EDITED: Hardly anyone is reading the contest guidelines anyway, so I've removed them. Poems which are not suited to my tastes will be removed from the contest, without comment, to make for easier judging.
I want hard-hitting, gritty poetry detailing a relationship which survives despite the flaws.
If you are unsure as to what to submit, do your homework and read my favorites.
Comments will no longer be forthcoming, unless specifically requested. There's just too many two-year olds on this site.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 28
- Rewards: Gold: 8000, Silver: 5000, Bronze: 2000
- Final notes: This was a lot harder to judge than I had originally anticipated. Each of these poems had something to it that captured a facet of love that was neither obvious nor cliche.
Onerios had asked me what I was thinking, giving so many points for a love poetry contest. And really, they are just points, and it's easy enough to get more. But aside from that... if I can read one good poem that encompasses the essence of what I appreciate about love poetry, then it's worth it.
So, these are my final choices. I've certainly found the pieces that I had hoped to find.
As a side note, thank you to everyone who had the decency to read the rules (when I had them posted).
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The threads of night
Windows of lifeby Justin Stone 25 lines, 7 comments, on Dec 18 7:57 PM 2008. In Love• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
We reach beyond
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Confession is over rated
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Outdated devotion
Meant tying birdsby marmac 38 lines, 5 comments, on Jan 8 7:49 PM• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
in the trailing of your fingers
over mine, I taste the futureby Macey Muse 55 lines, 12 comments, on Dec 20 5:33 PM 2007. In Personal• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Empty promises and lies / Moody ambitions / False dreams advertised / A mere broken communication / Breaking apart the sentences / Bit by b• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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I entered Ripped apart because not all love has a happy ending..
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You're killing me with the list of words that can't be in the poem
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Please tell me you haven't used "quivering member" in a poem... otherwise, I'll have to lose all respect for you.
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Ah, no, but the first poem I wanted to enter had the word "touch" in it, and the second one I wanted to enter had the word 'desire." You didn't like my third choice... sigh.
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lol I know you got another one in there somewhere. No one says you can't keep submitting
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sick bastard
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QUIVERING MEMBER!!!
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lol.
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I have no clue, I just wanted to mess with her jokingly.
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...engorged purple manhood
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hehehe
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oh how your erect shaft makes me quiver when you're touching me gently.
*doublechecks list of not allowed words*
yup, that looks acceptable to me.
I'll bookmark and look around.
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Nora Roberts? Is that you?
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nope. I used be "lavender shadows" (I don't know whether that will ring anything or not *shrugs*). but if you might know me, it would be under that name.
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lol I know. I was joking. Nora Roberts is a hot and sweaty romance author whom I have, admittedly, read a kabillion times.
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lol! I recognized the name and thought, "wait, is she on AP too?" hahaha.
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To stipulate that the word "Love" be excluded from a Love Poem
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lol Only the truly talented can create a poem that FEELS like a love poem without stating it as such.
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Um...you booted me for no no words,
others had them, and it was "This is more what I'm looking for" ????
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It's all about context and obviousness. If you say "I cry tears for you", that's obvious. If you say "I miss your piss, like tears, on the toilet seat"... that's not obvious. It's not good mind you, lol, but it's just an example.
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Nicole,
I'm sorry for boo-hoo-ing and I am ashamed of myself.
Please accept my apology.
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Ah, pish posh. That wasn't boo-hoo-ing. You should read some of the hate mail I've gotten! LOL But apology accepted
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Or maybe it's a challenge to your creativity. I dunno, just a thought.
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you're going to get a whole bunch of shit!
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I know. In fact, I have. But half the fun is laughing at it.
And then vomiting until I burst blood vessels in my eyeballs.
It's like a bad poetry party or something!
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I could ttly send you some un-love poetry. but I'm faaaaairly sure I don't have a single 'love' poem in the bank. (and proud of it XD) -
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You say it like love poetry is a bad thing. In fact, half the time, it's all I care to write. lol. You better enter... even if it's a new write. You wont make my eyeballs bleed.
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I doubt that any poem I could enter would suit you.
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Perhaps, but you never know where try-try-again might get you. I held a contest once and kicked out one poet's entries 13 times, but she kept coming back, which was actually incredibly inspiring to me. I ended up giving her a buttload of points for being a good sport and showing she cares about the art of poetry, even if I didn't like her particular brand. These contests are all total shit anyway, and totally subjective
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You're an intimidatingly amusing judge.
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You know you like it!
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You know that I like it too?
*failed to come up with anything witty*
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haha I admire the contest description, made me chuckle, and now since i already stated my reason for leaving this useless comment painfuly clear:
damn, i wish i wasn't a hopeless romantic so that i could enter this contest!
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ya probably won't like my entry,
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oh, btw, I entered~ at some point in the last two weeks. catch me if you can! XD
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Congrats to all the winners,
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Thanks for the trinket and the honor of placing in one of your contests. Congrats to the winners and the whiners and everyone in between.
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