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"Human rights - and wrongs"

A one-day competition to honour Human Rights Day (10 December).

RULES:

1. Subject: Any aspect of Human Rights - or their abuse.

2. Length: Any.

3. Form and style: Any.

4. Number of entries per person: unlimited.

5."Previously written" entries. YES - and these will be eligible for bonuses.

6. "Format": PLAIN White or VERY pale pastel background, black typing. PLEASE.

7. Author's Notes. Please keep these to the absolute minimum. As far as possible, all relevant "information" should be incorporated in the poem itself.

8. Commenting on other people's work. PLEASE WAIT until the competition has been judged - and then your comments will be eligible to earn you bonus points.

I am at present only putting up the minimum number of points (400) for first place.
If, however, the number (and quality) of the entries justifies it, I shall increase this number and award points for poems placing 2nd - 10th.















Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on December 19, 2008
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    Thank you all for entering the "Human Rughts - and Wrongs" competition. I apologize for the delay in judging it. This was partly due to my having - simultneously - a disruptionof my home due to a new heating system being installed, and a bad attack of bronchitis - The other factor was that one entrant, when trying to change the colour-scheme of his entry to make it more legible accidentally deleted it completely - not only from the competition, but from the entire Allpoetry site... And it took some time for him to cope with restoring it..

    Anyway, here are the results...

    There will be aditional points for the poets placed 4th to 10th, bonuses for all "previously written" entries that fulfilled the rules of the competition, and bonuses for entrants who comment on other competitors' work during the appropriate period - i.e. from NOW until 2 January.

    Please note that to gain this bonus, your comments must be at least 50 words in length excluding any quotations, and written in standard English, avoiding slang, textspeak and jargon).There will be a 50 point bonus for poets who make appropriate comments on THREE other entrants' work, and an additional 20 points for each additional comment. (But please note that comments made BEFORE the competition was judged do not count towards the bonus).

    Please note that to qualify for bonuses, you MUST leave your poem(s) on the competition page until the end of the commenting period (i.e. until 2 January) at which time I shall notify you all individually about your bonuses.

    And - since sometimes people do remove their poems in spite of this request, for safety, when you have made your comments, please send me an IM message listing the poems on which you have commented.

    Finally, if i have not yet commented on your entry/entries, please accept my apologies. I shall most certainly do so as soon as I am able... but as I have indicated, my life is somewhat disrupted at the moment, and my internet time is consequently limited.

Contest Winners

  1. For the Greater Good of Those like Me
    Today I walk beside a protest march
    And wonder at the shouted slogans raised.
    by Peripatetic 30 lines, 8 comments, on Nov 23 3:14 PM 2008. In Thoughts, Life, Society, Humanity
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Sestina on a former Vietnamese boat person at a Swan River launching ramp
    Sestina on a former Vietnamese boat person at a Swan River launching ramp
    by KevinDunn 52 lines, 5 comments, on Dec 18 5:03 AM 2008
    Silver trophy winner
    • Viewed by judge. [remove]
  3. Bitter Tears
    The gut wrenching tears
    Of a mothers grief
    by BluesMan 5 lines, 23 comments, on Jan 31 11:45 AM 2008. In Contest, Dark, Sad, Pain
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot
    He's the little boy that Santa Claus forgot,
    Malawi is the country of his birth,
    by Keith 9 lines, 13 comments, on Dec 21 12:30 AM 2005. In Contemporary
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Escape
    The ship of hope
    Spirited away
    by BluesMan 8 lines, 6 comments, on Dec 5 7:06 PM 2007. In Contest, Humanity, Hope, Inspirational
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  6. The Oppressed ...
    while the oppressed of the oppressed
    wait behind doors ...
    by waydownuponjoy 63 lines, 35 comments, on Jan 5 5:33 AM 2007. In Contemporary, Message, Humanity
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Error: Unable to find finalist item 2610726, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  8. Sacrifice # 2
    The blindfold came off, the prisoners head
    at the sight of the chair, he filled with dread.
    by BluesMan 15 lines, 15 comments, on Sep 26 10:37 AM 2008. In Contest, Dark, Contemporary, Society
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. Stolen from Their Sleep
    Frightened children weep,
    stolen from their sleep.
    by Freed by Mercy 36 lines, 33 comments, on Sep 27 10:53 PM 2007. In Society, Abuse, War, Sad
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  10. Error: Unable to find finalist item 4715111, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  11. With Arms Raised High
    With arms raised high Defiance rang in the air
    by Walk-Free 25 lines, 5 comments, on May 31 8:44 AM 2008. In Contest, Life, Society, Hope
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  12. Where Pyramids Are Geometries of Lies
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    by Ink Shadow 15 lines, 19 comments, on Jun 26 10:50 AM 2006. In Society, Contemporary, Angst
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • mmook
    December 11, 2008
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    well done! there are all winner ! good luck to all