A good writer should read much. If you want to be a good poet, it makes sense to read great poetry. That's the idea behind this contest, read great poetry. What you need to do is simply find a poem at http://oldpoetry.com, read it and use it to inspire your write. Some ideas would be to 1) Use a line from the poem as a starting point, 2) Use the message to write a similar message, 3) Follow the rhyme scheme and rhythm of the poem, 4) Take what the poems means to you and write about that. These are just suggestions. The only criteria is to use an old poem to inspire your writing.
Please put a link to the poem in your notes, so I can read the poem that inspired you. Give credit where credit is due.
Please keep it G rated. No erotica.
Have fun and write away.
Please put a link to the poem in your notes, so I can read the poem that inspired you. Give credit where credit is due.
Please keep it G rated. No erotica.
Have fun and write away.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 21, 2007
- Rewards: Gold: 300, Silver: 200, Bronze: 100, Honorable mention: 1 people
- Final notes: I enjoyed all the entries. They were all very good, well written, and enjoyable poems. I liked the choices from Old Poetry and felt each poet was inspired by the piece they read.
I really loved the message in "Dreams Remembered" It flowed well and had a good rhyme scheme.
I related well to "A Lover's Call" and thought it read like a good response to Khalil Gibran poem.
"Still Enlarging" echoed the message of "The Diameter Of The Bomb"
"The Cane Bottom'd Chair" was a humorous and enjoyable read.
Congratulations not only to the winners but to all entrants on their fine contributions.
Contest Winners
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Dreams of night, crowd the day
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The crater is still enlarging
Brought by the bomb of hate and greed.by second-born 19 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 12 3:21 AM 2007. In Society, War, Inspiration
Bronze trophy winner
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I totter and wander around my pet bars in second-hand clothes reeking strong of cigars• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Gold trophy winner
Silver trophy winner
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I have no name (yet) ;
so many old daysby motel 23 lines, 4 comments, on Aug 9 10:12 PM 2007• Commented on by judge.
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This looked interesting - but why limit the "inspiration" to the poems in "Old Poetry"?.
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I agree and have always said to write one must read. Great theme!!!
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