I'm having a bit of trouble with my computer, so this will take a while to judge. I've just started commenting, hopefully I'll go through teh list quickly. Thank you for entering my contest, everybody.
I've held a contest like this before, but not as many people entered as I would have liked. Since there is really no way to explain what I want, I urge you to follow the link and check out what kind of poems I am looking for.
allpoetry.com/Contest/562926
In simple terms, I am looking for something unique, not the topic, but the style. I want you to let go of everything - the rhyming, the rhythm, the meter, and just write a beautiful poem. I don't want you to be held back by your rhyming scheme, so the last thing I want to read is a neat rhyming ABAB poem. Write from your heart, try to write a deep and philosophical piece. I'd much rather read something written specifically for this contest, but you are allowed to enter prewrites if you wish. However, you will have to enter this prewrite as a new poem. I do not want to check the prewrite box because if I do, there will be many users entering random things "just for the hell of it." If you wish to enter a prewrite, you can go find it on your page, copy the poem and paste it as a new poem. This will decrease the chances of people entering random things into this contest. You can enter as many times as possible. The only limits I put on you is that you don't write about cutting. You may write about suicide if you wish, but cutting, I feel, is a topic that's abused and needs to be left alone. If you write about love, it better be something beyond mushy corny cheesy "Roses are red" type of poem. And I forbid you to be cliche. Now go and be unique.
I've held a contest like this before, but not as many people entered as I would have liked. Since there is really no way to explain what I want, I urge you to follow the link and check out what kind of poems I am looking for.
allpoetry.com/Contest/562926
In simple terms, I am looking for something unique, not the topic, but the style. I want you to let go of everything - the rhyming, the rhythm, the meter, and just write a beautiful poem. I don't want you to be held back by your rhyming scheme, so the last thing I want to read is a neat rhyming ABAB poem. Write from your heart, try to write a deep and philosophical piece. I'd much rather read something written specifically for this contest, but you are allowed to enter prewrites if you wish. However, you will have to enter this prewrite as a new poem. I do not want to check the prewrite box because if I do, there will be many users entering random things "just for the hell of it." If you wish to enter a prewrite, you can go find it on your page, copy the poem and paste it as a new poem. This will decrease the chances of people entering random things into this contest. You can enter as many times as possible. The only limits I put on you is that you don't write about cutting. You may write about suicide if you wish, but cutting, I feel, is a topic that's abused and needs to be left alone. If you write about love, it better be something beyond mushy corny cheesy "Roses are red" type of poem. And I forbid you to be cliche. Now go and be unique.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on May 31, 2004
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: Reading all these entries was just lovely. Those that I chose as winners stood out the most to me, but I appreciate your willingness to step away from the rules and learn to let go. Good for you for writing free verse.
Entries [13]
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New life is springing up from old.
A Phoenix emerges.• Commented on by judge. -
I have imprisoned myself
within your name• Commented on by judge. -
a wishing well yardby theendsmojo 69 lines, 3 comments, on May 23 12:01 AM 2004. In Other• Commented on by judge.
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by Onyx Dragon 22 lines, 5 comments, on May 23 12:57 AM 2004. In Nature• Commented on by judge.
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I can't cut myself from your poison
I've lived off of this too long• Commented on by judge. -
Falling bruising mad ocean of serenity,
A cloud passes by and shows me my Nirvana,• Commented on by judge. -
Thou shall not for get
Thou shall not re member,• Commented on by judge. -
"Sir A DIme Please."
For bread, for mile,• Commented on by judge. -
Sun the under new nothing is there.
It get just might you, for ask you what fool care.by RapturedRainbow 6 lines, 4 comments, on May 27 8:12 PM 2004. In Humor• Commented on by judge. -
lapsing cycle feels like infinite infancy in sunlight shallows.
during the night, martyr sprites gather in spite by firelight,by spiralchild 20 lines, 6 comments, on May 27 10:19 PM 2004. In Lyrics• Commented on by judge. -
tantric weapon system collaborate my moonshine warpilot parade descending skyzone mutilation...for example fury bamboo ninjitsu stumble through the plains drunkby spiralchild 41 lines, 9 comments, on May 27 10:23 PM 2004. In Contemporary• Commented on by judge.
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this sounds like an interesting contest and i have a prewritten piece and you said they are fine to enter, but it's not on the page to post them. just thought i should let you know.
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if we can enter prewrites, can you check the prewrite box???
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Some users enter random prewrites into contests just because the prewrite box is there. My philosophy is, if you have a prewrite worth entering, you will enter it as a new poem, and some users who would have entered a random prewrite are not going to take the time to enter something random if they have to add it as a new poem. Thank you for asking, I forgot about that. I will put it up as one of the rules.
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See above.
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good contest
i really like how your contest is so accepting of different genres. usually, contests are "blah, blah, blah, write about what i tell you to or die, blah blah blah, put this in your author's comments, etc." you get the point. there's only one guideline, which i like. thanks for putting on a decent writing contest for almost everyone!
-mindguru
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good luck to all in this contest!
Much love, rock on!
aimee jo -
But I don't know how to be unique!
Can't I write a poem just like everyone else's??
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mmmmmm....that sucks...i just came on here and it said ending seventenn hours ago....i had something really good to that i havent posted on ap yet...oh well there are oter contests...good idea for a contest
peace out to my homies
~wyvern~ the idiot of them all
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