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  • Long Walks on the Beach
    long walks on the beach? i'm afraid this contest concerns long walks in the street, cold and grimy, by those who walk in wet and dirty socks and have no place of their own to lay their heards or their feet. Here's w
    by Judith Chandler 900 points, ends November 25, 10 entries
  • Ghosts
    Here's a piece of Old Poetry for Hallowe'en. i am hoping it will inspire you to write something ghostly. It's a fairly simple form so you might consider using it as a model but subsituting someone you know personally for n
    by Judith Chandler 690 points, ended November 8, 12 entries In Contest
  • Bells on her fingers and rings on her toes
    Bells on her fingers and rings on her toes, she shall have music where ever she goes. These two lines from an old nursery rhyme drifted into my head this morning as i practiced for my next dancing lesson, coins j
    by Judith Chandler 700 points, ended October 18, 15 entries In Contest
  • Michaelmas Daisies
    "Michaelmas Daisies", my dad would call them. In North America, they are known as asters, round and purple, fringed around their yellow centres growing and fading in the autumn.
    by Judith Chandler 1000 points, ended October 3, 7 entries In Contest
  • Choose your battles
    Write about degrees of conflict. Conflict is important but when do you decided to fight for something and when do you turn the other cheek? Write about a fight or about walking about from a fight, and about the deg
    by Judith Chandler 875 points, ended September 28, 15 entries
  • Love them or hate them?
    "The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's always a cat." - Ogden Nash Write whatever you like about cats though i'd prefer something funny. i'm a catlover but cat hating poems can be fun too. Those
    by Judith Chandler 750 points, ended August 24, 15 entries In Contest
  • Alienation - prompts from Old Poetry
    i have decided to hold a contest on the subject of people on the margins of society. The first example is the lady in Frances Cornford's poem, a lady seen from the train: o why do yo
    by Judith Chandler 850 points, ended September 4, 11 entries
  • Would you rather be an old man's darling or a young man's slave?
    This is an old English saying. You don't hear it much these days but i hope it will spur you on to write something about May-December relationships. i would love to read some romantic love stories about older men/younger wo
    by Judith Chandler 700 points, ended August 23, 12 entries
  • The Country of the Blind
    In the country of the blind, the one-eyed woman is queen. Or one-eyed person or one-eyed man, as you wish. Write a poem about blindness or about some other physical disability. Write something about
    by Judith Chandler 1000 points, ended August 17, 8 entries In Contest
  • Quotable Quote
    Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. - Franklin d. Roosevelt So what do you think of this? Let's put it up for discussion in
    by Judith Chandler 575 points, ended August 2, 6 entries In Contest
  • Time Travel, etc.
    Just a little contest about time travel slash reincarnation. Have you considered being reborn as one of the following: Emily Dickinson Oscar Wilde Allen Ginsberg Ernest Hemingway
    by Judith Chandler 625 points, ended July 21, 2 entries
  • A selection of prompts
    Just clearing out the prompts i've been storing on my page. Pick one of those listed below. Less than 100 lines, any form you like. Modified scripture: "Father, forgive them, they know not what they say" a
    by Judith Chandler 700 points, ended July 11, 8 entries In Contest
  • Tragedy, Reality or Satire?
    Something came up today that has induced me to come out of contest holding retirement after only a few days. The prompt is from the Old Poets but don't let that scare you away. i think you will find it interesting and to re
    by Judith Chandler 650 points, ended June 29, 4 entries
  • French Proverbs
    The French are said to be experts on love. i don't know if that's true. i did have a French Canadian boyfriend once, for a short time....but that's another poem. i was thinking today about a French proverb: In lo
    by Judith Chandler 650 points, ended June 23, 3 entries In Contest
  • Prompts to inspire you
    Please write me some inspirational writes, using one of the following prompts. i could use some inspiration and i'm sure some of you can too. Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overc
    by Judith Chandler 700 points, ended June 21, 11 entries In Contest, Spiritual
  • Splendour in the Grass - Past, Present and Future
    Splendour in the Grass What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flow
    by Judith Chandler 400 points, ended June 15, 5 entries In Contest
  • May I walk in your shoes?
    i am thinking a lot about shoes lately and preparing to go shopping sometime soon for a pair of good quality, reliable shoes. Hopefully, they will be dressy enough to wear to a wedding in August. i am noticing peoples' shoe
    by Judith Chandler 800 points, ended June 9, 16 entries In Contest
  • Selections from a poetic celebrity
    If you have not read any poems by Lord Byron before, you have a treat in store. He was a poetic celebrity in the early 19th century and with good reason in my opinon. So read the poems and use either or both as a pr
    by Judith Chandler 900 points, ended June 7, 5 entries In Contest
  • Hospital Stays
    Well, i finally got around to using the Anne Sexton poem that has been sitting on my page for weeks. Some of you will know that Sexton was hospitalized for mental illness but you don't have to have had that kind of hospital
    by Judith Chandler 570 points, ended May 21, 13 entries In Contest
  • 100 contests, 100 words
    This is my 100th contest on this fine site and, in order to observe it, i am looking for 100 wellworded pieces, each of exactly 100 words. With that number of words, you may not want to try for a rhyming piece, but, if you w
    by Judith Chandler 900 points, ended May 29, 16 entries In Contest
  • Gypsy Prompts
    There is a legend in my family that we have some gypsy blood. i find this romantic but others might not want to acknowledge this part of our background. In England, gypsies had a rep for horsestealing and were not considere
    by Judith Chandler 660 points, ended May 14, 6 entries In Contest
  • Journaling
    Prose or poetry. i have been reading a diary kept on ap and realized how interesting they can be, even if they are just about everyday events. So, what i want you to do is keep a diary for a week. Just do it in a n
    by Judith Chandler 720 points, ended May 9, 5 entries
  • Take this Prompt and write
    "o look, look in the mirror? o look in your distress: Life remains a blessing Although you cannot bless. "o stand, stand at the window As the tears scald and start; You shall love your crook
    by Judith Chandler 600 points, ended May 6, 5 entries In Contest
  • Banks of flowers spring
    a straightforward word bank contest. As usual, i am flexible as to form and rhyme. Please use at least five words from this bank of spring flowers. daffodils tulips lily of the valley lilac
    by Judith Chandler 750 points, ended April 29, 12 entries In Contest, Word bank
  • Maypoles, Revolutions and Rescue
    May Day is coming up in a couple of weeks so i came up with a number of prompts. May the 1st makes me think of 1. the may queen presiding as her attendants dance around the maypole, a spring festival.
    by Judith Chandler 625 points, ended April 26, 6 entries
  • Hot cross buns
    Here's a contest about the tasty hot cross bun with some information below to give you sustenance and inspiration. Any form, any length less than 100 lines. Happy Easter. Since i thought of this contest as
    by Judith Chandler 650 points, ended April 20, 2 entries
  • Memories of Childhood Church
    If you are anything like me, you have lots of memories of church, whether you have stuck with it or not. i am not religious now, but i feel a lot of nostaligia for the hymns and for Sunday school every week. i'd lik
    by Judith Chandler 650 points, ended April 15, 17 entries In Contest, Memories
  • Poetry Month
    i've decided to run a contest on Poetry Month, April 2 - May 3. Here's some information from Wikipaedia. National Poetry Month National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by th
    by Judith Chandler 1400 points, ended April 9, 8 entries
  • A New Form for your Enjoyment
    The form below is something I came up with in the last few days. I'm not sure it is completely new but I've never seen it before. Here it is. I will elaborate on rhyme schemes, etc. later. DREAMING
    by Judith Chandler 900 points, ended April 5, 7 entries In Contest, Creative
  • Teeth, dentists, pain, fillings,
    braces and the dreaded root canal. I've decided to run a contest on dental matters. You can approach your write in a serious way or do something comic or scary. There must be lots of accumulated experience out there. 20 -
    by Judith Chandler 675 points, ended March 27, 11 entries In Contest
  • Happy Birthday, Dr. Suess
    He did so much to help kids have fun in their reading and it would have been his birthday today. Just a quick concert. Write something in the style of Green Eggs and Ham. Here is part of it below. GREEN EG
    by Judith Chandler 700 points, ended March 3, 8 entries
  • Goodbye, judyjudyjudy
    Just to say goodbye to my old username, judyjudyjudy. You may have noticed that I am going under my real name. judyjudyjudy was a lot of fun but it's time to say goodbye. I probably won't actually be any less frivolous und
    by Judith Chandler 650 points, ended March 10, 7 entries In Contest
  • mad as a March Hare
    Hurrying along to meet the Spring, as fast as the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland. Here is prompt #1: The White Rabbit is a fictional character in Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
    by Judith Chandler 600 points, ended March 6, 5 entries In Contest
  • A Ticket to Read
    I've travelled the world twice over... Met the famous; saints and sinners, Poets and artists, kings and queens, Old stars and hopeful beginners, I've been where no-one's been before, Learned secre
    by Judith Chandler 550 points, ended February 25, 8 entries In Contest
  • INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION
    i think it's time for some inspirational and motivational pieces after this long, cold winter. Let's bring in the spring with happy thoughts. 20 - 60 line pieces please, any form that inspires you and don't get so inspired
    by Judith Chandler 550 points, ended February 23, 13 entries In Contest
  • Greyfriars Bobby
    Do you believe that animals sense it when we are upset and might even know when someone close to us (or to them) has died. i know i have cats who seemed to know when i am upset. My father was quite friendly with hi
    by Judith Chandler 625 points, ended February 18, 2 entries In Contest, Creative
  • Fun and Games in Winter
    Just a few prompts to get you through this winter day. The sun's not shining here but it's a bit warmer with (wait for it) snow forecast again early next week. Here are the prompts. snowflakes angels
    by Judith Chandler 650 points, ended February 13, 10 entries In Contest
  • Comfort Food
    We're deep in snow here and I thought it would be fun to hold a contest about the kinds of food we really do need to be eating in winter. You know, the stick to your ribs kind of dishes. Here are your prompts:
    by Judith Chandler 575 points, ended February 7, 9 entries In Contest
  • Opposites Attract - Robert Burns and Charlotte Mew
    This contest is a literary valentine, as well as a salute to Robert Burns whose day is coming up soon. You've all heard of him, I'm sure, but some of you may not be familiar with Charlotte. Here are the prompts, one poem fr
    by Judith Chandler 700 points, ended February 5, 3 entries In Contest
  • The groundhog looked out of his door
    How about some Groundhog Day fun, just a little ahead of time. We deserve it at this point in this severe winter. Use the title of my contest as the first line of your piece, which should be a poem of 60 lines or les
    by Judith Chandler 700 points, ended January 28, 5 entries In Contest
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