..maybe ill use them all for fun and make you hate my poem
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'water-colour'
Doesn't need a hyphen in between.
==>watercolor, or watercolour (if you must be Canadian, like we are)
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i am so tempted to enter but i can't focuse with word banks...it always seems like things are being forced out and they don't make sense
enjoy hosting this contest seems awesomeness -
I entered!
Hope you like it Good luck
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