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I want poetry that parrots
facets of an ideal man:
yields to measured stroke,
coaxed solid; throbs with
suggestion like war drums;
comes
alive in my mouth
then lingers.
A. M. George
9 May 2009
Examples of what I'm looking for:
http://allpoetry.com/Nicolette
http://allpoetry.com/tara%20wilson
Short, tight, sensual poetry containing pivotal metaphor/imagery thoroughly devoid of cliché. Sensual doesn't have to rule out cynical
- NO EROTICA or I'll slap you and you might like it
- FREEVERSE/NO RHYME
- LEFT ALIGN
- No backgrounds that make my eyes bleed
NB: silver and bronze trophies will be added dependant on quality of entires; points are discretionary. Contest will close when I receive news of my work permit and book flights; so you have a week or two. Get cracking!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 4
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 330, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: This contest had the highest standard of poetry of any contest I’ve held and, as such, it was a challenge to judge! My finalist list was getting swapped around like a swingers party gone mad! I contemplated only having a gold trophy because I could not bear separating the remainder of the entries, but decided it was only fair to add silver and bronze as well given the quality of them. I wanted to give far too many HM’s also, but was strict with myself and only allowed one in the end!
It was tiny, nit-picky things that determined the winners – things like length, adherence to rules, metaphor and word choice.
Thank you all so much for the fantastic entries!
Contest Winners
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by amaranthine lover 51 lines, 3 comments, on May 30 11:54 AM. In Contest, Abstract, noguest
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WOO!
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So enter, come onnnnn!
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"poetry that parrots facets of an ideal man".... hmmmm, now that is a challenge - even for me and Tara, lolol
like the "war drums"... immediately my mind drifts to dancing and some African rhythm...
. oh, i might try this - just as a guest, lol. Thank you for mentioning me here, Allyce.
~ Nicolette
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I expect you to be here with bells on!
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Damn, sensuality is not my strong suit. lol. But I'll bookmark this in case I have a soft moment.
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i'm marking this down and running to Nevada and back...watch my legs fall off...
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the link to the tarawilson poem appears broken
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Sorry - I'm not sure why it's not working! If you do a search for "tara wilson" it should work
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Thank you for hosting, Allyce. Congrats to Nicole, Amaranthine Lover, Macey Muse & Paul for their fine entries. Be well, Poets & Scribes.
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Certainly not expected... not with Macey's poem up there. I thought she had it in the bag for sure. Thank you so much. Gives me a little more confidence to try the soft approach more often Congrats to the other winners. The pieces here were all good.
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Congrats to the winners and thank you for hosting, but most of all for the inspiration, Allyce... I wanted to write that poem for a long time now, you know...
~ Nicolette
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oh, Allyce, i've been meaning to thank you for the mention of my sensual poetry in this contest, and esp. to be mentioned alongside with Nicolette, i'm so honored! thank you...
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