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Collab with a Great Poet … part two
Here is an opportunity to blend your voice with a favorite great old poet in the form style Triolet.
Here’s how:
First go to Old Poetry http://oldpoetry.com/
and select a poet, then read and select two verses.
These lines taken in the style of a Cento, with full credit to the author, will become Lines A and B of your Triolet. Only one line from any one poem.
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/triolet.html
Arrange these verses and complete you collaboration as below:
- the Triolet-
A, B, a, A, a, b, A, B
A Cento line 1
B Cento line 2
a - Rhymes with 1st line.
A - Identical to 1st line.
a - Rhymes with 1st line.
b - Rhymes with 2nd line.
A - Identical to line 1.
B- Identical to line 2
You should feel free to do two...or intertwine the triolets... please have fun with this.
Judging:
Judging will reward the blend of voices and styles, and the beauty of the poetry in form and rhyme.
FEEL FREE TO RESERVE WHILE YOU FINISH YOUR CREATIONS
Here’s an example:
Dream
In the penumbra of an afternoon, I dream.
Let the rhythmic silence rock us.
wet with life, soul and eternal stream
In the penumbra of an afternoon, I dream.
as sun and shadow, wake and sleep each seem
an ebony wonder and time so perilous
In the penumbra of an afternoon, I dream.
Let the rhythmic silence rock us.
Land
She sleeps and rests on innocent sand.
And the spirits watched over my breath.
we are caretakers of the mother’s land
She sleeps and rests on innocent sand.
her milk and tears give strength to stand
for waters of life have endless depth
She sleeps and rests on innocent sand.
And the spirits watched over my breath.
Cento Notes:
Great Old Poet Collaborator- Leopold Senghor
In the penumbra of an afternoon, I dream.
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/show/120352-Leopold-Sedhar-Senghor-Visit
Let the rhythmic silence rock us.
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/show/120380-Leopold-Sedhar-Senghor-Night-of-Sine
And the spirits watched over my breath.
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/94325-Leopold-Sedhar-Senghor-The-Message
She sleeps and rests on innocent sand.
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/120384-Leopold-Sedhar-Senghor-Black-Mask--To-Pablo-Picasso-
Collab with a Great Poet … part two
Here is an opportunity to blend your voice with a favorite great old poet in the form style Triolet.
Here’s how:
First go to Old Poetry http://oldpoetry.com/
and select a poet, then read and select two verses.
These lines taken in the style of a Cento, with full credit to the author, will become Lines A and B of your Triolet. Only one line from any one poem.
http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/triolet.html
Arrange these verses and complete you collaboration as below:
- the Triolet-
A, B, a, A, a, b, A, B
A Cento line 1
B Cento line 2
a - Rhymes with 1st line.
A - Identical to 1st line.
a - Rhymes with 1st line.
b - Rhymes with 2nd line.
A - Identical to line 1.
B- Identical to line 2
You should feel free to do two...or intertwine the triolets... please have fun with this.
Judging:
Judging will reward the blend of voices and styles, and the beauty of the poetry in form and rhyme.
FEEL FREE TO RESERVE WHILE YOU FINISH YOUR CREATIONS
Here’s an example:
Dream
In the penumbra of an afternoon, I dream.
Let the rhythmic silence rock us.
wet with life, soul and eternal stream
In the penumbra of an afternoon, I dream.
as sun and shadow, wake and sleep each seem
an ebony wonder and time so perilous
In the penumbra of an afternoon, I dream.
Let the rhythmic silence rock us.
Land
She sleeps and rests on innocent sand.
And the spirits watched over my breath.
we are caretakers of the mother’s land
She sleeps and rests on innocent sand.
her milk and tears give strength to stand
for waters of life have endless depth
She sleeps and rests on innocent sand.
And the spirits watched over my breath.
Cento Notes:
Great Old Poet Collaborator- Leopold Senghor
In the penumbra of an afternoon, I dream.
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/show/120352-Leopold-Sedhar-Senghor-Visit
Let the rhythmic silence rock us.
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/show/120380-Leopold-Sedhar-Senghor-Night-of-Sine
And the spirits watched over my breath.
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/94325-Leopold-Sedhar-Senghor-The-Message
She sleeps and rests on innocent sand.
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/120384-Leopold-Sedhar-Senghor-Black-Mask--To-Pablo-Picasso-
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on October 19
- Rewards: Gold: 800, Silver: 500, Bronze: 300, Honorable mention: 3 people
- Final notes: The contest " Collab with a Great Poet … part two " has ended, my thanks to all who tried this idea and matched their verses in Triolet form with your favorite old great poets. The results were wonderful; I was pleased and honored to read your work.
My choices for awards are as follows:
Carved Chronicle (A Double Triolet) - Gold Award
This is a wonderful poem for its skilled composition and ithe profound words and truths in it, Pope so encompassing and the voice in collaboration rises to the splendid occasion, this is excellent, very satisfying artistically and in thought.
Bereft- Silver Award
Simply beautiful use of the refrains added a soft nostalgia and sense of emotions with each repetition, the essence of Triolet here…the added meanings of the refrains comes through strong and well defined here; excellent.
Tepid Kisses and The Turning Tide - Bronze Award
Sometimes a phrase seems to haunt the memory of the reader and cause ideas to take shape even as one reads on, and so here these cento verses have this wistful quality seeming to recall attention, and the collaboration verses blend without notice, so very well done, in interlocking parts.
Bare words - Emerald Award
A favorite old poet here and the voice is blended in a wonderful and thoughtful way to bring an important idea about the meaning of poetry, what it might mean, if given the freedom to express. A wonderful collaboration here both in style and in skillfully bringing such thoughtful and helpful ideas.
Why I venture o'er... - Emerald Award
A wonderful use of Cento verses here to weave a meaningful and thoughtful idea, very artistic and creative blending of voices, tinged in melancholy and bridled potential seeking to fly…the voice of Byron is matched so cvery well here, word choices, style…a difficult thing I think…done with exceptional skill.
My thanks to all of the entries and for having the sense of adventure to try this idea. In a form, that is difficult, you have chosen to celebrate the excellence of these writers and keep them in our sources of inspiration.
Hope to see all again in the next contest… as always, please be safe and well….PK
Contest Winners
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Gold trophy winner
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look at this map the living poem
It is a cold that comes from inside.by Peteskid 35 lines, 6 comments, on Oct 7 8:38 PM• Commented on by judge. -
I stayed with one poet, two versesby mbm 8 lines, 2 comments, on Oct 11 5:12 AM. In Contest, I know I'm to be heard more than by chirps• Commented on by judge.
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Meeting with Time, slack thing, said I,
LORD ! what a busy, restless thing;• Commented on by judge.
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I am so pleased you are doing this again. The possibilities for collaborations are endless. I can't wait to visit OldPoetry and find the perfect verses. With all the forms of poetry available, these marvelous collaborations could become a lengthy source of inspiration for all of us.
Liz
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i hope you find time for this, yes I agree some potential here to use our Old Poetry resources...hope all is well with the family...PK
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May we enter an intertwining Triolet? I never seem to be able to fit my thoughts all into one!
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Intertwine yes, reserve yes... am i glad you are here?...yes!...PK
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If I were smart, had half a lick of talent and a shade more ambition than a sloth I would enter. This looks fun, and thank you for often running contests that help spread the word about OldPoetry.
I will say one word and feel free to delete this if it is over-the-top:
A wrong assumption is that great poetry should set on a shelf to be revered but not touched. I think most great writers would be pleased that their poetry is kept alive, read, enjoyed and used as a tool, rather than seen as a sterile monument. That writers here on AP want to share their words with great poets may be seen by some as desecration, but to me it's not only a tribute to that poet, but a great chance to keep his poetry alive...and in some cases, relevant.
I think most naysayers really have a different agenda, it's merely to besmirch others in hopes of elevating themselves in our eyes.
Real writers just write and don't worry about focusing the light on themselves, and certainly not at the detriment of other people.
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Again you are being of great support to OP with those contests! So nice to promote the great old poets and their works.
Hugging you
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Who better than to teach an artist the skills they need than the Masters of the craft... brilliant contest will see if the quill will so produce
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What a wondrous idea, it is the first time I have seen this type of contest. Hope your get astounding entries.
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PK, with your last two contests, I have read more old poetry than I would ever have imagined. I've said this before... but again, what a great idea! Each entry is just amazing and makes me want to go back and rewrite mine again and again, maybe I will get my lines together soon.
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Thank you so much for the honor of gold in your contest. This was another wonderful challenge for us all and I am truly truly honored. Excellent contest. Congratulations to all. ~Pamela
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Another excellent contest that I am so pleased to have taken part in. It is a wonderful experience reaquainting oneself with the classics and then combining voices in the challenge of formed poetry. I am very appreciative of the bronze recognition and
your encouraging comments left for all.
Congrats to all who challenged themselves and to our host on another successful theme.
Thank-you, Blue
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This was a wonderful contest in which to participate. I had thought the triolet form to be saccharine and confining, but you have opened my eyes to its beauty. Thank you for the silver trophy and congratulations to everyone who took the time to read OldPoetry and collaborate with a master. Peace, Liz
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