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New contests
- Here kitty kitty! Ode to our feline companions by Iconoclast666 900 points, PW, Write me poems about cats.
- PIF PROMPT CONTEST by penman 910 points, no PW, This is a PIF for one that I won from KayJay46. Winner will please host next contest for 300 poi...
- Deepest Darkest Secret by Ntagatf 560 points, PW, Deep, dark, secrets, depressing, and or scary...
- ENGLAND by ticket2write 600 points, no PW, ENGLAND - A tribute, tale or observation.
- Questionable Prompts IV by B Chandler 500 points, no PW, NOT A QUICKIE, but prompted nonetheless! Reserve a spot and read those rules carefully!!
- there's gotta be more to life than this; than broken hearts and bleeding wrists... by Immortal Obscurity 300 points, no PW, just a random idea I had whilst bored at work... go bored-work-self
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In the spotlight
- Atelier by Eusebius 17 lines, 13 comments
Excellent form and rhyme, distinctive imagery. - A Sip of Spring by Amera 16 lines, 61 comments
A beautiful, old-fashioned, English sonnet praising a work of Renaissance art. The poet nails it totally, shares her transport of delight with us. - Conversations with Maya Angelou by NoUseForAName 45 lines, 27 comments
This piece deserves recognition; I was completely taken off guard by it. - Our Sought Lapse of Reason by paul1221 19 lines, 3 comments
The poet is new to AP, and relatively young, but has kicked off with a pithy piece of free verse that deserves to be read. It captures a moment, a mood, and a small epiphany. Please help encourage ...
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