i'm lazy, i know.
i should be scrounging up the site for new talent, but instead i'd like the new talent come to me.
hopefully this will work!
this contest will pretty much be a free for all. no prompts, no special rules or restrictions, except that it’s only open to people not on my favorites. oh, another special rule: please write you user name in your author's notes to verify i'm not familiar with your work. i promise i will only judge you by your entry in my contest and not by your other poems. i won't be going to your author page at all while the contest is up.
the only real rule is that the entries must be of high quality work. if you’re the type of writer who’s careless with their work and disregard spell check and detail, please don’t bother entering. i’m looking for some real talent, and want to focus my time and efforts on it rather than on work that needs lots of tender loving care.
i love poetry that’s original, rich in metaphor and figurative language, shows rather than tells, uses careful word choices and line breaks effectively and pays close attention to detail. i also love poetry that’s personal and relates to the writer’s life in some way, no matter how abstract the themes may be, rather than fictional stuff.
free verse only, left align and please, no rhyme.
i will give each entry constructive criticism because i feel a poem can always be improved and is never finished. however, the advice i may give you will only be suggestions. you, the writer only know for sure what is best for your poem in the long run.
points will start out at 300 for gold and only trophies awarded to silver and bronze. points may increase if the quality entered in the contest warrants it.
that’s enough chatter. i’m looking forward to reading some excellent work by new people!
i should be scrounging up the site for new talent, but instead i'd like the new talent come to me.
hopefully this will work!
this contest will pretty much be a free for all. no prompts, no special rules or restrictions, except that it’s only open to people not on my favorites. oh, another special rule: please write you user name in your author's notes to verify i'm not familiar with your work. i promise i will only judge you by your entry in my contest and not by your other poems. i won't be going to your author page at all while the contest is up.
the only real rule is that the entries must be of high quality work. if you’re the type of writer who’s careless with their work and disregard spell check and detail, please don’t bother entering. i’m looking for some real talent, and want to focus my time and efforts on it rather than on work that needs lots of tender loving care.
i love poetry that’s original, rich in metaphor and figurative language, shows rather than tells, uses careful word choices and line breaks effectively and pays close attention to detail. i also love poetry that’s personal and relates to the writer’s life in some way, no matter how abstract the themes may be, rather than fictional stuff.
free verse only, left align and please, no rhyme.
i will give each entry constructive criticism because i feel a poem can always be improved and is never finished. however, the advice i may give you will only be suggestions. you, the writer only know for sure what is best for your poem in the long run.
points will start out at 300 for gold and only trophies awarded to silver and bronze. points may increase if the quality entered in the contest warrants it.
that’s enough chatter. i’m looking forward to reading some excellent work by new people!
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 14
- Rewards: Gold: 500, Silver: 250, Bronze: 95, Honorable mention: 7 people
- Final notes: This was a very fun contest to do. I’d like to thank everyone who participated! You all exposed me to different styles of poetry that I wouldn’t have come across any other way. I’m glad to see so many different voices are represented here.
I will be adding every winner here to my favorites. I look forward to reading more of your work!
Thanks again everyone for making this a great contest!
Contest Winners
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Curled body, fist-like, punctuatingby RIP-sanity 16 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 7 8:52 PM
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I remember it was Monday night in early August.
Walls blocked the inch of breeze wading from the north. A ceiling fanby PoeticEmily 17 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 5 9:11 AM
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Do not mock me fool
I see the wisdomby Quill Bill 13 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 9 6:40 PM. Reward
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Smothered by torn fragments
of gifted then shredded love,by runewalker 24 lines, 7 comments, on Jul 27 11:12 AM
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for book lovers & haters• Commented on by judge. [remove]
Silver trophy winner
Bronze trophy winner
Entries [36]
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by Jonquil Eglantine 17 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 20 8:08 PM. In Contest, Personal, Adult Elements, Adult• Commented on by judge.
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Finite and finicky- A dream across the page.• Commented on by judge.
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holes contrived scars gaping• Commented on by judge.
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Imagine if the world was not real Tell me how would you feel?by Katastrophic 23 lines, 3 comments, on Jun 23 10:02 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Alone in the darkness; feeling blue.
Lying on my cozy bed,by miracalm 43 lines, 2 comments, on Jun 26 2:42 PM• Commented on by judge. -
A mother and her child,
Father gone way to war.
She tried not to let, her eye pore.by Stars-and-Shunshine 34 lines, 7 comments, on Jun 27 6:07 PM. In Pain, Sad, War, Family, Depression• Commented on by judge. -
Self-Measure
Wandering through my scribbled writings• Commented on by judge. -
My world is thirty-four sea shells,
Thirty-four perfect sea shells.by grapefruite 26 lines, 6 comments, on Jul 2 3:35 PM• Commented on by judge. -
Time’s crust grows heavy over the twenty four of our months –• Commented on by judge.
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Such mournful moisture drips: impact craters explode and freeze-by twaintwine 9 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 6 6:08 AM. In Contemporary Spiritual Nature• Commented on by judge.
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In subtle moderation I should suffer my thoughts;by Mooneye2 33 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 8 10:11 PM• Commented on by judge.
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I found them grown and changed; those faces I knew now silent.by SonOfAPoet 34 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 9 11:24 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Thoughts for the one I love on her 40th birthday.• Commented on by judge.
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Almost lifeless I try to move slowly without an ache in my head.by Swan song 32 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 18 4:34 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Oh,summer-spun sweetness,
It's on the tip of my tongue,by IronButterfly 35 lines, 1 comment, on Jul 8 7:15 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Times of grieving lives too quickly past,by ticket2write 15 lines, 8 comments, on Jul 23 7:50 AM• Commented on by judge.
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Animation, failing the rage you envisioned Head arched back, legs forward. There is much to attend.by Hermit Risin 51 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 24 2:01 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Sometimes I stare up at the sky
watching the world spinning on its tiltby Demonikvampire 36 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 28 2:47 AM• Commented on by judge. -
Go all in to cut the odds
the sense of itby dusktilldawn 31 lines, 1 comment, on Aug 2 10:57 AM• Commented on by judge. -
When the realization embedded itself within reality,
the green in the trees faded to an ugly brown,by Barrett 25 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 29 3:22 PM• Commented on by judge.
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Awww.
But what if I'm on your faves just 'cause I'm your friend and you actually hate my poetry? Do I qualify?
Just kidding, have fun with the contest
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You'd only qualify if I were looking to torture myself by reading horrible poetry. Unfortunately for you, I'm not much of the masochist! .
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But you could be a sadist and add a co-judge to read my poem
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Yeah, I'm not that cruel
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you're crueler than that
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Do I know you?
I'm going to be reading these entries. You can bet your gay ass I will be.
Maybe something here will make me, glow.
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I think you know me too well, sorry love!
Be my guest, have fun reading the entries with me. And don't just bet on my gay ass, do something with it!
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Naughty boy. Bad.
Seriously though I'll be reading them and don't be surprised if I leave comments, just as an outside observer. I'm always up for new stuffs, so, yippy for this contest.
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Go ahead and comment too. I won't be looking at anyone's comment so other's won't sway my opinion on the poem
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Loves you
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I have an itch on my poem mouth I can't scratch
it feels like sand paper
does anyone know the way to california
so someone can scratch it.
People will think me sane if I don't make a fool of myself here.
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I could use some new favourites, too.
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Hopefully this contest will attract some talent!
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thinking about entering...
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do it
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to enter...perhaps.
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. it'll be open for a long time so there's no time issue.
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"no special rules or restrictions, except that it’s only open to people not on my favorites"
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"free verse only, left align and please, no rhyme."
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indeed
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i read some of your comments! i tend to agree with you but you are a bit harsh.
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yeah, i don't surgar coat things. you agree with my comments eh? see, i know what i'm talking about .
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yessss, another honest person.
bookmarked.
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looking forward to see what you come up with! i think i have heard of your name some place but haven't really read your work.
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same here. i hereby avow to read yours!
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have fun. and i vow not to read your work until after the contest or whatever you decide to enter here .
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good luck finding some faves. if the contest doesn't work out that well, i recommend looking at the favorites of people on your favorites list. that works for me at least
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thanks for the good luck. yeah that is a good idea!
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oh, i haven't entered yet?
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you tell me!
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last entry!
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wooot you did it!
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Nice contest
bookmarked
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thanks, hope you'll enter
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sad i cannot enter more than once.
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I may of simply missed this rather common question, but it is pertaining to one author, one piece or may one submit two? I'm rather undecided and realized I may of failed to represent the quality of my creative intuition so to speak.
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one entry please. you can remove your current entry if you like and enter a new one you think represents your style better. i know it's difficult to only have one poem to represent you .
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It isn't that it's the end all difficulty of describing yourself within one idea, it's just the mere fact that I've realized that I may not of given you all that you wanted with your specifications. I made it rather blunt instead of my usual style and I must thank you for being courteous enough to give me a second chance.
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You can have as many chances as you want
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well I must thank you then,
You are kind even without most of humanity's sugar coating goodness.
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Don't you think it would make more sense to have pre-writes instead of new poems? If you're looking for quality, a pre-write has more chance of going through revision and being better poetry.
Just a thought...
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not at all.
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