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2010-02-20, 01:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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2010-02-20, 02:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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I am both confused and intrigued by my prompt. Should be something really interesting.
I hope.Thanks Uncle Festy for the wonderful Ashling Avatar
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2010-02-20, 02:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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“Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him
the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read;
and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the
little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know.”
~Stoner, John Williams~
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2010-02-20, 02:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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2010-02-20, 10:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Good luck, drengnikrafe. May our competition be...VALOROUS!
You know, cause "Valorous" is our prompt.
Ok, I'll be back with a poem. Good luck, everyone!
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2010-02-20, 10:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Good luck to you all. May your poem be thought good in my eyes. I feel special and empowered as a judge. ^_^ Then again, everything makes me feel special and empowered.
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2010-02-21, 02:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Good luck to everyone! Have some fun with it.
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2010-02-21, 07:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Ooo I'm gonna make a poem about this thread... Hey just beacause I'm not a competitor!...
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2010-02-21, 10:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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Okay, so I get to go against PhoeKun, and we also have different poem writing philosophies, because I believe a poem should just be written very quickly once, otherwise, where's the river of emotion and all that? Of course, then I'd look at it a week later and see how crappy it is, so I guess I should use all week. I have no idea why I posted this, other than to say PhoeKun will pwn me. Eh, it'll be fun trying.
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2010-02-21, 10:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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I'll quote the immortal Stephen King who says that you write a first draft with your door closed and your re-writes with your door opened. Because the first draft is just for you. The final draft is for everyone else.
You SHOULD write a poem only once, quickly, without thinking too much about it or stressing over it. And if all you want is a notebook filled with poems that you can show your friends when you're drunk, that's all you need. I have dozens and dozens and dozens of such poems. Poems that no one but me or my wife will ever read. Because they're not FOR anyone else. They're just for me.
But if you want your piece to effectively communicate an idea or experience to anyone who's not you, then you need to rework it and rewrite it and polish it and tighen it up so that it's saying things to everyone else the same way it's saying things to you.(Avatar by Cuthalion, who is great.)
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2010-02-21, 02:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well said, as always.
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2010-02-21, 02:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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With words as graceful as those, Truemane... I know I'm bound to eventually lose. My wordweaving skills are far below yours.
But... but... You can't Wake Up Dead
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2010-02-21, 02:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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true's a wiser person than most of us, but I note with some sadness that his mind and skills are not a factor in this competition, for he is not competing. Quelle horreur.
We'll all do our best, I'm sure. The rest is up to the whims of the judges, who I am sure will not be swayed by star power. This leaves you with the simple task of writing the greatest poem ever, each and every round. Simple, no?
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2010-02-21, 04:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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I hope none of you mind if I give you my own little poem about this competition itself, and to kick off the fun.
Iron Poet
SpoilerThe challenge of words has thus begun
So come hither and join the fun
Sixteen come to win the prize
Their masterpieces judged by five
Returning champions come too
Allara and Truemane are two
They come to battle the fresh meat
With rhymes and tales that can't be beat
What is this tournament you say?
You've never heard of it? No way!
This competition of rhyme and verse
Is known throughout the universe
Thousands marvel at its name
It's Iron Poet, not a game
Alas, I must depart from you
So that the poems may debutLGBTitP
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2010-02-22, 04:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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At last, I have my idea. I love it when that happens.
Edit: and now that I've written it, I feel much better for it.
As an aside, I really wish we had a smiley for doffing one's hat... a man can dream...Last edited by Fifty-Eyed Fred; 2010-02-22 at 05:50 PM.
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2010-02-22, 08:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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2010-02-22, 08:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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I had an idea and it evolved into what is now my new idea, which I wrote on a peice of scratch paper. I shall look at it later and then criticize myself for poor writing. Hopefully it'll be semi-enjoyable.
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2010-02-23, 11:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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QFT. Every writer could learn a thing or two from King's writing ethic.
On a side note, I'm finding poetry to be remarkably more difficult to write than prose. From a judging perspective, you guys always had my respect because you're all great poets, but being here in the trenches I find myself a bit overwhelmed by the caliber that you all seem to consistently write at.
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2010-02-23, 06:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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my signature will give you a hint of what mines about...
heheheh
but seriously, I'm dying with suspense, i almost want the deadline to be today.
wait a sec, forget i said that...Ia! Ia! Cthulu Ftagn!
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2010-02-24, 12:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Destiny picked a really awful week for me to have an emotional breakdown. I'm still going to participate, of course, but I may not reconfigure the thing I have written again (3rd draft).
But... but... You can't Wake Up Dead
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2010-02-24, 06:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Bad week for me too. I was away last weekend and didn't find the prompt until Monday... now I have about 300 pages of Moby-**** left to read before tomorrow (speaking of which, why the hell am I here?), and I'll be away at a competition all day Saturday.
I'll get something written, but I'm afraid it won't be great quality, or very polished - and both of those are what I would need to compete against Rutskarn.
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2010-02-24, 06:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'm pretty much done, finishing touches being added :)
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2010-02-24, 06:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Can I submit my poem today? I'll probably forget tomorrow.....
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2010-02-24, 06:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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You can always submit early, and also edit your piece at any time, so long as the dead line hasn't passed. Once the deadline hits, you want to have your final draft up.
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2010-02-24, 07:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Oh, yes, definitely submit it early. I'd advise it, actually. You can always edit your post afterwards, judges shouldn't be reading them before the contest ends anyways (and they should all be in spoilers). Keep in mind if the post your poem is contained in is edited after the end of this round, it will be disqualified (unless you use your half-day extension).
Edit: Rules altered in accordance with the statements above.Last edited by Vaynor; 2010-02-24 at 07:14 PM.
“Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him
the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read;
and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the
little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know.”
~Stoner, John Williams~
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2010-02-24, 07:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Alrighty. Thank you for answering.
Here's my poem, I guess...
I hope this fits the prompt I recieved. =)
Also, you get to see how differently my brother's and my writing styles are.
SpoilerOn the outside,
A smile appears.
No one looks,
Into the dark eyes;
She holds so dear.
No one gives;
Love fades away,
And floats up.
Never to be seen once
Again times pass, as
She tries to fly;
The wretched wings;
Hold her back,
Keep her from all
Things seem to fade,
To melt away;
Her dreams;
Stay still,
Never moving forward;
Only floating up.
A note on the poem.
SpoilerRead the nonpunctuated parts like you would read a sentence, Like the 9th and 10th lines. You'll see if you do.Last edited by DreamintheDark; 2010-02-25 at 12:43 AM.
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2010-02-24, 07:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Gah! This isn't fair! I want to read that poem so bad! But I'm not allowed to till the deadline cuz I'm judging. >_>
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2010-02-24, 07:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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I wouldn't mind it if the poets weren't able to edit them. I don't want a competitor to post a poem, have a judge read it, drastically revise the poem when the judge has already made a conclusion on the poem. It wouldn't really be fair to the poets.
This has been more of an unspoken rule in the past, but I'm stating it now for clarification as far as the actual rules go. Obviously I can't stop you from reading the poems ahead of time, but if you do decide to read them please remember to read the poems just as thoroughly and carefully as you did the first time upon the second read.Last edited by Vaynor; 2010-02-24 at 07:17 PM.
“Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him
the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read;
and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the
little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know.”
~Stoner, John Williams~
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2010-02-24, 08:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Alright, I'm copying my sisters strategy of posting early. Here goes the (probable) final draft.
SpoilerI sit here anxious, tuning out noise, gripped by fear,
But I’m also prepared. I’ll make the fear cease.
In space, a vast darkness, there I’ll peer.
At starry sky’s beauty, I’ll know peace.
A death defying trip, I begin,
To where few have been.
I’ll make physics bow,
Its laws shout.
Right about…
Now.
A note about the poem
SpoilerI interpreted the picture as "peace" more than the picture itself. That's why it doesn't exactly follow the prompt. Hopefully that doesn't knock me down a pegThanks goes to Vampire Pumpkin for my awesome avatar!
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2010-02-25, 01:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Here goes nothing...
Spoiler
The Darkened Wanderer
A wanderer strikes out alone
into the dark and looming forest
wrought with fear in each step
scarcely able to take another.
Progress impeded by each haunting limb
as they grasp and grapple his body and soul.
Chilled to his bones, he seeks escape,
but not with the enviroment; within himself.
He plunges under the reach of his arborous foes
into a crystilline and pure pool
and begins his escape of this tainted place.
Still struke by freight, the pool ends
only inches after it began
trapping him once more in the clutches of his dark enemies.
Then a song sings out upon the wind
that fills his ears, his mind, his heart.
Resounding courage fills the air
and a watery path opens all the way to his egression
A narrow avenue that guides him all the way to freedom.
A note about the poem...
SpoilerI don't know whether or not I'm a real poet. I write what's within my heart, and I have a somewhat difficult time capturing "Valor" when I still have the resounding "Fear" that manifests itself as the forest. My versitility is weak. I'm sorry if it's not good enough.But... but... You can't Wake Up Dead
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