Yeah, too many dumb contests out there that are boring me. So I'm making my own.
It has been awhile since I did a contest, but I'll link to it so you can see my previous winners. http://allpoetry.com/contest/2433941
Again, like my last contest... I want passion! I want to feel emotion when I read your piece. However unlike my last contest, having passion will not be the only criteria in judging... mwahahaha.
~~~~ Some ideas for topics ~~~~
Lol, psyche! I don't tell you guys what to write.
I'm not giving you an image or a quote or asking you to write about some absurd topic that no one really cares about. I'm putting the pressure solely on you, the poet, to amaze me with an original theme/idea/concept.
~~~~ Rules etc. ~~~~
--- No topic will be off limits (label accordingly)... if you want to write about cutting, suicide, breaking hearts, religion, rape... do it... and do it well, and you could win this contest.
--- No line limits, so if you want to write a novel go for it, just make it good.
--- Any form is welcome. (I've been hooked on dirty pretty lately... so if you know how to do it well, please go for it!)
--- If you like to rhyme... go for it. But be aware I judge rhyme more critically because there is so much bland rhyming poetry out there, so if you rhyme it better be amazing.
--- I don't like extremely literal pieces. ex: (My Gf dumped me, now I'm sad.. if she was here, I would be glad.)
--- Also.. I hate, hate, hate cliches. If you pick a topic that is cliche (love, heartbreak) that is fine, just do it in a way I haven't seen yet.
--- No pre-writes, sorry.
~~~~ What will win this contest ~~~~
--- Originality.
--- Emotion/passion.
--- Attention to detail (grammatical errors happen, but if you don't know the difference between "there, their and they're" this isn't the contest for you.)
So good luck, the contest ends June 21st and I hope I get a lot of entries, this is my second contest on this site.
It has been awhile since I did a contest, but I'll link to it so you can see my previous winners. http://allpoetry.com/contest/2433941
Again, like my last contest... I want passion! I want to feel emotion when I read your piece. However unlike my last contest, having passion will not be the only criteria in judging... mwahahaha.
~~~~ Some ideas for topics ~~~~
Lol, psyche! I don't tell you guys what to write.
I'm not giving you an image or a quote or asking you to write about some absurd topic that no one really cares about. I'm putting the pressure solely on you, the poet, to amaze me with an original theme/idea/concept.
~~~~ Rules etc. ~~~~
--- No topic will be off limits (label accordingly)... if you want to write about cutting, suicide, breaking hearts, religion, rape... do it... and do it well, and you could win this contest.
--- No line limits, so if you want to write a novel go for it, just make it good.
--- Any form is welcome. (I've been hooked on dirty pretty lately... so if you know how to do it well, please go for it!)
--- If you like to rhyme... go for it. But be aware I judge rhyme more critically because there is so much bland rhyming poetry out there, so if you rhyme it better be amazing.
--- I don't like extremely literal pieces. ex: (My Gf dumped me, now I'm sad.. if she was here, I would be glad.)
--- Also.. I hate, hate, hate cliches. If you pick a topic that is cliche (love, heartbreak) that is fine, just do it in a way I haven't seen yet.
--- No pre-writes, sorry.
~~~~ What will win this contest ~~~~
--- Originality.
--- Emotion/passion.
--- Attention to detail (grammatical errors happen, but if you don't know the difference between "there, their and they're" this isn't the contest for you.)
So good luck, the contest ends June 21st and I hope I get a lot of entries, this is my second contest on this site.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on June 22
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 250
- Final notes: Well, let me start by thanking everyone who entered, I really enjoyed reading the poems, and was suprised by the number of entries I recieved. There were a lot of good poems and ***I encourage everyone who entered the contest to take a few moments and read some of the works entered by their peers.***
So, with that being said... I commented on almost every piece with some things I liked, some things I didn't, and on pieces that noted they were going to revise, I tried to leave some constructive criticisms.
As I said I got several good entries, but a few stood out, and they will be receiving trophies.
So again, thank you to everyone that entered and congratulations to the trophy winners, and all of the excellent poems that while not getting a trophy, still deserve recognition for their work.
Contest Winners
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(Poem begins in the middle of the person's argument with God)
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we went isometric in the beach month of spring
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In a tiny instant I caught a glimpse
of seven billion stringed puppets
doing what they do bestby yonidvorkis 50 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 12 10:09 AM• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
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I hear you now. In the winds of dead silence, all around this white tapered, lived in room. It's soft in here now, and I grow tired of suby SovereignZechs 19 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 11 1:45 AM• Commented on by judge.
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Its Not A Crime If She’s A Proleby SmileFromGlasgow 45 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 11 8:50 PM• Commented on by judge.
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She grew up in the florida sun,
and started using drugs for fun;
by fijigirl1 22 lines, 1 comment, on Jun 11 11:37 AM. In personal life experience• Commented on by judge. -
by kc89luvbuzzed 56 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 11 10:11 AM• Commented on by judge.
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Fuck me baby
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The bodies are piled on the streets,
Clutching her child, a Mother weeps,by Legion.As.One 7 lines, 9 comments, on Jun 11 4:20 AM• Commented on by judge. -
When you said you took the boat to work,
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To the death she would follow me
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I flagged you down on Saturday
But you strode past my cold smileby BoKnowsPoetry 19 lines, 5 comments, on Jun 20 9:41 AM• Commented on by judge.
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Oooh lovely, definitly bookmarking
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sounds good,
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You know, this contest idea is just as lacking and derivative as most other ones I have seen. I think I'll pass.
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well, on one hand, i could have created an amazing, fresh contest... but it seems I just re-packaged my old contest... hehe, sorry for the letdown!
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For people entering or considering, I want to mention I will reserve all comments on individual poems until after I judge. I think this is fair.
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I never have much time to submit poetry, and for the most part I am so involved in my own thoughts that it can be irritating to type words for another's idea, so this gives me ample opportunity to simply give the words that are already swimming in my head. Cheers! It is much appreciated.
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I read fifteen of the entries before I got depressed. If this were my contest I'd DQ eleven of them for lack of originality. Just because it's the first time you ever had a particular thought doesn't mean it hasn't been thought of by five million other people. Maybe people don't know what the word cliche means?
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lol, oh no! I didn't read most of them yet, haha, now I'm worried.
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I'd have to wonder if I'd fall under that category. I don't honestly think I was striving to meet the criteria of the contest, moreso as just trying to get something down. You should let me know if you'd DQ my poem.
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It is certainly true that an unoriginal poem can be terribly annoying, but although poetry is as anything else an art and there are certain things to all arts that make the subject either wonderful or awful, if it is the first time you have had a particular feeling and wish to express it as artistically as possible yet are not among the most talented poets it does not necessarily mean your work is poor.
I, for one, am not qualified to judge the quality of a poem, so I do not mean the comment as an argument; only that since I am among the people who do not actually have a great deal of knowledge concerning the rules, history, and methods of poetry, I rather enjoy it immensely and am often inspired to write the simple words and emotions which entertain my life and mind. I wish to congratulate anyone who at least makes at an attempt at creating from their 'cliche' experiences a piece of art.
Of course, it does not mean the poem will qualify as appropriate for a trophy, as we certainly are not all 'winners', but cheers anyway for all of us who love poetry and wish to add what little beauty we have to share. -
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I agree, and as I said, "If you pick a topic that is cliche (love, heartbreak) that is fine, just do it in a way I haven't seen yet."
Comparing love to.. a nuclear blast is good. Comparing it to a rose is cliche. And we can all agree.
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no1 will get dqed
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argh in anonymous contests, if you reply to a comment on your poem, i see who you are! lol, that defeats the point of it being anonymous.
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What if one doesn't care to be anonymous in the first place? I, for one, feel that the anonymous aspect of these contests do not really contribute all too much to the contests themselves. Yes, the abstraction of authors insures fairness, but that's assuming the judges themselves are unfair to begin with. On that matter, since when does paying to be trusted (the basis of gold and silver accounts) make sense on no other condition?
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Sadly, not every one who hosts contests judges them fairly. I like to think I do, and the anonymity of the authors adds to the assurance that the piece is judged as fairly as possible.
If a person isn't concerned with being anonymous, great for them, but as the judge, I like having the contest be anonymous, for the same reason I typically don't like people using pictures with their poems; because it distract from (in some cases detract from as well) the poem itself. So that is my reasoning.
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Wow thank you so much for the honour of gold
and for hosting a wonderful contest
Congrats to all winners as well
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