Hey guys. This time around we will be bringing in figures of our interesting pasts. These are some of my favorite historical figures (some are rather fictional), and I want to see some amazing poems about them! They are part of the reason why I want to get a B.A. in History, especially medieval European history. So here goes:
***EDIT*** You may also enter ANY interesting historical character, as long as you tell me who it is in your notes, even if it's OBVIOUS. Thanks.
1. King Arthur
2. Queen Mab/Morgan le Fay
3. The Lady of the Lake
4. Elizabeth Bathory
5. Vlad the Impaler/ Vlad Dracula
6. Edgar Allan Poe-not poems written like him but ABOUT him
7. William Shakespeare-not poems written like him but ABOUT him
8. Medusa
9. Hades
10. Isis
11. who Lewis Carroll's Alice really might have been
12. Marie Antoinette
13. Merlin
14. Anne Boleyn
15. The Lady of Shallots
16. Joan of Arc
17. anyone involved in the Salem Witch Trials
18. Sylvia Plath
19. Lilith (supposedly Adam's FIRST wife, before Eve)
20. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin
21. Joseph Mengele
22. Aleister Crowley
23. Pandora
24. Beowulf
25. if you think of anything else, MESSAGE ME, and I might add it
Standard rules apply; points will increase; and all that jazz. Have fun!
***EDIT*** You may also enter ANY interesting historical character, as long as you tell me who it is in your notes, even if it's OBVIOUS. Thanks.
1. King Arthur
2. Queen Mab/Morgan le Fay
3. The Lady of the Lake
4. Elizabeth Bathory
5. Vlad the Impaler/ Vlad Dracula
6. Edgar Allan Poe-not poems written like him but ABOUT him
7. William Shakespeare-not poems written like him but ABOUT him
8. Medusa
9. Hades
10. Isis
11. who Lewis Carroll's Alice really might have been
12. Marie Antoinette
13. Merlin
14. Anne Boleyn
15. The Lady of Shallots
16. Joan of Arc
17. anyone involved in the Salem Witch Trials
18. Sylvia Plath
19. Lilith (supposedly Adam's FIRST wife, before Eve)
20. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin
21. Joseph Mengele
22. Aleister Crowley
23. Pandora
24. Beowulf
25. if you think of anything else, MESSAGE ME, and I might add it
Standard rules apply; points will increase; and all that jazz. Have fun!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 17
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 250, Bronze: 125, Honorable mention: 7 people
- Final notes: Thanks guys, for another awesome contest. I'll probably be doing something like this again. Be patient with me commenting-I am sick. I will comment as soon as I can! Thanks again.
Contest Winners
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The day was fair, the grass was green,
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Pandora was the first woman on the earth,
Her other name Anesidora, ''she who sends up gifts'',by Daisy Ballerina 13 lines, 2 comments, on Jan 12 7:07 PM. In Pandora's ''Box''
Silver trophy winner
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Swirl dark the dust of life anew
the hand of god creates• Viewed by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4025509, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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He rules the realm where humans dwell without heartbeats,
monarch of the underworld,• Viewed by judge. [remove] -
You are sin incarnate,
in times of old, you wanted equality,• Viewed by judge. [remove] -
"There may be quite a problem here"
St. Peter said befuddled• Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
7 October - Me and HH
I share my natal day with the Reichfuhrer Heinrich Himmler,• Viewed by judge. Prewrite [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 4026673, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 4024699, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [21]
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He to love her, / And her life a stage. / But this behavior is / Not appropriate for a / Man of breeding. / Primal in his needs. / Love to• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Could that be why you are so cold
so aloof among the companions.by Swan song 45 lines, on Dec 29 1:50 AM 2008• Viewed by judge. -
His name was Manfred von Richthofen;
And many World War I pilots thought of him often.by The tie guy 20 lines, 4 comments, on Mar 23 10:32 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Sultry eyes of emerald with dark eyebrows & long raven locks
Morgan is her name, followed by amethyste butterflies• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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great contest! hope you receive a lot of great entries!
Annie
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Thanks.
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Now that you added Mengele (just reading his name enrages me - so I might as well write a poem about him... btw, did you read "The Last Nazi" by Stan Pottinger? If you haven't, I'd recommend it... A great book in my opinion...), you might as well add Hitler and Stalin? Maybe.... if you like?
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HAHA I might end up doing that. But I'm sure there's SO many Hitler/ Stalin poems, and I wanted some views that weren't as commonly found as the rest. I might still do it, though, because they definitely impacted the recent history of the entire world in so many ways....and I will try to find that book! Thanks for suggesting it.
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humm, I have one about Hestia, hehe. but none about the other gods. or monsters.
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That is fine. You may enter.
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I'll need to revise it hehe.
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That's okay!
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message to roseblood
have you ever thought of adding serial killers and strange fellows (and dames) to your list -
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I actually might. Which ones are you thinking of?
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some i had in mind are
jack the ripper zodiac green river killer lizzie borden charles manson -
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Yes, actually most of those I have considered. If you want to enter using any of them, that is fine!
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Wow, cool! Thanks for the two HMs!
And congrats to the other winners!
Annie
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