if you ever want me to fall in love with you, play this song.
casimir pulaski day by sufjan stevens.
i want you to write about it. it's beautiful and sad and glorious.
DIRECTIONS
listen to it live all the way thru:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdfiXdrmXA8
listen to the recording and read the lyrics (this is VERY important if you've never heard the song)
song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGEMx3TKxNc&feature=related
lyrics: http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858541824/
free verse preferred. i just want you to feel this. it's so michigan-in-the-wintertime-sadness-of-childhood, isn't it?
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on December 30, 2008
- Rewards: Gold: 900, Silver: 300, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: Thanks for entering everyone! there were so many great poems to read. i was extremely pleased with this contest.
the poem that won first place caught the exact essence of the song to me, which was really quite incredible.
second place was just moving. i was shaken in my very roots by it.
third and onwards i felt were sufjan-esque and extremely well done as well.
i'm glad one song could inspire such great poetry.
please read the finalist poems.
thank you,
acoustical
Contest Winners
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by SoldierOfTheCross 12 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 25 10:14 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
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by sixtimesseven 30 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 17 10:16 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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i sob on the inside
until the knot unravelsby LadyAmalthea 37 lines, 10 comments, on Dec 18 10:36 PM 2008. In Personal• Commented on by judge. -
your god did not save you
from the sufferingby righteousme 51 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 19 11:51 AM 2008• Commented on by judge. -
by SoldierOfTheCross 9 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 25 10:01 PM 2008• Commented on by judge.
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she told me that she knew art when she
picked up that volunteeringby heaven all alone 23 lines, 4 comments, on Dec 29 11:55 PM 2008• Viewed by judge. -
"I'll come up with something" I said.
by cough drop creek 27 lines, 1 comment, on Dec 27 7:11 PM 2008. In noguest• Viewed by judge.
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oh blah
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yeah, and you're entering.
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oh man, tough woman in the house, huh? if you dun listen, mike, she gon' whip yo' ass
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i just realized i should have replied directly to him. i am such an idiot.
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Yay, Sufjan!
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i'm not sure if the poem i'm entering is really what you want,
but i'm giving it a shot. if i write something more enteresting
i'll enter that...
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oh i love suf
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this songggggggggggggg
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ah those lyrics and the acoustic guitar tear at me :/ beautiful song though.. im gonna try this one out <3
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entering one or the othe rbefore they close. no worries
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I love Sufjan Stevens. But this song always made me want to cry.
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can i just write about how this song makes me feel? or what it makes me want to write? i dont want to write about the song, so much as this song inspires something in me...
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thank you
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