Another defendant brought before the contest court
roughed up severely by poetry police and related security
marked in places that do not show
all borders patrolled for undocumented adjectives
denied request for casual review
thrust before a jury of peers
naked beneath the chimerical filigree that clothes my genitalia,
my entrails,
my heart,
my soul,
my last breath
that is All my self
my revered pilgrimage to sacred places
my briefest flight to the edge of WHY:
guilty of presenting a pretentious poem
replete with pallid and insouciant commas
I am led away from the prelimary finalists,
a poem with no comment
no nothing---the suck of silence
I was "viewed by judge."
Author notes
So many contests are like this.
Author: Man of Harlech
A contest entry
- Tell the judges what u think...click here and enter! by natchstucco.
700 points, ended March 14, 2008, 16 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Express your "Angst " At any and all Contest Hosts who don't bother to comment on those who enter poems. by artis.
1000 points, ended April 25, 2008, 13 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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You tell it, "The suck of silence" that is the best line ever, Good luck in this one, you should do well with this really great poem.
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you have voiced here the thing I hate the most! being 'veiwed by judge' and yet no comment. It is very disheartening the way contestants get treated by some contest holders... but it doesn't deter me from still entering contests
, hopefully this contest will raise some awareness.
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A Fantastic Write! The prompt does strike a nerve. You have spoken well of your thoughts which compells me to ask if you've viewed this from a judge's mind?
Peace in light and love
Noah
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I never enter those contests that want 1,000 entries because it is madness and how could anybody even view the entries if there are that many? Otherwise, it's nice to get at least >>>>>
as a comment.
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Great write. "Viewed by judge" the ultimate insult & slap in the face. I don't get it for some contests have under 10 entries! Still no comments! Oh please, please, please enter my contest... No comment!
If you don't want to comment, then, DON'T RUN CONTESTS!
Give your points to someone who does want to comment, or to a group. Or spend them so you can get comments.
BRAVO!
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I am very happy to see so many respond to the lonely feelings expressed in this poem. Perhaps this contest will shine a light on the shabby way that contestants are sometimes treated in these contests.
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o my what vivid imagery in this so much so that I had not known I had feelings such as this. I've entered many contests where I've experienced treatment like this but as I often do I pass it off and move on. Thank you for helping me recognize that it does hurt and it's okay to express it. I am stunned with how well you wrote this so perfectly expressed! I'm near speechless...
Suz
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Please remember to put your author name in the author comment box...thanks
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Excellent take on the inspired crushing of a poet under the scanty viewing and ignoring of a poem entered.
if a host wants many entries they should make a graceful exit, leaving a trail of wisdom and critique, and recognition for those who took the time to enter. No one here is an editor for a famous publication, or they would not be here, choosing to not edit and comment on your work because they feel they are so far above you. Even quickies are often left quickly without comment, But ten to twenty words entered should at least get ten words in return. Do the math. Ten seconds of someone's precious time. god, don't strain yourselves in your mute little bubbles.
You have hit some of the nails on the head, while daily on this site, some who head contests continously fail to let their finger-nails hit the keyboards in thanks. ~~Artis
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Ten seconds of someone's precious time. god, don't strain yourselves in your mute little bubbles.
Powerful words here and very witty!! I would like to say one tiny tiny thing that I feel like holding in. Much the same way I feel sometimes in commenting on others poems. I can at times feel like I am not worthy of commenting on a writers work when it is so technically advanced that my words appropriately fail me. I simply fear looking dumb compared to them. I can't believe I am admitting this but here it is. However, I usually will say something and admit I am not worthy to critique but I enjoyed it. I will just express my emotion instead. I guess there are two sides to this but still we need to remember others feelings. I hate leaving any negative comments no matter how hard I thought something was to read. This is someones life and soul through their fingers and it hurts to not be heard. When someone enters a contest they are rarely looking for critique unless they ask and they are certainly not looking for a negative comment or even worse nothing at all as if they don't exist.
Who are we to judge that a poem of one disconnected line is any less worthy of a trophy than a seasoned authors poem. I say it is the first that would be more deserving for it is that person who is struggling, reaching and even if they appear to not be they often times are hiding from themselves and just not aware yet but they bravely keep writing until the soul connects to the words. Pain is a vicious complicated burden and in turn Joy is often hard to explain too. Forgive me for going on hehe.... Suz
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so true. I would like to know exactly what is the issue that they feel they don't have to give a comment as to why you are not on the chosen list. I know these poetry police who think that they are the grammer gurus who come from oxford or some other high n' mighty school.
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nooo darlin man it goes like this.. its tooooo long I got half way through it must have been two whole paragraphs... whats he writin any way a @#$ novel?
thus the quickie was born and the everlovin!@#$ @#$%^prompt now then you know sweet soul now you know. ALL are not readers.. you are falling to the floor hand on heart sad but true all are not and as my little friend wailed at her birthday party. why so many words on these cards Rheea why?
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I like this as a poem but as protest it lacks the final bite. I see potential parallels in some of my own experience.
roughed up severely by poetry police and related security ... Roughed up (commented on) inapproptiately by cronies.
marked in places that that do not show ... no comments even after judging closed etc
But what was the target? Competition judges who view but do not judge? who see but do not comment? or perhaps it is just aimed at competitions for cronies?
It could hit any of those targets but where was it aimed?
Or have I just read far too much into your work?
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Well, Jim, I got what I asked for: "Viewed by Judge." That is really not a comment at all. Here in Texas, they would use the expression "that chaps my hide." It is out of character for me to "rap" about anything. I tend to whine but I do not scream and holler. Most of the contests are very superficial and are incapable of judging poems fairly. I am curious about the frequency of the times that it is noted that people have read them and that a number of "guests" have read them. Yet there is no comment. I wonder what this means. Are they passing these around and laughing their heads off? I really did not aim it at any one thing, just the very hollow experience that you get when you take the time to offer something and get swept away because the Judge has to do his or her homework.
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