This is a prompted contest, but I am allowing pre-writes for now.
"I am a living question mark
I can feel it
Eating below my skin."
This is from the poem Paroxetine by Nathaniel Köhp (if you want to read the rest of the poem the link is here v)
http://poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poem_detail.aspx?ID=180351
Suggestions:
1) Capitalization, punctuation and spelling isn't important to me as long as you're using it wisely. I DoNt' wANT ToO SeA Th1S. If you're mis-using it to make a point, fine. Just not in excess or I'll DQ
2)I don't want cheesy rhymes. If you can rhyme and make it QUALITY without a bunch of random words picked because they end the same, fine. If I see any roses -are-red-violets-are-blue crap I won't even read through it.
3)I like vivid imagery and innovative styles. Abstract poems impress me a lot as well, but I love gut-wrenchingly honest pieces to death (see people like Richard Brautigan)
4) Please put your username s p a c e d o u t < like this in your author notes.
5)I will be critical, and I will be honest. If you can't handle constructive suggestions than please don't enter.
6)Did I say imagery already?
7) Please make it emotional. No cliché crap. I want to FEEL it.
8) If you enter a pre-write that is not relevant at all to the prompt, I will remove you from the contest. Add an explanation with your author's notes if you don't think I'll get it the first time around.
FAVORITES PLEASE ENTER!!
"I am a living question mark
I can feel it
Eating below my skin."
This is from the poem Paroxetine by Nathaniel Köhp (if you want to read the rest of the poem the link is here v)
http://poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/poem_detail.aspx?ID=180351
Suggestions:
1) Capitalization, punctuation and spelling isn't important to me as long as you're using it wisely. I DoNt' wANT ToO SeA Th1S. If you're mis-using it to make a point, fine. Just not in excess or I'll DQ
2)I don't want cheesy rhymes. If you can rhyme and make it QUALITY without a bunch of random words picked because they end the same, fine. If I see any roses -are-red-violets-are-blue crap I won't even read through it.
3)I like vivid imagery and innovative styles. Abstract poems impress me a lot as well, but I love gut-wrenchingly honest pieces to death (see people like Richard Brautigan)
4) Please put your username s p a c e d o u t < like this in your author notes.
5)I will be critical, and I will be honest. If you can't handle constructive suggestions than please don't enter.
6)Did I say imagery already?
7) Please make it emotional. No cliché crap. I want to FEEL it.
8) If you enter a pre-write that is not relevant at all to the prompt, I will remove you from the contest. Add an explanation with your author's notes if you don't think I'll get it the first time around.
FAVORITES PLEASE ENTER!!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 30
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 100, Bronze: 50, Honorable mention: 5 people
- Final notes: Thanks to everyone for their entries! I really loved these... especially the finalists. All of them are worth reading!
Contest Winners
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I declare a coup d'etat.
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• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
- Error: Unable to find finalist item 5800751, it seems to have been deleted :( [remove]
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Intrigue oneself to know inspiration answers with nothing save a question mark(?)• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Self-proclaimed hatred that fills up this cup of mine,
not half empty, nor half full• Commented on by judge. [remove] -
• Viewed by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
Honorable mention
Entries [19]
1 - 19 of 19
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"I am a living question mark
I can feel itby HereComesTheSun 40 lines, 3 comments, on Oct 11 3:08 PM• Commented on by judge. -
by Sickopath333 20 lines, 10 comments, on Oct 11 10:42 AM. In Aggravation, Anger, Life, Other, Society, Adult• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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stormy night. tracing wood grains on the floor with tired eyes. on the walls, blue, deep blue and red, unmixed. the smell of something on tby writetheway 15 lines, 4 comments, on Oct 13 9:41 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Say Something!
Don’t Cry…….. Please,
Just for Once, Open your mouth!by The.poet.of.hearts 144 lines, 168 comments, on May 3 12:14 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Sitting by lamplight I write,
unraveling days - thoughts of family,by midnight51 1 lines, 9 comments, on Oct 19 3:02 AM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite -
Biting away your strawberry lips,
Tearing at the flesh of lies,by Lady Juliet 13 lines, on Oct 22 3:12 PM• Viewed by judge. -
by none the less. 13 lines, on Jul 2 11:21 PM• Viewed by judge. Prewrite
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Comments
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I invented the question mark, you know. Anyway, lovely prompt. I wish you the best of luck in your contest.
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Somehow it seems humorous to me that you cajoled me to enter your contest simply because I stopped to view, then you dq me.
Have a pleasent day.
PEACE -
Thoughts
It wasn't a question mark until I put the dot at the bottom
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Normally I would abstain from entering a contest where there are alrady finalists chosen, it just seems awkward to me but hey what does it really matter right?
This is just poetry or in my case and in this instance I don't know for sure.
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