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Post: 12161852_1 created on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:52:00 +0000
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Welcome to the Writers` Workshop
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[ Poetry | Contest | Division | Contest #8 ]

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[ Rules | Guidelines | Criteria ]

RESULTS IN! Contest 9 - up and running.

! SEE NEW THREAD !

Please use extreme caution when using the following themes:
LOVE (positive or negative), SUICIDE/SELF-INJURY, and please keep SWEARING to a bare minimum. These topics are difficult to do with skill or sounding like the same old tired thing. If you think you can do an above average job with any of them, be my guest.

1. Enter Poetry - Free Verse - 4 - 30 lines (any subject).
2. Entry Fee - 100 Gold - Send trade to Major Domo.
3. Read Information if you are so inclined (not required).
4. Prizes awarded every 15 entries.
5. On-going - new thread for each contest.

[ Contest | Prizes ]

mrgreen First Prize - 1000 Gold or Equivelent Prizes (Winner's Choice).
mrgreen Second Prize - 700 Gold.
mrgreen Third Prize - 300 Gold.
exclaim Honourable Mention(s) - if any - 50 Gold.
idea Most Improved - if any - 100 Gold.

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[ Entries Round Eight ]

3nodding 1. - Ipisman - The Ring (P&P)
3nodding 2. - FadesxToxBlack - the romantic suicide (P&P)
3nodding 3. - Triss8 - Drop a pebble (P&P)
3nodding 4. - Barboxacon - Retrograde (P&P)
3nodding 5. - Indigo_Streetlight - The stranger (P&P)
3nodding 6. - Aethiana - Hope (P&P)
3nodding 7. - laviani - School (P&P)
3nodding 8. - Leonis - PFD (P&P)
3nodding 9. - sinonyx - Artistic Endeavor (P&P)
3nodding 10. - serpenteyes - Darkroom (P&P)
3nodding 11. - AnEarthlyKnight - Tangled ()
3nodding 12. - cygne sauvage - Lyric (P&P)
3nodding 13. - Demented Dreamer - You Me and the Radio (P&P)
3nodding 14. - Serenity_X_Moon - Only Sometimes (P&P)
3nodding 15. - Sylphi - Down Below
3nodding 16. - This be Richard - Death is a Soviet Ballerina (P&P)

Please send trades to Major Domo when submitting, and thank you.

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Post: 12161852_2 created on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:57:16 +0000
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[ Information ]

1. The Foundation Headquarters Main Thread for complete information - OTHER CONTESTS, Staff, Mission, Goals, Charity, and more is H E R E.

2. The Prose Contest Thread is H E R E.

3. Our Guild - Pillar of Worlds (writing, role-play, Foundation Business) is H E R E.

4. The Charity Thread may be found H E R E.

5. The Current Poetry Contest Division may be found H E R E.

6. Poetry Contests #'s 1 - 6 may be found H E R E

7. Poetry Contest # 7 may be found H E R E

8. Poetry Contest #8 may be found H E R E

Be sure and check these as well. The first is a reference to current contests, and the second is The Colosseum - HUGE fun with poetry duels!

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Post: 12161852_3 created on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:59:52 +0000
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[ CONTEST | AWARDS ]

Here's to you, poets...
here's to the night.

Eighth Round Results

Foreword: In this contest, despite the warning in the first post, I found several poems relating to LOVE. As I said, this is a difficult subject to do well - including style, content, and impact. This did affect the judging on a rather large scale, although careful consideration was given to all poems equally.

Love poems posted in my contests must shine above - focusing not so much on the personal to any great extent, unless they can speak to a larger audience: They must be abstract, broader, and more compelling than the average "this is all about me" type. And preferably written in the third person to prove that point.

Cheers!

First Place - Barboxacon - Retrograde

I found this subject to be not only interesting, but one with a serious message to writers everywhere, whatever genre. Something I have thought about often, thinking, "Really, what is there left to be said?".

I often, and with some surprise, find myself pleasantly proven wrong. There are things left to be said, to varying degrees.

Second Place - Tie - Sylphi - Down Below

Rich with vivd imagery and great phraseology, I found this one charming, delightful, and tinged with sad nostalgia. Another one that touched me on a personal level... I wonder if it was for different reasons.

I really must post in the next thread my opinions about contest judging.

Second Place - Tie - cygne sauvage - Lyric

And yet another surprise. Short and sweet. How refreshing that so much can be said with so few words, and of course I am fond of a minimilist style.

I was surprised (yet again) to find some of my own thoughts and feelings verbalized so well. Powerful message, nicely done. I do advise (again!) that the first person references be done away with.

Third Place - Tie - Indigo Streetlight - The stranger

Another one with a different and interesting subject. Although it could do without the "Pa-tings", I found it strongly suggestive of old movies and daydreams. Some great words and phrases, evoked emotion, and good pacing definitely saw this one through.

Third Place - Tie - This Be Richard - Death of a Soviet Ballerina

And yet another surprise. Short and sweet, again, it evoked some memories for me, but, again, I wonder if they are the same as intended... Not that it matters.

Honourable Mentions:

Aethiana - Hope

I liked this one because (mainly) of the comparisons and outstanding contrast - leaving one to wonder in which way the writer really leans. Of course, that may seem obvious in the last stanza... But you just never know, do you?

Leonis - PFD

While this may seem simplistic, I know that Leonis is going the extra mile in terms of effort, asking for opinions and critiques, taking them seriously, and working hard to improve as a poet.

sinonyx - Artistic Endeavor (Sooner)

An interesting message that may be applied to other things, this one was gentle and sweet. It could be improved by losing the "I" and "my", perhaps - Knowing better, hands come back..."

serpenteyes - Darkroom

Intense, great phrases and powerful words, strong message. The one reason this rates only an Honourable Mention is because it is clearly a first draft. I know this because I have seen her finished projects, and this needs some cleaning up that I know she is perfectly capable of. See me, Seyes, if you want specifics.

A few of my favorite phrases and lines from these entries:

its teeth grasping the stone

the lies that were true i'd never know.

everything was nothing. but nothing was beautiful.

Frolicking like the horses that live somewhere out in the blue sea.

And some love football

Tangles like branches on a rickety tree

You Me and the Radio

Maybe you think... it's only sometimes

Afterthoughts: I canna stress enough my advice to visit OP/L for advice and critiques before submitting your work here. Its free! It may be harsh, but you can take it if you are willing to be open-minded and consider seriously all comments and suggestions made, except the obvious idiotic ones that are just meanly said. Ignore those completley, do not even answer them!

Also! PLEASE give more thought to punctuation, including capitalizations and the use of commas, periods, elipses points, and dashes. Punctuation is crucial to flow and understanding, not to mention telling a reader that you are more than merely literate. Of course, often these things are purposely vague, but if it affects a reader's opinion serious thought should be given to change.

Forgive any typos!

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Post: 12161852_4 created on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:07:07 +0000
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Please see new thread for NEW criteria, prize updates, and general information.

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Post: 12161852_5 created on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:15:05 +0000
Posted: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:15:05 +0000

Alright, poets, you may begin with this new one. I will post the results of #6 both here and in that thread.

Free verse = no set pattern of ryme, meter, form, or style.

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Post: 12161852_6 created on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:00:13 +0000
Posted: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 05:00:13 +0000

Come now. NOW! Hahahaha.

This means you!

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Post: 12161852_7 created on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:37:10 +0000
Posted: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:37:10 +0000

spots reservable? I hope so, because if so, I plan on reserving one!
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Post: 12161852_8 created on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:24:30 +0000
Posted: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 09:24:30 +0000

Here is my entry...

The Ring

The ring on your finger
wraps and twists its way
around you, protecting you,
its teeth grasping the stone
of your heart.

And with its pendant
shimmering,
almost like the brilliance
of a sunburnt sonnet,
it embraces your finger,
with hopes of
eternal caress.

It's so distracted by you
it forgets to close its loop,
and it spirals on and on
adoring.

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Post: 12161852_11 created on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:52:22 +0000
Posted: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:52:22 +0000

Ohgood, we are on our way.

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Post: 12161852_12 created on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:45:49 +0000
Posted: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:45:49 +0000

This is the new Contest, Leonis.

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Post: 12161852_13 created on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:12:53 +0000
Posted: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 18:12:53 +0000

Is this easier with a new thread?

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Post: 12161852_14 created on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:17:06 +0000
Posted: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:17:06 +0000

bump

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Post: 12161852_15 created on Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:21:21 +0000
Posted: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:21:21 +0000

When you bump you have to make up a sentence, like with the word game. I was using the word BUMP for that, but from now on it can be any word. Except bump! Heh.

I am going out of town, leaving tomorrow and back on Wednesday, but I will have access to a computer, and will post daily, including the results due in the Poetry Contest and Wordplay Contest.

Merci.

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