How do YOU feel about the pandemic?
As we are all aware HIV/AIDS is a serious illness that affects millions of men, women and children all around the world! It is also something near and dear to myself and my AP mother SoulfulWoman . So we wanted to have a contest to hear how YOU feel about this disease.
We want you to write poetry based on your TRUE feelings about HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, drug use and stigma. We want poetry based on your fears, concerns, and beliefs . There is no prompt just speak directly from your heart!!
HUGE THANKS TO KLAYER FOR THE DONATION OF 500 POINTS TO ADD TO THE WINNINGS OF THIS CONTEST!!!!!!
Of course some rules apply:
1. First of all AP rules apply, for a description click here: http://allpoetry.com/home/guide/rules
2.We believe in free speech but hatred will NOT be tolerated, there is a way of expressing your viewpoints without hate!! Any use of derogatory language to describe anyone will be DQ'd immediately no questions asked!!
3. Poems don't have to be warm and fuzzy to win, they should express your true feelings.
4. Any poems that have adult themes, should be labeled "Adult"
5. All poetry styles/forms are acceptable, dark, dirty/pretty and religious (all types) poems are acceptable as well, we encourage you to use whatever style you like to get your point across, we are open!
6. Pre-writes are acceptable as long as they fit the theme of this contest, if they don't they will be removed!
7. No sticky caps
8. No chat lingo (smh, omg etc)
We are attempting to open minds and hearts to this pandemic (an illness that affects the world) and create constructive works of art concerning it. Yes it may create controversy, but no evil has ever been conquered without controversy!!!!
**picture credit www.deviantart.com**
Be creative and let's get it started!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 3
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 600, Bronze: 500, Honorable mention: 14 people
- Final notes: Hello everyone! Thank you so much for making this particular contest the most successful contest I ever had here on AP!!! This subject matter is very near and dear to my heart as well as my AP mom, Soulfulwoman!! I hope that by having this contest and by others reading your words we have done something to help reduce the stigma surrounding this disease and opened peoples minds...who knows someone may have got tested, or practiced safe sex from what they read here. A life may have been saved!!!! We appreciate all of the entries so much that EVERYONE got a trophy (yaaaaaahhhh!!) Thanks to KLOVER for donating the extra points so we could go beyond the 4 winners that we were going to have originally!!!!! Also thanks to AFROQBAN for donating points to me for me to do with as I wish and I used some to add more points for silver and bronze!! Please take the time to thank these wonderful poets for their contributions!!!!! ***Important**** Only the first four are in order as far as placing goes, the rest of the honorable mentions are in no particular order!!! Thanks so much and God bless and keep writing!!! (sorry this is so long)
Contest Winners
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I opened my eyes here
'The Helping Hand Orphanage'• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
"Human immunodeficiency virus is caught
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Diseases spread for people refuses to use safe sex . Times they get stoned or drunk and often dont even know they are being taken sexually• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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HIV/Aids Advocates are the bravest people I have ever been privileged to meet When hysteria was running rampant they were out there on theby smonte19124 39 lines, 8 comments, on Jan 17 7:47 AM. In Contest, Personal, Thoughts, My own style
Honorable mention
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I'll love you any ways
when your sick I'll wipe• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 5008935, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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two men or women iin love souds likke apple pie to me
what's the differeence after all?by Dangerousparable 19 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 2 1:31 AM. In Contemporary, Contest, Life, Personal Honorable mention
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [17]
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I love this contest. I will be reading the entrys when i can. My uncle died of AID's so this i think is a very personal contest to me and others.
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Thank you so much! It is really to difficult to judge as well all are so great!
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if its posible coudl i donate to this contest for another HM to be added
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Thank you for the Honorable Mention in this contest. Contests such as this are truly necessary. Congratulations to all the Winners!
Much Love & Respect ♥
Renee
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very welcome...thanks for a very inspirational poem and thanks for adding it to the contest!
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