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Beautiful Ugliness

Here's the idea:

Take something that people usually regard as gross: (for example- dog poo, garbage, road-kill...etc) and write a poem making it sound really attractive. This is an opportunity to be really creative!

Try to use good grammar, but little mistakes aren't dealbreakers.

Erotica is allowed, I guess, but please be tasteful.

This will be judged on the 29th, or whenever I get 15 entries. Good luck!

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on April 21
  • Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 75, Bronze: 25
  • Final notes:
    You all did a great job following the prompt and I got some very creative entries! This was a hard contest to judge but it was very fun to read all of your poetry. Thank you all again for making my first contest a big success!

Contest Winners

  1. Bottom Feeders
    The bottom feeders get no thanks
    They’re truly unsung heroes,
    by Mercury Rising 58 lines, 4 comments, on Apr 15 7:14 PM. In Unsung Heroes
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. A Tribute to My friend Ken who just passed away.
    A study in contradiction,
    he’s wearing a black Harley wife beater,
    by Lionheart 50 lines, 9 comments, on May 3 3:07 PM. In Personal, Thoughts, Life, Friendship, Freewrite, Children
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. A Deformed Apple
    A bruised, deformed apple
    it looks so undesirable
    by MysteriousWhisper 29 lines, 2 comments, on Apr 15 8:52 PM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. B U R N 1/15
    S cars shimmer and shine in the light of day
    by ResplendentCloud 22 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 15 10:01 PM. In NaPoMo
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. Plumbing School Lecture
    by DolceVito 22 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 16 1:51 AM. In Humor, Contest
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  6. Dinner Tonight
    by Riftkin 20 lines, 8 comments, on Apr 15 7:05 PM. In Contest
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  7. Through My Dog's Eyes
    Human's I'll never understand. Dog's offer their great smelling ass,
    but humans offer an almost odorless, not even furry, hand.
    by OldBear34 13 lines, 1 comment, on Apr 16 7:33 PM. In Fantasy, Humor, Life
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

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  • Immortal Obscurity Greeters member
    April 15
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    i've done this before hopefully, i will be able to enter yours


  • Gormanda
    April 15
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    I'm loving some of the entries so far!
    I'm excited to see what else you guys can write!


  • Lionheart
    April 23
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    Thanks for the silver