"So, if we may not let the Muse be free,
She will be bound with garlands of her own."
-John Keats
Write a poem according to your own rules!
All topics and styles welcomed.
Be sure to include the name and requirements of your invented form in your author notes.
Judging will be based first and foremost on the merit of the poem itself, but the innovation and challenge of the form will also be taken into consideration. Prewrites are accepted but will be held to a higher standard.
This contest will be open for at least two weeks, so please take your time. You are allowed to edit your entry until the closing of the contest.
In order to be able to read the work of as many people as possible and carefully consider and comment on each entry, I am only accepting a maximum of two entries per person. If you choose to enter more than once, each poem must be written in a different form.
A few ideas for formal requirements:
-Syllable counts
-Word counts
-Meter and rhythm
-Repetition
-Refrains
-Patterns of word or letter placement
-Parts of speech
-Alliteration, consonance
-Line and stanza length
-Number of lines and stanzas
-Rhyme scheme (including internal rhyme and slant rhyme)
-Visual layout
Feel free to use some, all, or none of these elements in your poem. I look forward to reading your entries!
She will be bound with garlands of her own."
-John Keats
Write a poem according to your own rules!
All topics and styles welcomed.
Be sure to include the name and requirements of your invented form in your author notes.
Judging will be based first and foremost on the merit of the poem itself, but the innovation and challenge of the form will also be taken into consideration. Prewrites are accepted but will be held to a higher standard.
This contest will be open for at least two weeks, so please take your time. You are allowed to edit your entry until the closing of the contest.
In order to be able to read the work of as many people as possible and carefully consider and comment on each entry, I am only accepting a maximum of two entries per person. If you choose to enter more than once, each poem must be written in a different form.
A few ideas for formal requirements:
-Syllable counts
-Word counts
-Meter and rhythm
-Repetition
-Refrains
-Patterns of word or letter placement
-Parts of speech
-Alliteration, consonance
-Line and stanza length
-Number of lines and stanzas
-Rhyme scheme (including internal rhyme and slant rhyme)
-Visual layout
Feel free to use some, all, or none of these elements in your poem. I look forward to reading your entries!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 4
- Rewards: Gold: 450, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100
- Final notes: It was a hard choice, but I particularly want to honor the poems "My Clock," " What Enterprise," "The Fever," and "Let Me Be Your Regret" for their poetic merit and clever form. Thank you all for giving me such wonderful reading material and introducing me to several intriguing and creative forms!
Contest Winners
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Other~ (G)
by Nickelspring 21 lines, 19 comments, on Jul 22 10:38 PM. In My own style, humor
Gold trophy winner
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Open your hearts and happiness will become true
Or foster new hopes, giving joy anew
What Enterpriseby Jonathan ROBIN 137 lines, 55 comments, on Jan 4 9:44 AM 2007. In Brainteaser, Poetics, Writing, Polyacrostic, Sonnet, Humor, Acrostic
Silver trophy winner
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The Fever spikes, a child shifts and moans
as moaning can release the demon heat;• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove] -
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Bronze trophy winner
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In Adam, God imbues with life, first man,• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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He wore life as a mask of day
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Gentle
Summer breezeby glazecovered 18 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 16 11:24 AM 2004. In Personal• Commented on by judge. Prewrite
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Interesting contest... Now if only I'm creative enough to come up with a form... Hmmm ..this will take some thought
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I love this background!! It's so pretty.
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your comment said to me i will not win so i remove my efforts
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I give constructive criticism... this does not necessarily mean I do not like your poem. I do not expect perfection, and we can all stand to grow as writers, no matter how good we already are.
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hey, just wondering if you wanted me to change anything of the poem, no comment see (:
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