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Introspection: a series -- round one

Hello! Welcome to round 1 of Introspection. You made it past the auditions! Though there are no eliminations per round, if you do not enter anything by the end of round 2, you will be dropped from the contest. We will assume you are no longer interested. If you wish to remove yourself from the contest at any point, contact me.

We expect hard work, growth, and perseverance. Matt and I love to critique and will be honest if your work is not up to par. If you are not ok with that, you're in the wrong contest. Criticism, taken the right way, is a quick road to improvement. That being said, there is a lot of talent and a lot of potential in this contest and we look forward to some amazing writing.

Audition round, if you want to see it: http://allpoetry.com/contest/2457034


CONTESTANTS

aiija
acarsaid
adsaige
angela.
Bad Bill
Blac-sol
BluesMan
brandy.
chloris
Emilina
Envelope
flight
iamlost
naranja sonadora
Oh.My.Juliet
PatheticKt
parachute fog
Randomly Beautiful
rebel lips
sherry2
sideways hourglass
sinfull
Spiritual Soul
swim.x
the atlantic
Tzipora








THIS ROUND'S THEME






a haunting memory










Insight, depth, clarity: these are valued above pretty words.





EXPECTATIONS
1. You may enter any style and any length, but keep our attention.
2. You're not required to enter this round. But, if you don't enter this round or round 2, you will be dropped.
3. Don't edit between judges' scores, we want to read the same piece.



IMPROVEMENT TIP

There ARE people here to give you feedback...
including the judges and other contestants.
Get to know everyone!
Give well-intentioned comments or critiques and you will get them back



RUBRIC


40- content/creativity
40- execution/form
20- cohesion/balance


A column will be posted with everyone's scores.
Points will go toward your cumulative point total.
Good luck!
-Cassidy and Matt




Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on September 13
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 2 people
  • Final notes:
    Hi all! I'm glad to see so many entries in round 1. I'm sorry this took so long to judge. We hope the comments and critiques we left were useful for you.

    You can see the results on this column: http://allpoetry.com/column/show/2355717

    Remember, the focus of this contest is not to win but to improve.
    The next round will be posted shortly.
    -Cassidy and Matt

Contest Winners

  1. sixth floor
    by the atlantic 37 lines, 16 comments, on Sep 2 12:35 AM. In Personal
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  2. Mistakes
    by Envelope 4 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 29 4:10 AM
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  3. imagine a coffin that looks like it could hold a baby doll, or an ocean
    by flight 22 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 27 11:01 AM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  4. rainy night upon the waves of lethe`
    by rebel lips 25 lines, 13 comments, on Aug 28 1:17 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]
  5. a prophet less named
    by adsaige 76 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 1 3:17 PM. In Contemporary, Personal, Noguest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. [remove]

Entries [16]

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  • stasis
    August 25
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    I like the prompt.
    I'll get started as soon as possible.


  • Randomly Beautiful
    August 25
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    these are valued above pretty words


    I like that. For me, I would rather write something others can feel in the deepest sense, than to leave them wondering what they've just read. Sometimes, imagery and metaphor go too far. It's good to have, but not over-the-top. Maybe it's just my personality. I am not a flowery kind of lady. Great prompt. I'll get started.


  • chloris
    August 26
    Edit | Reply
    Don't edit between judges' scores, we want to read the same piece.


    i keep editing... but hey i think matt and you read the same shit... and i like this

    • unraveled
      August 26
      Edit | Reply
      It's fine if you edit now, I mean for when we're giving scores- don't take the advice of the first judge before the second judge scores you


  • sideways hourglass
    August 26
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    sweet.


  • the atlantic
    August 31
    Edit | Reply
    on my wayyyyyyyyyyy

  • sideways hourglass
    September 1
    Edit | Reply
    during my busy-ness today, i feared that i had missed the deadline. it is a relief that there's still a day left.


  • the atlantic
    September 13
    Edit | Reply
    shucks

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