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Form poetry time!

OK kids, here's the deal. First of all thanks to all who entered my last contest. It was pretty successful. This time I'm going with form poetry.
I'll give you a few choices. They may not be your favorite forms, but hey
They are the ones I know how to write hehehe. Ok, here we go with the form choices.

1. Tetratcys. 1-2-3-4-10 syllable count
2. Sonnet 14 lines, 10 syllables each, ababcdcdefefgg
3. Cinquain 2-4-6-8-2 count
4. Haiku 5-7-5 and about nature
5. Senryu 5-7-5 non nature
6. Tanka 5-7-5-7-7 and should be about a moment or an occasion
7. Villanelle 5 three line stanzas and ends with 4 line stanza. The first and third lines are repeated throughout the poem. aba aba aba aba aba abA1A2
(see my poem The Warrior part2 for an example).
8. Acrostic

Pretty easy huh? Ok, I explained the forms. If you need ANYTHING IM me.
There are examples of all of those styles on my page. Ok, now for the rule
s. I don't like them so there will be few.

1. No prewrites
2. Comment on one of my poems. People skipped this on my last contest. Thus they didn't place. I will be writing these down! hehe
3. Poems must be to form and spell checked
4. Have fun!  

That's it folks! I hope you have fun with this. Best wishes and good luck.
Yours truly, Jason

News flash! I have added acrostics to the contest. And yes you can enter two poems if you like. Enjoy!, Jason

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on May 30, 2004
  • Rewards: Gold: 300
  • Final notes:
    Damn you all for making this so difficult! Lol, I'm kidding. So many amazing writes. I was overwhelmed. I so appreciate all the effort you all put into this contest and you all should be proud of your work. I never expected this much of a response. My pc is in the shop right now, so I couldn't comment on all the poems and I apologize. I'm on a makeshift pc I put together from parts lol. But I read them all and so many were amazing. I had to pick the ones that struck a chord with me. I thank you all truly for your entries. They were outstanding. Yours, Jason

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  • TheOneRomeo
    May 15, 2004
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    This contest sounds like a bunch of fun.Have to think about this through,although I hardly do any contest poems anymore,many dissappointments from past contests about bad judging and all.But best of luck to all contestants in this one,this contest sounds really great quality one.


  • sogoodinblue
    May 15, 2004
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    sounds like a tough contest. if i was good at this stuff i would enter, but i'm not however so i will spare you the time. good luck to those who enter and good luck with judging all the entries that you will recieve.

  • Absinthe
    May 15, 2004
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    Sorry. Too many rules for me. I love form poetry though and hope you get a lot of quality entries.
    Absinthe


  • Bohemian Poser
    May 15, 2004
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    How about a pantoum?


  • candy177
    May 16, 2004
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    Yes Jason, you definitely need to write it down....I usually keep a list running in my contests of what entries I really like and would like to place. You mean I have to write a NEW sonnet or what not? Maybe...I'll think about it!


  • Goldmare
    May 16, 2004
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    Well, the rules for haiku and tanka are not quite acurate, as anything with those syllable counts OR LESS is acceptable, it doesn't necessarily have to be that number of syllables. I'm not sure about the senryu, but I'm pretty sure the syllable count for that isn't so specific either. What's important is the content, not the length.

    Regardless, this looks like a great contest, I think I'll enter a cinqain.

    ~Goldmare~
    No Jesus, no peace. Know Jesus, know peace.


  • TheRainKing
    May 16, 2004
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    I know about the syllables on haiku and tanka. I just don't feel like holding a class on them because I lack the knowledge. I'm just giving a basic and widely accepted syllable count. My syllable count for an american tanka is correct I believe. Japanese form is written in one line.
    Edited on May 16, 11:38 p.m. because ''.


  • Immortality
    May 16, 2004
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    I have a question...Are we only allowed to have one entry? because I want to write a Haiku and a Senryu...I have a nature idea and one that isn't about nature...so...I'm just asking.
    Awesome contest idea though! I think I'll give it a try


  • sanity
    May 17, 2004
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    Can we enter more than once, great idea for a contest BTW, I love poetry forms............take care and have fun judging............................

    sanity.


  • TheRainKing
    May 17, 2004
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    Yeah, I'll take up to two entries.

  • Goldmare
    May 18, 2004
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    Okay, no problem. I may write a haiku too, then. Does it really matter if we use the 5-7-5 rule?

    ~Goldmare~
    No Jesus, no peace. Know Jesus, know peace.
    Edited on May 18, 7:30 because ''.


  • MargaretG
    May 18, 2004
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    I am wondering if your rhyme scheme for the villanelle is correct. I learned that the final stanza is
    a b A1 A2
    where A1 and A2 are the repeating lines, a rhymes with A, and b is the other rhyme. If I am incorrect, I will edit.


  • TheRainKing
    May 18, 2004
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    No you are correct


  • whispernthedark Greeters member
    May 19, 2004
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    nobody ever allows prewrites... im going to quit posting on here... then for these contests all the poems will be "new". Just cause it's a prewrite doesn't make it a bad poem...

    Good luck.............

  • TheRainKing
    May 19, 2004
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    I never said prewrites were bad. I just want this to be a challange. And writing in one of these forms is a challange . And all but two of the choices are very short poems. Hell, an acrostic can be short. The choices I gave besides a sonnet and villanelle won't take much time to write so I didn't think prewrites were necessary. Sorry, Jason
    Edited on May 19, 10:36 p.m. because ''.


  • Ava Noire silver member
    May 20, 2004
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    A bit about haiku. They don't have to be 5/7/5 syllables. They were misunderstood to be , by English translators, but that is something that has been cleared up over time. There was a misconception that they had to be, but that is no longer the case. They can be 5/7/5, but no longer, but usually they are shorter. They should contain a reflection of a moment in time.

    Just wanted to share, since you said you wanted forms to be correct.


  • May 24, 2004
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    She mentioned that before in another contest. At least she's consistent.

    Anyway! Ah crap! I was going to enter a prewrite Rondelet, since I'm lazy and don't want to compose something new. Oh well. Good to know form poetry is getting it's well deserved due.


  • shastadaisey123
    May 24, 2004
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    great idea for a contest...goodluck with entries..I will be checking back..freda


  • Queen Mab gold member
    May 26, 2004
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    Boy you've got some great entries. I love form poetry challenges. Thanks so much for holding this contest. It gives me inspiration and practice.
    ~Bezoar

  • PauliHochreiter
    May 29, 2004
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    Good luck to all.

  • MargaretG
    May 30, 2004
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    Thank you so much for the acclaim for my poem. I am very happy with this result. Congratulations to the other winners, and to all the poets, for their hard work!

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