Well, well, well.
Look who we have here.
Welcome, you lucky eight, to the final round.
It's lovely to have you here, talented buggers.
So I'm thinking that I might give you all individual prompts. Note that these will not be swappable, but I allow branching off from the prompt so long as if required you can make up some way in which it applies.
Now, there are quite a few points up for grabs here, and I'm expecting high calibre entries from all of you.
Before I dole out the prompts, I'm just gonna put up a few outlines:
1) Form: If you want to rhyme, that's fine BUT don't let it impede your meaning and purpose. Prose is acceptable, as is freeverse, and if you wish to bless me with other form I would be honored.
2) Language: Cussing is fine. If your poem is created purely of curse words, that's entirely up to you. Use it as you see fit.
3) Restrictions: Erotica? Sure. Cutting/suicide/self harm? Go ahead. Religion? Why not. I'm not going to rein you in here, I don't think it should be about that.
4) Length: Anywhere between 1 and 2000 words. I do in fact have a quite long attention span should you feel that your poetry needs that many words. I do like brevity, but that doesn't just mean taking away words like "the" that you deem unimportant.
5) I am gonna need you to space out your name in your Author notes or put your prompt there, just so I know whether I need to hit you up about not entering.
6) Please reserve if that helps to remind you, and just scream at me if you need it to be extended.
7) I want you to push yourselves.
Why am I rambling on? Because I am procrastinating, so you'll just have to put up with me.
Right right right.
Now... where was I?
Ah, prompts.
Now, I don't know everyone here personally, but I'm going to try to personalise your prompts, kay? Good.
AppleJuiceMemories: Write about taste; sweet, sour, salty, bitter. Try to incorporate these without saying " ------ was bitter" etc. Make me feel them too, spike the senses.
A-muse-in-writer: I want you to personify an inanimate object. It doesn't necessarily need to be from the object's POV, but it needs to be used in that way.
Behemoth-King: Your prompt is: duality. I want to see something stunning from this, as I've given you a pretty long leash. Try to intertwine ideas together.
Hope Angel: I want to you to please write about details you remember from your childhood, things that seemed magic then. Kick some nostalgia in there too if you like.
Lime Ocarina: Give me a full cycle of the seasons. You can make this an obvious structure for the poem or not, and choose whether to use the seasons symbolically or not, but there needs to be metamorphosis.
Progandother: I want you to make my skin crawl. Try to tap into commonplace things that are revolting in their own right. Bonus points for including a squid.
Shya: Your prompt is: recoil. You can choose to use this either in the sense of decreasing in size or amount, or as in moving away in defense. Paint this.
Writing0Freedom: Take a number of your choice and use this to inspire your poem. Your only exceptions are 13 and 666 as they have been hideously overused. Brownie points if you successfully use 14, as that number is pretty sacred to me.
Well, I think that's about it!
Any questions? Just throw a severed foot at me and it'll probably catch my attention.
Good luck!!
Look who we have here.
Welcome, you lucky eight, to the final round.
It's lovely to have you here, talented buggers.
So I'm thinking that I might give you all individual prompts. Note that these will not be swappable, but I allow branching off from the prompt so long as if required you can make up some way in which it applies.
Now, there are quite a few points up for grabs here, and I'm expecting high calibre entries from all of you.
Before I dole out the prompts, I'm just gonna put up a few outlines:
1) Form: If you want to rhyme, that's fine BUT don't let it impede your meaning and purpose. Prose is acceptable, as is freeverse, and if you wish to bless me with other form I would be honored.
2) Language: Cussing is fine. If your poem is created purely of curse words, that's entirely up to you. Use it as you see fit.
3) Restrictions: Erotica? Sure. Cutting/suicide/self harm? Go ahead. Religion? Why not. I'm not going to rein you in here, I don't think it should be about that.
4) Length: Anywhere between 1 and 2000 words. I do in fact have a quite long attention span should you feel that your poetry needs that many words. I do like brevity, but that doesn't just mean taking away words like "the" that you deem unimportant.
5) I am gonna need you to space out your name in your Author notes or put your prompt there, just so I know whether I need to hit you up about not entering.
6) Please reserve if that helps to remind you, and just scream at me if you need it to be extended.
7) I want you to push yourselves.
Why am I rambling on? Because I am procrastinating, so you'll just have to put up with me.
Right right right.
Now... where was I?
Ah, prompts.
Now, I don't know everyone here personally, but I'm going to try to personalise your prompts, kay? Good.
AppleJuiceMemories: Write about taste; sweet, sour, salty, bitter. Try to incorporate these without saying " ------ was bitter" etc. Make me feel them too, spike the senses.
A-muse-in-writer: I want you to personify an inanimate object. It doesn't necessarily need to be from the object's POV, but it needs to be used in that way.
Behemoth-King: Your prompt is: duality. I want to see something stunning from this, as I've given you a pretty long leash. Try to intertwine ideas together.
Hope Angel: I want to you to please write about details you remember from your childhood, things that seemed magic then. Kick some nostalgia in there too if you like.
Lime Ocarina: Give me a full cycle of the seasons. You can make this an obvious structure for the poem or not, and choose whether to use the seasons symbolically or not, but there needs to be metamorphosis.
Progandother: I want you to make my skin crawl. Try to tap into commonplace things that are revolting in their own right. Bonus points for including a squid.
Shya: Your prompt is: recoil. You can choose to use this either in the sense of decreasing in size or amount, or as in moving away in defense. Paint this.
Writing0Freedom: Take a number of your choice and use this to inspire your poem. Your only exceptions are 13 and 666 as they have been hideously overused. Brownie points if you successfully use 14, as that number is pretty sacred to me.
Well, I think that's about it!
Any questions? Just throw a severed foot at me and it'll probably catch my attention.
Good luck!!
Closed for judging
- Closed for judging on November 18
- Rewards: Gold: 1200, Silver: 700, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 5 people
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Green border hedges and panorama views,
Smattered with the scent of long, old treesby Behemoth-King 24 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 23 11:42 AM• Viewed by judge. -
The sounds of my emotions press
upon the atmosphere with noiseby A-muse-in-writer 12 lines, 5 comments, on Sep 25 2:13 PM. In Contest, Personification, Thoughts, My own style• Viewed by judge. -
If read you must listen to audio as well.by Progandother 115 lines, 5 comments, on Oct 7 3:32 PM• Viewed by judge.
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That I can do...a squid you say? Well I'm sure I can put it in somewhere.
Be prepared though, as long as I don't get distracted and run out of time I intend to add something that should give me additional kudos.
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You've sparked my interest, but I won't.
I'm yet to read a poem with a squid.
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Could you possibly estimate how many lines 2000 words would be? I don't have a word count and I'm distracted by this homework thingymajigger.
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Depending on font and size of words... about 140 lines. Microsoft word does in fact have a word count, should you be desperate. I won't penalize should you go over, it's just a rough outline.
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lol. can sara pretend her name is up there
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Indeed she can!
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Understood, I'll crack on over the next 2-3 days and see what I can begin to construct.
Just so I'm sure about what my prompt is by dualism would you prefere philosophical dualism such as 'body' and 'soul' or binery opposition like in the contrast between things like 'savage' and 'civilised'? -
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Go with your gut on this one, I like philosophical but don't limit yourself.
Good luck!!
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i understand my prompt...but im unsure of how to go about it. @_@
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Well, there's plenty of time to mull it over, but remember, I'm not fussy about it being obvious or literal. Even if you can just sneak it in there, I'll be quite happy
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okies! thankies. ;D
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Just a little update, I have settled on how I want to pursue my prompt and I'm going to be working on it for the next few days, but I might not be able to put it up til around the 16th or 17th as I'm in the process of moving all of my things half way across the UK in time to be ready for University.
Theres no real worry that I wont get it up in time though as I'll be able to use a library or a mates computer in order to get the poem in before deadline.
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Thanks for the update - I'll probably be extending this nonetheless but thanks for keeping me informed - you're a contest holder's dream
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Because I need privacy to produce my special form of poem (to which I'm getting little at the moment) I would like to request a slight extension. Hopefully it shouldn't take ten squillion months; but it may take a while.
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Just let me know when it's done, not a problem.
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Rightio last final progress update, I have finished my poem but as I left it on my pendrive at my mate Aarons so he could take pictures from it I wont have it online til tomorrow (the 20th) or the day after.
Sorry about this was hoping to get the piece up nice and early
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That's toooooooottttallly fine, not a worry! I look forward to it
--Katie.
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Right, Ive got my piece uploaded I just need to run it by my dictionary and my little yellow notebook to see if anything needs choppoing or changing but otherwise Im more or less finished
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Is it possible to extend the dead line one more time? Or do I have to place in a reserve that you must promise not to read?
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I'll have my poem up very soon. I'm sorry
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That's alright, don't worry about it
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One day until completion!! Keep the entry open.
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Finished...go easy on me. It's rather crap.
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I'm allowed to read it?
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Yes you may, if I add anything more onto it I'll just end up putting it off for another billion years.
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An exceelent contest, uniquely customized. Great idea there. Looking forward to my prompt.
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You know...you are eventually going to have to read my poem.
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