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The Great Villanelle

 Dylan Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Competition Guidelines:

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Villanelles only.

 

  • One poem per contestant. 

 

  • Prewritten entries are acceptable.

 

  • All poems must have good form in order to make it to the finals but perfect form does not guarantee victory. If your entry breaks a rule of the Villanelle form it must somehow be reflected in the self-logic of the poem without a disclaimer. Traditional invocation of a patron is also not required.

 

  • All poems must be poetic and contemporary. Please use literary device.

 

  • All subjects are acceptable.

 

  • All entries must be presented on a clean background with no images. Make sure the text contrasts to make your presentation readable

  • Indentation is fine but DO NOT center your poem! It is an eyesore and no good Villanelle should ever be held at the mercy of auto-formatting. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on November 21, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 3000, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 3 people
  • Final notes:

    Judging a little bit early.

    Long live the King takes Gold with passion bursting at the seams.

    Darkness Calls takes silver with its inspirational quality

    This Mouth that Smiles with Lips Turned Down wins bronze as a very creative first attempt for the author and my personal favorite entry in the contest.

    I want to thank everyone for entering. Great poetry. Peace.

Contest Winners

  1. Long live the king
    Too soon they bring the candles and the shroud;
    These wailing women bore me with their cries,
    by masterblaster 23 lines, 53 comments, on Mar 24 5:42 AM 2008
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4783577, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  3. This mouth that smiles with lips turned down
    Pierrot in vain holds dignity
    About him clockwise, fold on fold,
    by Grunts Girl 37 lines, 16 comments, on Nov 17 2:13 AM 2008. In Contest, Villanelle
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4782005, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  5. A Villanelle Tutorial
    The first line makes a sweet refrain,
    the third repeats its thought again.
    by MargaretG 25 lines, 32 comments, on Feb 14 7:47 AM 2005. In Humor
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4763105, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]

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  • nancy drew
    November 16, 2008
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    ahahah! god bless all Bohemians-->


  • just rob gold member
    November 17, 2008
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    my head hurts already...


  • masterblaster gold member
    November 22, 2008
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    Hi, Thank you very much for the gold, it means a lot coming from you, congratulations to the other winners, kind regards Di


  • AliceinPoetryLand gold member
    November 22, 2008
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    and I had it bookmarked Shows what good bookmarking is *Sigh*


  • just rob gold member
    November 24, 2008
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    Thanks

    I can't believe I placed in a contest for these.

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