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Prompt: "Whenever we try to be something we are not, we usually wind up being something we shouldn't be."
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This one is for Suseann. Let's have some good cheer and encouragement.
by ecrivain01
1050 points, ended November 10, 13 entries
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Top notch literary poems about Christmas, prewrites accepted.
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a Tribute To Mary Travers, of Peter, Paul and Mary. r.i.p.
by ecrivain01
1050 points, ended October 12, 10 entries
In Contest, Creative, Feelings, Happy, Imagery, Lotsa fun, Memories, Personal, Tribute
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a contest for Pamela a. Lamppa, to cheer her up.
by ecrivain01
550 points, ended September 11, 17 entries
In Contest, Creative, Etc, Feelings, Funny, Happy, Lotsafun, Personal, Thoughts
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a contest for villanelles by ecrivain01 and cricketjeff.
by ecrivain01
6000 points, ended September 6, 12 entries
In Big points, Contest, Creative, Fantasy, Funny, Happy, Imagery, Lotsafun, Rhyme only
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In honor of Bastille Day and of La Belle France.
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a contest dealing with the propaganda that passes for news on the Republican Propaganda Channel.
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Celebrating freedom for all mankind everywhere.
by ecrivain01
550 points, ended July 27, 6 entries
In Contest, Feelings, Freedom, Happy, Imagery, Lotsafun, Memories, Personal, Thoughts
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i'm asking for poems supporting Mousavi, freedom, and democracy in Iran.
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a humorous poem, preferably rhymed, about life in the 15th Century.
by ecrivain01
550 points, ended June 22, 6 entries
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Poems about supper and why it's the only appropriate term for the evening meal that too many Americans call dinner.
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a contest honoring Philip Jose Farmer, dead at the age of 91, great writer of science ficti0on.
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Gold rhymed poems only. Other trophies okay, but must have at least one Gold. Must rhyme.
by ecrivain01
550 points, ended February 11, 43 entries
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Villanelles, any subject, but try to make them literary quality poems. Prewrites only.
by ecrivain01
550 points, ended February 3, 11 entries
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Since I'm not getting any entries in my other contest, I thought I'd try this. How about those of you who possess a little ingenuity giving me a sonnet employing personification. (If you don't know what that means, it means
by ecrivain01
550 points, ended February 7, 9 entries
In Contest, Creative, Fantasy, Funny, Happy, Imagery, Lotsa fun, Memories, Thoughts
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The Associated Press is asking major poets to write inaugural poems for Obama. Can you write one as good as theirs?
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a new beginning for America and the world. Something creative and good please.
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Humorous contest to celebrate my 4 years on All Poetry. I suppose you could call it "Half-Moon".
by ecrivain01
700 points, ended January 4, 5 entries
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Democrats should close ranks, but this is a bit much.
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Rhymed prewrites only. No "new" poems. Any subject but love, lost love, erotica and bad religious poems.
by ecrivain01
750 points, ended November 14, 2008, 61 entries
In Contest, Creative, Feelings, Funny, Happy, Imagery, Lotsa fun, Memories, Personal
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A Tribute to "real Republicans", a species as extinct as the dodo.
by ecrivain01
600 points, ended October 1, 2008, 4 entries
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For those who remember when school days were a respite and a way to get away from home, i.e., a refuge. For some, the best time of their lives.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended September 11, 2008, 9 entries
In Contest, Creative, Etc., Feelings, Funny, Other, Personal, Pif, Quickie, Thoughts
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A PIF for sonnets not written in iambic pentameter.
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PIF, villanelles only. I just won a Gold and am paying it forward. Prewrites allowed. NO LOVE, LOST LOVE, RELIGIOUS, OR SUICIDE POEMS.
by ecrivain01
650 points, ended August 19, 2008, 12 entries
In Contest, Creative, Etc., Feelings, Funny, Other, Personal, Pif, Quickie, Thoughts
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Tribute contest for FridayAtFive. Any style, any form. No bashing of anybody or anything. Prewrites allowed.
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Happy Birthday to Cricketjeff. Any form, but rhyme preferred.
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Prewrite contest for rhymed poems only. No theme in particular. Just looking for good poems. No love poems, no religious poems, no erotica.
by ecrivain01
800 points, ended July 31, 2008, 40 entries
In Contest, Creative, Feelings, Imagery, Other, Personal, Spiritual, Thoughts
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A contest for rhyme, sonnets, villanelles, and pantoums only.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended July 31, 2008, 17 entries
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People in the news. Frenchwoman wins trip to outer space. Serendipity.
Luck. Your take.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended July 28, 2008, 3 entries
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Humorous quickie, inspired by "curator sandbagged in museum" during flooding.
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Rhyming Contest for sonnets and villanelles only.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended July 15, 2008, 13 entries
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To support the rightful winners of the recent elections in Zimbabwe.
by ecrivain01
650 points, ended July 8, 2008, 4 entries
In Dark, Evil, Miscarriage of justice, Murder, Pif, Quickie, Sad, Thoughts
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Let's hear what you think of Hillary's iconic journey into the American consciousness.
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Harry Potter. Self-explanatory, I'd say.
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Limericks, one prompt. No rightwingers need apply.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended June 16, 2008, 7 entries
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Read this article and write a poem about what makes a true poet a poet.
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Due to so many entries in the my other contests, read this first:
The rules are there for a reason. If you can't follow them, you'd be well off going elsewhere. I will tell you the truth, and I realize some of you do
by ecrivain01
1150 points, ended June 9, 2008, 6 entries
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Prewrites only contest, no Gold or Silver trophies though. absolutely no so-called fresh writes. If any are entered they will be dq'd immediately.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended June 6, 2008, 77 entries
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Looking for poems related to one of my favorite movies of all time, Out of Africa.
by ecrivain01
450 points, ended May 30, 2008, 3 entries
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