This is a contest to celebrate the life and poetry of that marvellous Poet William Wordsworth. April 7th is the anniversary of his birth and the deadline will be extended until April 7th.
http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/William_Wordsworth
What we would like is one of the following:-
Option 1 - Parody
Choose one of the many poems by Wordsworth here at Oldpoetry and write a parody of it.
http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/William_Wordsworth
Don't forget to put the name of the original in your Poem Notes
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Option 2 – Cento
Using lines taken from a variety of Wordsworth’s own poems compose a poem of your own (at least 12 lines) on one of the following themes.
A Nature
B Beauty
C Conflict
D Tribute
Please list the poems you've drawn from in your Poem Notes
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Option 3 – Style
Choose one of Wordsworth's poems and write a poem of your own in the style Wordsworth used.
Don't forget to put the name of the original in your Poem Notes
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Option 4 - Tribute
Write a tribute poem for Wordsworth, preferably in a style he would have used.
RULES
1. No sticky caps or text-talk. After all Wordsworth did not use them himself.
2. Please do give credit to any original work by Wordsworth that you used for your poem.
3. Please indicate the option you have chosen in your Poem Notes
4. You will be asked to help out with the judging at the end of the competition by picking your own top 3 poems. Please reply within a week or be disqualified.
JUDGING
At the end of the competition each participant will be asked to nominate his or her top 3 poems (excluding their own).
First choices will recieve 3 points, second 2 and third 1.
Points for each poem will be added together and the top 3 poems will be the winners.
In the event of a tie Allpoetry member Legend will be asked to decide the winner.
REWARDS
FIRST PRIZE 750 Points and a Gold Trophy
SECOND PRIZE 500 Points and a Silver Trophy
THIRD PRIZE 250 Points and a Bronze Trophy.
Upto 3 Honorable mentions may be awarded a bonus of 30 points each.
http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/William_Wordsworth
What we would like is one of the following:-
Option 1 - Parody
Choose one of the many poems by Wordsworth here at Oldpoetry and write a parody of it.
http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/William_Wordsworth
Don't forget to put the name of the original in your Poem Notes
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Option 2 – Cento
Using lines taken from a variety of Wordsworth’s own poems compose a poem of your own (at least 12 lines) on one of the following themes.
A Nature
B Beauty
C Conflict
D Tribute
Please list the poems you've drawn from in your Poem Notes
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Option 3 – Style
Choose one of Wordsworth's poems and write a poem of your own in the style Wordsworth used.
Don't forget to put the name of the original in your Poem Notes
+++++++++++++++++
Option 4 - Tribute
Write a tribute poem for Wordsworth, preferably in a style he would have used.
RULES
1. No sticky caps or text-talk. After all Wordsworth did not use them himself.
2. Please do give credit to any original work by Wordsworth that you used for your poem.
3. Please indicate the option you have chosen in your Poem Notes
4. You will be asked to help out with the judging at the end of the competition by picking your own top 3 poems. Please reply within a week or be disqualified.
JUDGING
At the end of the competition each participant will be asked to nominate his or her top 3 poems (excluding their own).
First choices will recieve 3 points, second 2 and third 1.
Points for each poem will be added together and the top 3 poems will be the winners.
In the event of a tie Allpoetry member Legend will be asked to decide the winner.
REWARDS
FIRST PRIZE 750 Points and a Gold Trophy
SECOND PRIZE 500 Points and a Silver Trophy
THIRD PRIZE 250 Points and a Bronze Trophy.
Upto 3 Honorable mentions may be awarded a bonus of 30 points each.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 14
- Rewards: Gold: 750, Silver: 500, Bronze: 250, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: Thanks from all the Old Poetry Team to all the entrants who provided such entertaining reading and challenging judging.
The first round of judging by entrants ended in two poems tying with 9 points each and then two others tying with 7 points each and so these 4 were sent to the adjudicator who decided on the final order .Thanks to Legend for his efforts there.
GOLD "Compline"
SILVER "Restoration"
BRONZE "Maiden in the meadow"
"Composed outsite a club near Westminster Bridge" was a very close 4th.
Contest Winners
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Inspired by William Wordsworthby Errant Panther 35 lines, 14 comments, on Feb 19 10:03 AM. In Contemporary, Nature, Love, Thoughts, Master Inspired
Bronze trophy winner
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I pondered lonely as a car
That stops and starts through sundry hillsby Purrsanthema 30 lines, 23 comments, on Mar 3 5:31 AM• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
Five years have passed; more like an endless age
Of shopless nights, and once again I hearby Swimwriter 45 lines, 5 comments, on Mar 12 10:53 PM• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
I wandered sick of gloomy clouds
That darken all the vales and hills,• Commented on by judge. [remove] - Error: Unable to find finalist item 5067645, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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by AliceinPoetryLand 21 lines, 8 comments, on Mar 21 6:43 AM. In Contest, Poetry Inspired (William Wordsworth)• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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It was a cloudy night as I sipped some tea.
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My soul soars high when I catch sight
the crag across the dale,by ca ne fait rien 11 lines, 12 comments, on Mar 26 12:48 PM. In Nature, Spiritual, exercise in pastiche• Commented on by judge.
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great options, have bookmarked and will see what my muse can conjure up.
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OldPoetry and Friends Members are ineligible? I s this correct? If yes, can we submit (Non-Entry) poems to the contest?
Are members expected to donate points? I believe that was discussed within the Group. If so, did I donate any?
I cannot remember. My CRS is overactive these days. 
Waiting for your responses. BOOKMARKED!!
Renee
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All members of the group "Old poetry and Friends" are ELGIBLE!!!!!
Please enter..
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Eh? Are old poetry members ineligible?
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Sounds interesting. I'm afraid all that comes to mind is the word daffodils.
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Okay.. 'am not going to miss this. 12 days more.. will get my muse up by then
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Wonderful Tributes all x x
so, so difficult to decide here as each is so wonderful .. for me William and his sister have been a great source of strength and support in various times in my life .. it is an observation that I made that I felt certain things on a first reading many years before of his poetry but then years later the poem revealed many other layers .. experiences in life seems to reveal the layers previously perhaps not able to have been understood .. this for me has been some of my experience .. some of the poems that I read have had that quality .. although all have been quite wonderful .. thankyou for setting this up and making this possible .. remembering William .. Wonderful xx Easter BLessings Lib x x -
Congratulations to such well deserving winners and thank you for hosting. Thoroughly enjoyed it
Gaylene
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Thank you all so much for the honor of silver in this contest. I am thrilled and flattered. Thank you. Congratulations to all. ~Pamela
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