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like we'd torn it from the pages of some lipstick magazine.

One of the main things that draws me into a poem is the title.

So for this contest, you may submit a prewrite with an interesting title. What qualifies as interesting? Here are some examples:

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-because i pray the yellow lines don't end.
---coloring books and crayons are what made our love come true.
-she burnt her tongue on 33 marshmallows*
---cinnamon moon
-no.
---Greekfest Boy
-questions only the wrong person can answer
---8 years of self destruction, 9 minutes of growing up


(These titles are actual poems, some of my favorites, written respectively by the following outstanding poets..... Please do not plagiarize their titles.)

[[[ angela.
HereComesTheSun
Oh.My.Juliet
Salty Hibiscus
V2Fthekill
Pinksnowboots
Letters to no one
Writing0Freedom ]]]

P.S. if any of the above poets choose to enter, please do not submit the named poem. This is for fairness in judging.
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I tend to like long, obnoxious titles, but if you have a piece with a short title that you think will draw me in and make me want to read more, feel free to enter it. I do not discriminate based on length of title. No sirry.




How will you know if I find your title interesting?

Submit your prewrite.

If I don't find the title interesting enough, I will remove it from my contest.
And you can try and try again.





I don't like rules, because people always break them.
But here are a few hints

I love prose and free verse.
I dislike religious based poems.
I thoroughly enjoy poems that are personal, deep, and honest. Real fucking emotions. Beautiful imagery. Fantastic Diction. Creativeness, no cliches. Understandable metaphors.



I will probably comment on every entry that does not get DQed.
Points and trophies will go up in number and size.
I will close this contest when I feel I have received a sufficient amount of unique, creative titles.
*Favorites are also encouraged to enter, as long as I haven't read the poem before. I'm trying to keep this a somewhat anonymous contest


check out my other active contests ; )

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on October 13
  • Rewards: Gold: 400, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 5 people
  • Final notes:
    First of all, I don't give applause unless I feel that it is very well deserved. And I never applauded so many poems in a contest before. Thank you for submitting some of your best work with interesting titles : )

    On a second note, this is a bit cliche, but I had a very difficult time deciding which poems to make the prelim finalist list, and an even more difficult decision deciding which poems deserved trophies the most, which ones were my favorites.

    I would recommend reading all prelim finalists. gold, silver, and bronze entries were definitely my favorite. HM's in order, but all prelim finalists deserved a trophy I couldn't give.

    And lastly, don't be surprised if I come by your author page to add you as a favorite : )

    Thank you for entering and following this contest closely until judged so late

Contest Winners

  1. Oreo Smiles and Tears of Crocodiles
    by pixiestix 17 lines, 15 comments, on Aug 2 9:44 PM. In Thoughts, Children, Noguest
    Gold trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Your pages are difficult to decipher; baby I'm still a student not a scholar
    I take these letters into myself
    and spit out times new roman
    by Weetzie bat 28 lines, 3 comments, on May 27 12:33 AM
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Cheap Nicotine & August Symphonies.
    by broken skylines 17 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 18 7:54 PM
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  4. a little piece of truth; a piece of word-sounds
    as writers we conceptualise the emptiness burying itself in isolated letters; and take away its names. in many ways those of us who coat illuminated pages with ink have filled our palms with artwork; scars etched in charcoal
    by Writing0Freedom 52 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 1 11:27 PM
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  5. Error: Unable to find finalist item 5741301, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
  6. he died of a heart attack
    by stasis 50 lines, 21 comments, on Oct 2 9:16 PM. In personal, very personal, thoughts, life, pain, noguest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  7. Summer nights are becoming covered in dust
    by whiterabbit. 15 lines, 33 comments, on Jun 3 2:56 PM. In Noguest
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  8. The Screaming of the Corn
    The summer was long
    The summer was hot
    by Budart 55 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 31 10:15 PM. In Humor, nature
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  9. The In-Between Time
    I could have washed your feet,
    instead I bleached you out of my carpet.
    by micaelalseth 66 lines, 9 comments, on Sep 9 10:08 PM. In Pain, Sad, Dark
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  10. My Biggest Problem
    by SapereAude11 15 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 10 11:12 PM
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  11. Caterpillars are compulsive liars.
    I saw a butterfly go past and I imagined
    that it was a caterpillar, and it was just
    by shecantstopfalling. 44 lines, 5 comments, on Aug 9 4:25 AM
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  12. they melt in your mouth, not in your hand.
    by ladybug. 53 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 5 8:02 PM. In letter.
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Kathraina silver member
    October 1
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    wow hun i think you're going to get ALOT of entries
    im starting to get self-concious about my piece already


    • Not-The-Sun silver member
      October 1
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      was that sarcastic or for real?


      actually I feel sad that this isn't filling up sooner


      haha.

      I'm sure your piece will be brilliant : )


      • Kathraina silver member
        October 1
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        well thankies hun
        and i'm half serious. in the course of 13 days i might remove and resubmit a million times

        • Not-The-Sun silver member
          October 1
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          you can only go to the fitting room so many times before the employees start questioning your ability to pick out clothes



          ...lol well this probably won't last 13 days; at least I hope not. I am aiming for fifty entries. So keep an eye on it

          • Kathraina silver member
            October 1
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            aye chihuahua! oh well my daddies always tells me trust first instinct besides i had a few people say the reason they liked that piece was cuz of the title >.>
            lol

  • Writing0Freedom
    October 2
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    thank you for the mention. wow. i'm honored
    am i allowed to enter even though i was mentioned?


  • SoldierOfTheCross
    October 2
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    if it shows up I submitted three poems

    I'm sorry. I had a period in 07-08 I had some very weird titles.
    I have about five-ten poems I could submit based on title.

    and have you heard the new Brand New yet? (I figure that's where your name is from, no?) "Daisy" is amazing and a half.

    • Not-The-Sun silver member
      October 2
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      yes, my username is from the song by Brand New : )

      yes i bought the new album. honestly i think the fight off your demons demo album is better.
      but in retrospect, when the devil and god are raging inside me came out, i didnt like it at first and now i love it, it just took some time.

      so i am hoping with time i will grow to love Daisy.
      "daisy" is my favorite song on the album thusfar.

      thank you for entering


  • Salty Hibiscus gold member
    October 2
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  • Star of Atlantis
    October 2
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    this is a very good idea... i had a hard time picking which title i thought best to give you... some other interesting titles in my list of stuff are
    fragile is the marble mind (a line from the poem i entered turned title)
    lunitic speaks truth through mud puddle reflections (a crazy poem from a crazy contest)
    my brain is a rock all covered with snails (a tribute to my moms garden) thanks for the good idea and i may even have to dive into several of the interesting titles above good luck to all who enter here


  • GinryuStargazer
    October 2
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    AAHHH!!

    I'll try again--I have quite the odd title if you don't mind darker entries. But, when I say dark, I mean DARK: I AM NOT KIDDING. Would you mind that?


  • GinryuStargazer
    October 2
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    Tsk, tsk!!!

    Alright, but don't say I didn't warn you about the darkness.


  • Connor Blackbird
    October 3
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    all my pieces have really short titles... i may have to write a new one for this

    • Not-The-Sun silver member
      October 3
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      haha, haven't heard that one yet.

      short titles are acceptable, as long as they are so damn short (like a word or two) that they make me want to be like, "why didnt they leave a longer title so i know what the hell this is about". those titles leave me wanting more;
      those titles speak to me, too.

      thanks for stopping by : )
      I almost entered your contest "Division"

      • Connor Blackbird
        October 3
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        okay, ha, the one i entered is one word. (i did enter )

        you should enter division - still a few days. i extended it.


  • whiterabbit.
    October 14
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    thanks for the HM

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