ok, this is my first contest so sorry if anything is confusing. contact me if you have questions or comments or whatever.
anyway, the contest:
the goal is a poem that makes readers say: 'that is some deep shit right there!"
however
[THIS HAS BEEN PUT AT THE TOP BECAUSE IT SEEMS SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT EVEN BOTHERING TO READ THE WHOLE DESCRIPTION: YOUR PREWRITES HURT ME INSIDE! THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES! YOUR ENTRIES ARE TOO LONG! I AM LOOSING PATIENCE AND I HAVE ONLY READ A FRACTION OF THE ENTRIES! DEAR GOD! MAKE IT END!!]
1. there will be no phrases that lead to nowhere (all the lines should at least vaguely relate to the subject of the entire poem)
2. there will be no easy deep (i dont want to hear about some dumb thing like the meaning of life, please. try and think outside of the box, not what would be discussed in a philosophy course)
3. there will be absolutely NO vocab spew (i dont want to hear your extensive knowledge of the human language, useless buzzwords are not impressive, please use the language found in newspapers and not scientific reports)
4. there doesn't have to be an explanation for your poem, there should just be enough to give me something to nod my head at and narrow my eyes while saying "thats deep man... thats real deep
5. as you may have guessed, obscenity is welcome, i do not, however, want your freaking sexual fantasies. please stick with the necessary and not the ridiculous.
6. i dont care about grammar (obviously), just make things readable and at least try to spell shit right
7. this will not be a novel, i do not have the attention span to read that.
okay, last thing before i turn you loose
please dont give me religious... PLEASE
REVISION!
from now on, only give me a prewrite if it ABSOLUTELY RELATES.
make sure your prewrites FOLLOW THE DAMN RULES!
i am not kicking out anyones poems but i will tell you if your poem DOES NOT WORK FOR THE CONTEST. if i do that, consider your poem out of the running for a prize (i will leave them in so others can read them)
anyway, the contest:
the goal is a poem that makes readers say: 'that is some deep shit right there!"
however
[THIS HAS BEEN PUT AT THE TOP BECAUSE IT SEEMS SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT EVEN BOTHERING TO READ THE WHOLE DESCRIPTION: YOUR PREWRITES HURT ME INSIDE! THEY ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES! YOUR ENTRIES ARE TOO LONG! I AM LOOSING PATIENCE AND I HAVE ONLY READ A FRACTION OF THE ENTRIES! DEAR GOD! MAKE IT END!!]
1. there will be no phrases that lead to nowhere (all the lines should at least vaguely relate to the subject of the entire poem)
2. there will be no easy deep (i dont want to hear about some dumb thing like the meaning of life, please. try and think outside of the box, not what would be discussed in a philosophy course)
3. there will be absolutely NO vocab spew (i dont want to hear your extensive knowledge of the human language, useless buzzwords are not impressive, please use the language found in newspapers and not scientific reports)
4. there doesn't have to be an explanation for your poem, there should just be enough to give me something to nod my head at and narrow my eyes while saying "thats deep man... thats real deep
5. as you may have guessed, obscenity is welcome, i do not, however, want your freaking sexual fantasies. please stick with the necessary and not the ridiculous.
6. i dont care about grammar (obviously), just make things readable and at least try to spell shit right
7. this will not be a novel, i do not have the attention span to read that.
okay, last thing before i turn you loose
please dont give me religious... PLEASE
REVISION!
from now on, only give me a prewrite if it ABSOLUTELY RELATES.
make sure your prewrites FOLLOW THE DAMN RULES!
i am not kicking out anyones poems but i will tell you if your poem DOES NOT WORK FOR THE CONTEST. if i do that, consider your poem out of the running for a prize (i will leave them in so others can read them)
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on February 14, 2009
- Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 4 people
- Final notes: oh god, i am so sorry, i cant even think straight right now. i didn't comment and i feel like shit about that. i don't have the willpower. its valentines day and my boyfriend is in another state. i haven't seen him in 7 months or something. why would you all care if i comment or not? i'm 15 years old. what the hell do i know? i know, i'm wallowing in self pity and its pathetic. i want to curl up in my closet and go die. misery, for me, hates company. thank you for entering, sorry i suck at this. read the winners, they're something to think about. actually, don't listen to me, i'm a self centered asshole. shit, my head hurts.
Contest Winners
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So you believe in destiny
That there's a cosmic reason for you and me• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Mind expanding
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What if we decided to think for ourselves?
what would we think about our religions?• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
That, from a simple structure,
A monument is grown!by Loveberry 47 lines, 7 comments, on Jan 28 10:52 AM 2009. In Hope, Life, Thoughts, Weird, Personal, Contest, My own style, Inspirational
Honorable mention
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Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [38]
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There's a dark wind rising
on the streets of paradiseby davidwright 28 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 9 6:13 PM 2009. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
"it'll be fun," cries my body
"go on do it, GO ON!"
But no baby's produced.by Mr Id 45 lines, 14 comments, on Nov 8 3:27 PM 2008. In Life, Society, Lost in thought, My own style, Humanity• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
why do they say,
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Hopes are dangling things
they often take up too much spaceby Michael P 56 lines, 19 comments, on Jul 9 4:31 PM 2008• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
Peace is merely a symbol
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Cheese wizz ya ever eat the stuff its good on crackers but more than a few is gross
and what about tang fake ass orange breakfast drink that shit is gross tooby Mr.Natural 8 lines, 4 comments, on Nov 5 7:35 PM 2008. In Thoughts• Commented on by judge. Prewrite -
I like to watch butterflies pirouette around summer grass. I love to watch the drizzling rain create small, infectious ripples across theby Candy Morphine 34 lines, 8 comments, on Feb 10 12:11 AM 2009• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Vestiges of stone and greensand, torn apart by eyes of cobblestone. Impressions of a day through the memories of night: flickering light of joy emblazing the coy darkness that hides behind daylight. A magnificent silhouette fby Justin3 14 lines, on Feb 1 9:11 AM 2009. In Prose-poetry• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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We postulate, calculate there are parallel universes
where all exists in minor variation from life hereby Backporchphilosopher 33 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 6 10:18 AM 2009. In Spiritual, Nature, Message, Inspirational, Contest• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Rough around the edges
worn away by disillusionby WithoutWings 20 lines, 2 comments, on Dec 7 3:54 PM 2007• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Scientists are still quite baffled over the exponential
expansion of dark energy in space;by Backporchphilosopher 35 lines, 6 comments, on Jan 21 6:26 AM 2009. In Spiritual, Contest, Hope, Society, Inspirational, Humanity, Message• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
They are watching me.
A strange and focused sense of paranoid awareness that borders on panic.by JealousywithaHalo 10 lines, 1 comment, on Feb 10 10:12 PM 2009. In Other, Spiritual, Drugs, Experience, Different• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
VI., V., IV, III, II, Iby vlentine 82 lines, 13 comments, on Feb 12 6:01 PM 2009• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Unfortunately folks, wishing stars do not work. Believe me, I've tried every night.
By the, I spelled whole that way intentionally.by Jerox813 15 lines, 3 comments, on Feb 9 1:44 PM 2009. In Sadness, the dream that dies, the wish that flies away...• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
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I look at her as hot water runs down my back,
and wonder if, after all these yearsby graybeard 26 lines, 17 comments, on Feb 9 11:06 AM 2009• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
My addiction to nicotine
is ever so indulgingby sweetieforever 15 lines, 2 comments, on Feb 2 7:57 PM 2009• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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ew. I hate vocab spew.
Pretty much one of the best contest descriptions ever. -
Have fun seeing your boyfriend and if you want less people to enter your contests, don't allow pre-writes!
Happy Valday!
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