For this contest, I wanted to be able to read some interesting, creative, deep poetry. None of that high school cliche shit. I want to read poems that move me to the soul and make me wish they would never end. Basically, I want to see the beauty in pain.
Rules first, then options.
1. No StIcKy CaPs!
2. Freeverse or rhyme will be accepted, but I must warn you that I hate freeverse. So you need to make it good enough to capture my attention.
3. More than one entry per person, but please keep it reasonable. I don't want to have the same person entering fifty times. Please keep it down to three or four.
4. Put the option number in the author's notes. If you don't do this, I will be forced to either warn or disqualify you, despite how good the poem may be. I will not let this slide, and if you forget it, that means you did NOT read my instructions. I will take that personally as you did not have enough respect to read my rules, yet you expect me to read your poem.
5. I want new poems only, but if I don't get enough entries, I will accept pre-writes as well. For now, please enter new poems. I repsect creativity and it will be considered greatly when I judge this.
Options:
1. I want to see beauty in pain. Write me something deep, personal, and moving. I want imagery and feeling.
2. Write about a time in your life when you wanted to end it all, but pulled through. I want the real thing, not a story of what happened to somebody else.
3. Write about the overall stupidity and naivety of mankind...include cruelty, mob mentality, and other such things.
4. Word bank. Use at least ten of these words. That means any form of these words, too. For example, glow could be glowing. Ice could be icy. Imprisonment could be imprisoned...etc.
Tryst
Sorrow
Amber
Somber
Glow
Dementia
Dwelling
Ice
Failure
Rage
Imprisonment
Captivate
Adoration
Flawless
Steel
Loveless
Ambition
Slope
Demons
Angels
5. Use an addiction as a metaphor. Drinking, smoking, drug use, self mutliation, eating disorders, etc... I want imagery in this one!
6. Write about the picture on the top of this page. What does it mean to you? What is her story? What kind of things has she gone through to put herself in this supposed situation? Why is nobody there to help her and what happens next? Anything. I want to know what you think that picture means. I'm really interested in your thoughts.
Good luck to everybody!
Rules first, then options.
1. No StIcKy CaPs!
2. Freeverse or rhyme will be accepted, but I must warn you that I hate freeverse. So you need to make it good enough to capture my attention.
3. More than one entry per person, but please keep it reasonable. I don't want to have the same person entering fifty times. Please keep it down to three or four.
4. Put the option number in the author's notes. If you don't do this, I will be forced to either warn or disqualify you, despite how good the poem may be. I will not let this slide, and if you forget it, that means you did NOT read my instructions. I will take that personally as you did not have enough respect to read my rules, yet you expect me to read your poem.
5. I want new poems only, but if I don't get enough entries, I will accept pre-writes as well. For now, please enter new poems. I repsect creativity and it will be considered greatly when I judge this.
Options:
1. I want to see beauty in pain. Write me something deep, personal, and moving. I want imagery and feeling.
2. Write about a time in your life when you wanted to end it all, but pulled through. I want the real thing, not a story of what happened to somebody else.
3. Write about the overall stupidity and naivety of mankind...include cruelty, mob mentality, and other such things.
4. Word bank. Use at least ten of these words. That means any form of these words, too. For example, glow could be glowing. Ice could be icy. Imprisonment could be imprisoned...etc.
Tryst
Sorrow
Amber
Somber
Glow
Dementia
Dwelling
Ice
Failure
Rage
Imprisonment
Captivate
Adoration
Flawless
Steel
Loveless
Ambition
Slope
Demons
Angels
5. Use an addiction as a metaphor. Drinking, smoking, drug use, self mutliation, eating disorders, etc... I want imagery in this one!
6. Write about the picture on the top of this page. What does it mean to you? What is her story? What kind of things has she gone through to put herself in this supposed situation? Why is nobody there to help her and what happens next? Anything. I want to know what you think that picture means. I'm really interested in your thoughts.
Good luck to everybody!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 6, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 350, Silver: 200, Bronze: 150, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: This was such an emotional contest for me.
The raw power and emotion in most of these poems was overwhelming at points, which means you all did amazingly.
Thank you all for your wonderful entries. Sorry it took me so long to judge. I've been away, and then I kept putting it off. The sheer number of entries was intimidating.
Thank you all so much.
Congratulations to the winners. You exceeded my expectations tremendously.
Love, DxD
Contest Winners
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If Heaven has a voice and joy could be touched / Then my hands would gently hold the angel that returned from the sky. / If my dreams led me to the vision of happiness / Then my eyes would see that angel's smile.by DavidCater 17 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 21 7:34 PM 2007. In Hope, Life, Love, Pain, Personal, Sad, Spiritual, Thoughts
Bronze trophy winner
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A calming addiction to help me ease / easing away at the sharpest tease / A slit or two to calm my nerves / An addiction that I dont deserv• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Just watch me spiral into your ocean blue eyes with waves the size of your lies / as i drown in poisoned words / Ill bite my glitter painte• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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The world does a slow dance around me / The screaming reverbrates through my ears / Images flicker rapidly / as usual I can't tell / if they're real / or inside my head / Dad wants me to snap out of it, / act lby frostany 39 lines, 6 comments, on Jun 8 5:42 PM 2007. In psychosis, pain, sad, life
Honorable mention
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A kiss on the lips, a mark on the neck / Never stopping, marks to wreck / A nibble on the ear, a kiss on the cheek / Touch so firm, knees tby NickelleteXninja 22 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 3 12:03 AM 2007• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Bitter locked doors hold what only she knows, / Non but the best remain sealed. / Cursed each in her own way / Regardless of the spells / They sit there, just waiting / She needs her release. / Snow White ea• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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Death is wrapped in beauty / As the trees are painted white / A picture set so beautiful / To drown the thought of death. / The eyes alter what the mind knows, / We only think what we want. / Unpleasen• Commented on by judge. [remove]
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As I lay here on the cold hard floor,
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love is like falling rain / hitting hard the window Pain! / everything that you said wed gain / was washed aquikly down the quickly filling• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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My eyes witnessed an astounding sight / The freshness of dew, the sweetness of pine / The sapphire creek, the misty peak / The smiling roseby Chweetkavi 39 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 4 4:06 AM 2007. In Other• Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
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The world as I see it is dull and grey I struggle so hard to get through each dayby amber06 21 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 2 11:43 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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The things that put the mind to ease A little cut here, another drink please!by amber06 20 lines, 2 comments, on Aug 2 11:46 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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The taste of life brings me to my knees The blood once thawed begins to freezeby sunkissed07 22 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 2 11:59 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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This is an excellent contest!!!
I think I will try free verse just to piss you off!
Hahahahaha.....no, no
I like the challenge of trying to move you, plus I have a piece I just finished that seems perfect
I hope the contest is a huge success!
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hey hun btw its set to only one entry per person and you say that its open
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Taken in , option one, thanks xx
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No!!! i had the perfect write! open! open back up for a sec!!! ahh itll be amazing omg i havent had such ispiration in a long time!
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i have my poem all written out i havent added it to alpoetry yet since u dont accept preqrites please let me put it in the contest T_T
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ok it's open until the 15th. but after that, i'm not going to bother with an extension.
good luck.
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sorry this is taking so long to judge people.
i've been away for the last month or so, and when i got back, i was bombarded with this overwhelming amount of amazing entries. -
Wow ~
How did you ever get through all of these?
Thanks for Hosting a Great contest ~
Congrats to the Winners and HM's...well done ~
...but most of all, thanks to every Poet who came out to support this contest ~
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Thank you for hosting and you had a lot of entries here to read. It was a great contest. Congratulations to the winners. The U1
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