Welcome ot the first NaPoMo Site Contest!
This first contest will end on the 16th allowing us three days to judge. You'll be able to enter once everyday until the 16th.
On the 17th,18th,and 19th I'll be holding another personal contest to help be inspired for NaPoMo writing month.
Because so many entered this contest it'll be taking a couple days longer to judge and that's great! I suggest for you to enter this contest here :
http://allpoetry.com/contest/2443747 if you need inspiration. I'm going to be giving most of my time in making sure this is judged fast.
April 20th -26th we'll be holding the last Site sponsored NaPoMo Contest.
April 27th-30th I'll be holding a personal contest to help inspire members.
This is a great way to get that muse writing!
In these contests there will be no line limit but we don't want novels.
If you're going to be doing these contests and writing one poem a day I suggest for you to join this group :
NaPoMo Writing Group
And read this column : It'll help answer any questions you might have about NaPoMo month.
http://allpoetry.com/column/2351109
We'll have Tons of prompts to help inspire you!!
Here are the quotes you can use to help inspire you:
“The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique”
- Isaac Bashevis Singer
"Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe."
- Voltaire
"Art is never finished, only abandoned."
- Leonardo da Vinci
"When you make a bet, you're saying something."
- Al Alvarez
"I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance."
- e. e. cummings
"I sometimes go to my own little world, but that's okay, they know me there."
- Joel Hodgson
Word Prompts -
1. mudslide
2. newsy
3. outmatch
4. privacy
5. sunset
Picture Prompts -
1. Breaking the waves
link - breaking-the-waves-
2. In Nature
link - inNature
3. water drop
link -Waterdrop-
4. The path of the dead
link - the-Path-of-the-Dead-
5. Fall for me
link - Fall-For-Me-
You can also be inspired by these emoticons on the site :
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4. * bite * - 
5. * cookie * - 
We hope that's enough prompts to help inspire you in doing a poem per day!
Rules -
1. Please put what prompt you use in your notes.
2. If you miss out on a day you can enter twice the next day but you can't enter more then twice per day.
3. If you reserve remember to try and finish within the same day.
4. You don't have to be doing a poem per day to join the contest. You can write just once if you like!
5. Plain backgrounds please.
6. Do not put the pictures in your poem. Please make sure to link us in your notes so we can see what one you did use.
7. Any form is fine. Sensual is fine but no erotica please. Label all poems accordingly. Some profanity is fine but we would rather it not be used. Dark is fine but no cutting poems are allowed.
8. No prewrites are allowed.
9. You can use the same prompt twice but make sure the poem is not like your first. Be creative.
Prizes -
1. The gold winner gets 500 points and one month of gold membership.
2. The silver winner gets 300 points and a silver trophy.
3. The bronze winner gets 200 points and a bronze trophy.
HMs may or may not increase.
Top three winners will get spotlighted on the front page.
Judges that will be helping me this contest :
JustSimplyLissa, AliceinPoetryLand, jcat, leander, markgrif, silent cougar
Sometimes the judges might not be able to comment until we start judging due to personal things.
If you have any questions ask us here and we will respond as soon as we can.
Good luck everyone!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on April 19
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: All of these are such amazing enteries. We want to thank of the ones that entered. Each of you did a outstanding job. If you didn't win something here don't give up hope. We're going to be having part two soon so be looking out for that.
Not all of the judges had a chance to comment on every entry. They did review each one though and some will comment when napomo is over.
Thank you all again and congrats to the winners.
Contest Winners
Gold trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [68]
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The quacking ducks in the pond
calling it a day to their swimming spreeby Purush 19 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 3 12:07 PM• Commented on by judge. -
S. has not outmatched me.
When we met today for coffee,by Judith Chandler 41 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 3 4:52 PM• Commented on by judge. -
When I walk between the autumn trees covered with God leaves.
See the beauty of the setting sun in its red flush of charm.by nature mithya 12 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 3 10:51 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Eons ago across an aegis of air,
time had halted its sundry spin.• Commented on by judge. -
Delightfully gorgeous was the dawn
promises of a bright day of renewby Sandra R Reynolds 20 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 4 3:55 PM• Commented on by judge. -
In life, the sun rises and the sun sets
I have seen many sunrises.by JacquelynK 22 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 4 4:06 PM. In napomo• Commented on by judge. -
Between the years and the times we live in
My life has crept into retirement timeby Sandra R Reynolds 16 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 4 5:24 PM• Commented on by judge. -
The talk is always newsy
when I call my ma.• Commented on by judge. -
Your eyes look into mine with a longing I understand
and I am compelled to your beauty and desire.• Commented on by judge. -
Tunnel beyond the power of reason my belief,
I click the elements at work in unbridled faith;by nature mithya 6 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 5 4:57 AM• Commented on by judge. -
We should see no evil the teachers taught us.
School faculty had butter, we margarine,by nature mithya 14 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 5 9:52 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Has the world reached its sunset
or a new beginning?by Judith Chandler 31 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 5 2:12 PM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
Standing alone
out on the edge of the waterby trekkergirl 28 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 5 5:12 PM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
There are two worlds in which I exist.
The world with everyone in it.• Commented on by judge. -
i sought you out-
seeing something• Commented on by judge. -
Amidst a nothingness that rises and falls,
millions to infinity of dust-specks,• Commented on by judge. -
If there were no trees;
Who would provide the traveler?by nature mithya 15 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 6 1:25 AM• Commented on by judge. -
not literally- no, i'm not old enough.• Commented on by judge.
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April the sixth and it's rainy.
Did I say rain? On April the sixth,by Judith Chandler 19 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 6 8:40 AM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
Waves came running into shore
As each crest I could hear the roar• Commented on by judge. -
In day, the sun does burn
the soil, the trees, and fauna.• Commented on by judge. -
Dirt, rocks, bugs and worms.
nothing makes a day betterby JacquelynK 16 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 7 12:29 AM. In NaPoMo• Commented on by judge. -
A Lady of quality fraught in beauty,
Mocks life in true metaphoric excellence:by nature mithya 13 lines, 10 comments, on Apr 7 5:10 AM• Commented on by judge. -
What is life if you spend it
balancing on the wire?by petalblue2 24 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 7 11:58 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Gossamer tranquility
Lazily grazing over coffee and blueberry pastryby petalblue2 33 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 7 12:15 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Shapely black dress
lies there on a white fur rugby Judith Chandler 10 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 7 2:06 PM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
Near-infinite paper
dyed with chlorophyll;• Commented on by judge. -
i'm enveloped by the houses,
radiating of life.by stepbystep 34 lines, 12 comments, on Apr 8 3:03 PM• Commented on by judge. -
When you let me loose this morning
I heard the brass latch clickby petalblue2 20 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 8 8:33 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Water falls
like clouds on land• Commented on by judge. -
Shale Shale Na Manikam,
Mokticum Na Gaje Gajeby nature mithya 9 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 8 11:16 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Resplendent culinary creations,
echoing what I know of youby petalblue2 15 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 8 9:01 PM• Commented on by judge. -
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It's my place, a small space.
The cleaning lady never comes.by Judith Chandler 16 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 9 10:07 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Grey matter in serpentine thoughts loiters over her form,
Black magical leaches grow to suckle looking for her blood.by nature mithya 18 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 9 10:15 AM• Commented on by judge. -
What exactly is faith?
Do we ever have enough courageby Janice M Pickett 23 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 9 3:16 PM• Commented on by judge. -
What color can there be
when there is no light?• Commented on by judge. -
I pretended to like them.
But they looked like death to me,with thin, thin heels like tiny bladesbiting into my feet.by deadcolor dreams 14 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 10 11:05 AM• Commented on by judge. -
it was a mottled midnight bruise,with a yellow cats-eye moonby deadcolor dreams 11 lines, 6 comments, on Apr 10 11:14 AM• Commented on by judge.
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It was like an invasion of privacy
when she said...by Judith Chandler 28 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 10 5:03 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Aged from an art
painted from days• Commented on by judge. -
Cloaked within his dark wings; watchful warrior eyes.
Surcharged face, figure in surreal ecstasy.by nature mithya 11 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 11 2:05 AM• Commented on by judge. -
The moon light streaks through the clouds in magic,
A golden haired in voluptuous postureby nature mithya 23 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 11 2:10 AM• Commented on by judge. -
I slid on my face with
mud in my throat.by Judith Chandler 21 lines, 7 comments, on Apr 11 11:02 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Sharp with multifarious points,
the ground before,• Commented on by judge. -
Water formed to a magical droplet,
centering itself in a strange mandala,by Judith Chandler 12 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 12 11:38 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Floating atop a sea with an end
not in sight,• Commented on by judge. -
The clouds blush with the sunset rays to flame the forest;
She sits with the urn waiting freedom for her lone love.by nature mithya 11 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 13 3:42 AM• Commented on by judge. -
The cauldron in heat fumes with alchemy chemicals,
Careful she decides to spread her witches’ stronghold,by nature mithya 23 lines, 5 comments, on Apr 13 10:10 AM• Commented on by judge. -
My nephew got a cookie for Easter,
a big chocolate chip cookie,• Commented on by judge. -
I understand why the caged bird sings,
Because on hope it's freedom rings,by Lady Juliet 18 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 13 8:04 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Thudding upon the sand,
waves sparkle in the sun,by Judith Chandler 16 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 14 11:48 AM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
Hand picked for agreeable body attitude and height,
Eleven boys carry twenty two clubs to move,by nature mithya 22 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 1:33 AM• Commented on by judge. -
by perfectsunset 53 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 15 3:51 AM. In Quote Inspired, Metaphorical, Abstract, NaPoMo, noguest• Commented on by judge.
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The scene from indulgent debt ridden family:
Toad AIG strings notes to unleveled bonus fields,by nature mithya 13 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 15 5:34 AM• Commented on by judge. -
There could be a poem there
in those three men talkingby Judith Chandler 23 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 15 12:32 PM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
The beginning of privacy
is when it enters your mind.by Judith Chandler 15 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 2:56 PM. In Contest• Commented on by judge. -
Lightning, a bolt of divine judgement
in a righteous furyby trekkergirl 6 lines, 11 comments, on Apr 15 9:07 PM. In Contest• Commented on by judge.
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Comments
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Can we be part of the NaPoMo Writing group 2 ?
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Yes. Kevin owns that group and you can get in right away
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Woooooooooo! Ish a member already
Did you know this is the scriptfrenzy month too?
The month for script writers =]
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oh cool no I didn't....I'll have to do something for that on contest two. Thanks for telling me!
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No problem
I'm doing that too; this is slightly easier...
100 pages of script for ScriptFrenzy!!
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Yeah. I couldn't do NaNoWriMo for that reason
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I wrote 10000 words then I ran outta muse
And yes I shall
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wow! lol
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I have done 50000 before... and that took two months
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I managed to write my first NanoWrimo and win it;
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I just ran outta muse >.<
Plus exams that month I just didn't have the time in the end.
This year though
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Hahaha. Well, how will you do this year? If you must, writing outlines before the contest is a good idea. I did for my first novels (And it's now over 500,000 word). You have to write a good amount of words a day, easily over 1000, which is something that could take an inspired, imaginative person 5 minutes to write.... or five days. Wish you luck in ScriptFrenzy though.
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No exams this year
I'm gonna do it. Shall be determined =]
I did that for last years... I had it all planned out and then it kinda failed
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This contest looks good. Can't wait to see what the people pen.
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A Poem a Day???? I think that the Strasbourg Human Rights Court would say that transgresses the "Bill of Rights." Writing poetry is, after all, work!!!
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Can you use the same prompt twice? for example using it one day, then a few days later wanted to use it again, because you could see how to take it from a different angle.
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Sure! I'll also add that in on the contest. Thanks for asking
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what is napomo
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The month of April is National Poetry Writing Month aka NaPoMo
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Can we enter whenever we get the chance to, like say I can Monday, but not again until Thursday... is that okay?
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Sure! That's fine
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okay I have joined kevins group and have been putting poems in the topic list for that day. Do I need to enter separate poems for april 1-16 here too? Or just the one poem for the contest. And do I need to use your prompts or can I use my own idea's? Just to clarify hate to do something wrong here.
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Nope, you don't need to enter them seperate. If you're going to enter the contest you can use the prompts here as inspiration. However for your own indivual postings in his group you don't need to use this as inspiration and can go on your own You only need to use these prompts if you're going to enter the contest. You can enter once, or more. It's up to you. If this didn't help explain it feel free to ask further
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I am enjoying this contest so much! One a day isn't difficult and it's a great incentive.
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i'm so glad that you are enjoying it!
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Aww, I would have liked to be a co-judge too.
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Im me and we'll talk about it
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By a misunderstanding, my started to put the poems I wrote for NaPoMo in a list and decided to link the group through the list to make it easier. Am I still eligble to enter this contest? I would provide the link, however, I am using my mother's BB and I cannot link you. Please take a look.
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You can still enter
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I am truly greatful....
...that this contest appeared just in time to felicitate writing for the April month.
The lovely comments by the judges are a source of courage for me to continue to try and write for the full month.
To diffuse thoughts after writing a poem becomes difficult; but the sensations in new prompts enlivens one to write another.
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I am so glad it helped you. Thank you for your kind words
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Which is the last day of the one a day poem -- 15th or 16th?
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This contest has 11 hours to go and after I'll be posting one for three days and then another site contest
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oh man, I think I may have saw this contest a little too late. All of my poems from the first through today are already on this site, so they could be considered pre-writes,plus I have had major writer's block lately. So good luck to everyone that entered.
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Wow, I would like to bestow my thanks
for honour of Gold in this contest. I was
not expecting that, as there were so
many amazing entries by very talented
poets here on AP.
thank you all for hosting a wonderful
contest & wonderful opportunity
and for such beautiful, inspiring prompts
to stir our muse!
Thanks again, God bless, & congrats to all winners
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Thank you for the silver.
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