That’s right—mish-mash, smorgasbord, whatever—just make it super cool.
Fresh writes and only prewrites that have not won gold or silver (notice: I said “not won gold or silver”).
Rhymed or free verse, but no haiku or other strict and restricted forms.
Usual AP rules apply, as well as the following:
Mark appropriately, adult if necessary.
Any prewrites that have won better than bronze will not be considered.
No porn (fuggerabarit. Bada-bing, disqualified cockroach).
No cRAp like tHIs or overuse of ellipsis…. or “i” for “I” (you’re not E E Cummings)
Use good grammar, punctuation when necessary.
No word-count limit, but no novellas.
Reservations allowed, but poem must be finished 24 hours before contest closes.
Write something cool, fool, but no haiku, boo, or any other strict form, Norm.
What in the name of Clint Eastwood’s ass are you waiting for?
There are no prompts, so go write that masterpiece now.
Fresh writes and only prewrites that have not won gold or silver (notice: I said “not won gold or silver”).
Rhymed or free verse, but no haiku or other strict and restricted forms.
Usual AP rules apply, as well as the following:
Mark appropriately, adult if necessary.
Any prewrites that have won better than bronze will not be considered.
No porn (fuggerabarit. Bada-bing, disqualified cockroach).
No cRAp like tHIs or overuse of ellipsis…. or “i” for “I” (you’re not E E Cummings)
Use good grammar, punctuation when necessary.
No word-count limit, but no novellas.
Reservations allowed, but poem must be finished 24 hours before contest closes.
Write something cool, fool, but no haiku, boo, or any other strict form, Norm.
What in the name of Clint Eastwood’s ass are you waiting for?
There are no prompts, so go write that masterpiece now.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on November 30, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 250, Bronze: 125, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: WOW. This thing filled up fast, within hours, and with mostly prewrites. I’d like to say that all entries deserve trophies; alas, I went the max on those and that’s the best I can do.
Judging wasn’t easy, especially because some of the entries were in pending contests. A word of encouragement to the runners up: keep on writing. Your writes were great, but choices had to be made. Congratulations to the winners.
Contest Winners
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I ride the hills of yesteryear
On a horse I call regretby apoeticinjustice 74 lines, 38 comments, on Oct 20 11:09 AM 2007. In Personal, Cowboy Poetry
Gold trophy winner
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20 brief "postcards" of same house seen from traffic lights• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4731265, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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God created man
and set him looseby patrick20traveler 7 lines, 12 comments, on Nov 14 4:59 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
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Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
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All i want for crissmass is everything to be betterby SimplyNoodle 8 lines, 10 comments, on Nov 22 1:18 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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In her poem she tells of her childbirth experience, comparing the pains of labor to some mystical;by fanniesson 17 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 13 5:57 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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If I could talk to chocolate I'd say Hi there How do you do?by PianoMan 41 lines, 22 comments, on Jul 11 8:43 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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When there's no songs left to sing
and teardrops cease to fallby davidwright 28 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 26 8:11 PM 2008. In Shades of those old country songs• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Arbitrary tempest of an
azure orb, destroys serenity.by jmk8602 6 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 24 9:12 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by crookedheart 32 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 26 8:48 PM 2008. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge.
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Nothing found
Nothing to look for
Nothing inside• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
As my head bobs,
I sway back and fourth.by wolfwatcher 43 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 26 12:19 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
A burn here, a tear there.
A scratch here, a scar there.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
by coolkid69 25 lines, 5 comments, on Nov 26 3:07 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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poor Clint.. LOL
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Clint ain't poor, hoss...wished I had his money, I'd have my butt reconstructed
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damn that rabbit's watch
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Thankyou very much indeed Vito for the Honourable Mention, I love getting the green goblet! Congratulations to the golden globe, the bronze bomber and the shiny silver and thankyou for the opportunity to enter a prewrite and be able to take a poem out of the airing cupboard lol. Another cool thing about being Clint is surely having had the opportunity to work with Clyde!
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Thanking you for the silver-- have an awesome day.
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