I'm so excited. I've been an Obama supporter for a long time – I volunteered for his campaign, and I cried when he won. 
[My friends made fun of me.]
So I'm really looking forward to the inauguration, and while I know most AP members probably don't pay much attention to politics, I know I can't be the only one... so I'm looking for the rest of us.
Here's the challenge: write something about politics, or politicians, or especially the inauguration; something that says how you feel about politics, but does so in a poetic way. Make every line gorgeous. Make it not cliché.
That means if you enter something about how all politicians are liars and cheats [which I can't exactly disagree with, as an Illinois native], then make it the best damn poem ever.
My only rule is to enter something you think should win, something you're happy with.
I'll add more points/honorable mentions if the entries are good.
Have fun, and good luck!
[My friends made fun of me.]So I'm really looking forward to the inauguration, and while I know most AP members probably don't pay much attention to politics, I know I can't be the only one... so I'm looking for the rest of us.
Here's the challenge: write something about politics, or politicians, or especially the inauguration; something that says how you feel about politics, but does so in a poetic way. Make every line gorgeous. Make it not cliché.
That means if you enter something about how all politicians are liars and cheats [which I can't exactly disagree with, as an Illinois native], then make it the best damn poem ever.
My only rule is to enter something you think should win, something you're happy with.
I'll add more points/honorable mentions if the entries are good.
Have fun, and good luck!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on January 23
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 400, Bronze: 300
- Final notes: Thanks for entering, everyone! Every poem was so different – it made reading the entries very interesting. I loved the different takes on the prompt. And my inauguration high has finally dissipated, but rereading these poems is bringing it back...
I appreciated all the entries! They were all good, but the finalists were just beautifully written; congratulations, guys!
Contest Winners
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The third generation monarch butterfly
reaches South; the change we need• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
Pale dissatisfactions block the truth from our minds;
We don't eagerly admit the sanity we struggle to find.• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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Upon this hallowed earth,
this dais of vow• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I went, I saw and I conquered
An empire for Rome• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Chapter 40 of Trixie Adventures of
Trixie the Pesky Mouse, Trixieby Pietro456 47 lines, 14 comments, on Jan 17 6:35 PM• Commented on by judge.
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