A cento is poem made up of the "borrowed" lines from other poems that are arranged to create a new poem.
READ CAREFULLY:
For this contest, you may only use lines from poems on OldPoetry.com.
You may use only 1 line from each poem and you MUST post in your author comments the following things for EVERY line you use:
1. the title of the poem
2. the author of the poem
3. the link to the OldPoetry page it appears on
4. the entire line that was used from each poem
BUT... to make the challenge a bit more difficult your cento must be at least 30 lines long and have a rhyme scheme and a reasonably steady meter!
You can read an example here:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4020371
Prewrites are accepted but if it does not fit the contest and abide by all the guidelines and rules it will be removed without comment.
Multiple submissions are allowed as long as they follow the rules and guidelines of the contest.
RULES (again) :
1. only use lines from poems on OldPoetry.com.
2. only 1 line from each poem
3. in your author comments you MUST post the title of every poem you take a line from, the author of every poem, the link to the OldPoetry page that each appears on and the entire line that was used from each poem.
4. your cento must have a rhyme scheme
5. your cento must have a reasonably steady meter!
6. your cento must be at least 30 lines long
GOLD
1000 points
SILVER
800 points
BRONZE
600 points
2 HM
30 points
I will extend this contest until I have recieved at least 5 acceptable entries. If I do not recieve at least 5 acceptable entires in three weeks (by August 15th) I will delete the contest.
READ CAREFULLY:
For this contest, you may only use lines from poems on OldPoetry.com.
You may use only 1 line from each poem and you MUST post in your author comments the following things for EVERY line you use:
1. the title of the poem
2. the author of the poem
3. the link to the OldPoetry page it appears on
4. the entire line that was used from each poem
BUT... to make the challenge a bit more difficult your cento must be at least 30 lines long and have a rhyme scheme and a reasonably steady meter!
You can read an example here:
http://allpoetry.com/poem/4020371
Prewrites are accepted but if it does not fit the contest and abide by all the guidelines and rules it will be removed without comment.
Multiple submissions are allowed as long as they follow the rules and guidelines of the contest.
RULES (again) :
1. only use lines from poems on OldPoetry.com.
2. only 1 line from each poem
3. in your author comments you MUST post the title of every poem you take a line from, the author of every poem, the link to the OldPoetry page that each appears on and the entire line that was used from each poem.
4. your cento must have a rhyme scheme
5. your cento must have a reasonably steady meter!
6. your cento must be at least 30 lines long
GOLD
1000 points
SILVER
800 points
BRONZE
600 points
2 HM
30 points
I will extend this contest until I have recieved at least 5 acceptable entries. If I do not recieve at least 5 acceptable entires in three weeks (by August 15th) I will delete the contest.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on August 15
- Rewards: Gold: 1000, Silver: 800, Bronze: 600, Honorable mention: 2 people
- Final notes: 5 entires, but a thrilling contest for sure. Every entry was absolutely wonderful and I enjoyed all of them very much. Thanks and congratulations to anyone that took this challenge and entered poetry, it was most definately NOT an easy one!
HUGS and best wishes to all... ~Genie~
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this doesn't scare me ya know
... but but i go to the trouble to this and the author note dealie, and only four poems make and i'm stuck with a cento from my favorite authors 
... oh, this doesn't scare me ... i think i shall make a cinquain garland from these lines, to boot ... whaddya think of that 
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oops cinquains can't rhyme ... but will you accept a cinquain garland from this or no? if not I shall simply use all blank verse from Shakespeare and which will be fun because blank verse doesn't have a rhyme scheme
Moqui trouble maker
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you could make it even more challenging by using a formif you like
reasons not to choose a cinquain garland though
1. finding metrical lines to fit the 2,4,6,8,2 format will be extremely tough, probably not impossible, but extremely tough
2. rhyme scheme would be limited almost exclusively to eye rhymes becuase although they appear to rhyme, they don't sound like they rhyme. It could be pulled off, but it will be very hard to find those suitable lines with possible eye rhymes in the multitudes of poems on OldPoetry
however you decide to do it, I'm always impressed and pleased when people not only take the challenge but go beyond it to add more challenge
LOL... showing off DOES pay in my contests
I adore confident poets!
Even more, I like poets that know the rules, see them for what they are and seek to bend those rules as far as they can without actually breaking them
Best wishes ands ~Genie~
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Genie, you are correct ... the cinquain is not truly appropriate, for the mechanics involved would threaten the beauty, and would require research beyond any possible artistic return, and I see that repeating line forms would face the same fate, yet, I shall use a form and bend your rules until they creak into a smile, but i shall not break them although they may have a difficult time returning to their former clever weave ...
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oh gosh, i don't know if they have 30 from william, but i shall see and if not, i shall find two poets, one a strict meter and rhyme poet and the other a free verser and we shall see what happens
hah!! there are enough from William for at least six 30 line centos within your guidelines
as i thought
fun!!!!
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wow this is sssoooooo tricky doing a form poem but i am having even mooooooorrrrre fun say, can i submit more than one if don't damage my brain reading these great poems and even learning a lot as i find common elements and flow and rhythm in disparate poets from much different perspectives?
ya know this is really cool.
oops ... yep rules say i can enter more than one .. sorry ta bother you
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Multiple entries are absolutely fine The best entries will be placed in order. So, anyone entering multiple entires could potentially win multiple trophies/point prizes (I don't think there are any site rules against it...lol).
I don't expect a landslide of entries because of the amount of work that goes into creating a cento with a rhyme scheme and meter
s ~Genie~
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... do not despair for here shall he Moquispeare be ... and upon this month doth a harbinger bring word ... just enough shall there by the fifth be ...
Moquispeare
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