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Stories in Verse

Dear Readers,

I have returned to Allpoetry, after a long year of various other writing adventures. In these three hundred odd days of leave, I have developed a love to tell stories in verse.

Contest Rules:

Preparation:
a. What is Performance Poetry? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_poetry
b. Visit Dr. Suess' world: http://www.seussville.com/

Work:
1. No word or line limit.
2. Genre: Performance Poetry; poems that can be read out to a group of people
3. Must say a strong story - humor, fantasy, macabre, realistic, or anything.
4. Read it out once in front of the mirror before you submit, to know you are submitting the right one.
5. Preferably, a story, which is universal in its target
6. Submit with a small bio in the Comments


Contest Prizes:

I am looking for poetry, which can be read out to a group by theatre professionals. I run an online magazine called Chai Kadai, http://www.chaikadai.wordpress.com. The winners' poems will be published on the site and I will train actors to do readings in my cities, for which I will try and arrange filming (and the winners' might get a copy).

So, wash your writer's hats. Wear it tight, fasten it down and tell me stories.

HINT: Place it on your surroundings (social, political, familial) and write a personal story of a character. Or take a Suess spin to your writing, and write about things that are universally important, but within fantasy worlds.

Now, I've said enough.

You please get writing.

ENJOY.

Contest is Over

  • Contest was judged on September 13
  • Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 300, Bronze: 200, Honorable mention: 1 people
  • Final notes:
    After reading through every single entry carefully, I have shortlisted the four poems above. The winners are requested to send their entries to chaikadai@gmail.com, my magazine's email ID with a proper bio (real names).

    Cards - It will be nice to post the youtube links as they are on our website.
    Above the Slums - I am waiting to creating a good performance out of this
    Old Grey Wolf - well written, run it through a bit of editing, this will be a nice story telling exercise.
    Silent Screams - full of performance

    I have some general comments to give every person who took time to enter a poem in this contest. I would have appreciated if some of you had looked through the links I have presented here for it was to give you an idea of what I was looking for. Also, it is always a good idea to edit your work thoroughly before you submit it for a contest, especially for publication or performance. It is good fun to find out if every line is the way you really really want it to be. Finally, it is sometimes okay to submit something outside the realm of entries specified. Like, it's okay to submit a prose soliloquy, which you found apt for performance. However, if you find yourself even slightly diverting from the contest rules, it is a good idea to justify your diversion.

    I thank each one of you for your submissions. I also hope you will treat the judgement and comments in good spirit.

    Regards,
    Sam.
  • To judge this contest, you need to have at least as many finalists as you have rewards. You have 4 awards but only 3 finalists.

Contest Winners

  1. Above the Slums
    I stalk the alley ways and garbage cans
    of downtown Manhattan.
    by liquidmindforever 127 lines, 32 comments, on Sep 26 2:10 PM 2007
    Silver trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  2. Silent Screams
    by Riftkin 67 lines, 14 comments, on Jul 16 12:09 AM. In Contest, Dark
    Bronze trophy winner
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]
  3. Old Grey Wolf and Half Moon Owl
    Wiser, and older, wolf whispers, “I believe you are right.”

    Then both sighed and spoke, “But I’m so hungry!”
    by parenchma 30 lines, 37 comments, on Apr 25 9:32 PM 2008. In Nature, Society, Spiritual
    Honorable mention
    • Commented on by judge. Prewrite [remove]

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  • Samyuktha P.C.
    August 23
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    I allowed prewrites and rhyme so far. Definitely, leave your comments here if you have any queries, suggestions for the publication, etc. I just like a neat page and therefore might delete comments once discussed.

  • Samyuktha P.C.
    August 23
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    HINT: Two types of characters will work well - one, an extremely experience based story (culturally, socially important character) - two, a strange spin on a fly's view of the world or a day in the life of a gnome, etc. (Go crazy with your imagination)

  • Vera Rich
    August 23
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    Fifty lines is VERY short!


  • Riftkin gold member
    September 15
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    Thank you for the Bronze and I will send all the information that you have requested.

    Congratulations to all the winners.

    Riftkin

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