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2015-06-17, 02:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Iron Poet XXII
Welcome to Iron Poet, Round Twenty-Two!
Rules
1) Only the first 16 respondents expressing a desire to compete will be the contestants. It IS a first come, first served basis.
2) The contest will consist of a number of rounds pitting 2 randomly determined poets against each other until only one contestant remains (winner).
3) Each match-up will be given a theme, picture, article, subject, or other criteria to write on, and the poem submitted must match this as much as possible. Stricter following of prompts may help you win. Prompts that are words may be interpreted in any way (and any form of the word can be used), but keep in mind the judge may not see the connection if it's too ambiguous.
4) The winner as determined by a panel of judges will advance to the next round.
5) In case of a judge or judges not posting judgments in a timely manner, Vaynor will adjudicate and determine the winner.
6) The poems will be limited to 1000 words with a 50 word minimum
7) The entries will be poems. All forms of poetry are acceptable, as long as they meet the required word lengths. If your chosen style is too short, you are free to make two of them, e.g. you may make a limerick with 48 words, then add another limerick, still following the same theme, to reach the required word length.
8) All posted deadlines will given in as much time zones as possible, as labeled.
9) No late entries will be accepted. If you don't post or fail to post by the deadline, you will be disqualified. A 15 minute grace period is allowed. You have one freebie per contest, use it wisely. This allows you to be up to half a day late (12 hours) with your poem (no more).
10) If your entry does not include the article(s) and the picture(s), you will most likely lose because of it, however this will not disqualify your poem, as poems are judged on best use of the prompts.
11) The judgments are final. What the judges decide is how it is.
12) The entries will only include content suitable for the Playground.
13) Anything not clear will be decided by me.
14) The contestants will have 1 week (roughly) from the bracket posting to get their entries posted.
15) Post your poems in spoilers. Judges: do not read poems before the round ends.
16) Feel free to edit the post with your poem in it until the round ends. After that, any additional edits will disqualify you (barring a use of your half-day extension).
17) Judges have 1 week to complete judgments. If not all judges respond by this time, the round will be decided as if the late judges were not a part of it (i.e. if there are 5 judges to begin with and only 3 are on time, the round will be decided with 2 votes as opposed to 3). If there are only an even number of judgments, I will cast the remaining vote. If the first round has 16 contestants, the time for judgments to be posted will be increased to two weeks.
18) At the end of each contest, everyone still reading the thread will be able to anonymously vote on their favorite poem of the entire contest (encompassing all rounds). The poem with the most votes will win the "Best of Show" award!
THE IRON POET HALL OF FAME
1. Ravyn
2. Rubakhin
3. Elvaris
4. Alarra
5. Truemane
6. Devigod
7. Alarra
8. Devigod
9. Alarra
10. Elvaris
11. Rutskarn
12. Alarra
13. averagejoe
14. Asthix
15. truemane
16. Techwarrior
17. Halberd
18. Alarra
19. Dr Bwaa
20. The Extinguisher
21. truemane
Contestants:
- FinnLassie
- Benthesquid
- Szilard
- SaintRidley
- SeptimusFabrius
- Duck999
- Jormengard
- Elvaris
Judges:
- CWater
- Lethologica
- Vaynor
POTENTIAL APPLICANTS FOR THE JUDGE POSITION TAKE NOTE: THESE CONTESTS LAST A LONG TIME AND THIS IS NOT A FLEETING RESPONSIBILITY. IF YOU SIGN UP I EXPECT YOU TO POST JUDGMENTS ON TIME. IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO POST JUDGMENTS, TELL ME. THANK YOU.Last edited by Vaynor; 2015-07-14 at 03:23 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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2015-06-17, 05:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
I'd like to compete.
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2015-06-18, 03:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
Mmm, yeah, Vaynor, gimme dat sweet, sweet Iron Poetin'
... I'm competing, is what I'd like to say.Originally Posted by LaZodiac
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2015-06-18, 03:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
I'll have a go.
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2015-06-18, 07:21 PM (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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2015-06-20, 12:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
I'd like to compete.
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2015-06-25, 04:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Originally Posted by LaZodiac
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2015-06-25, 12:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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There once was a poet named Lassie
Whom Vaynor did think of as classy
But with a position
In his competition
He found she was truly quite sassy
('scuse me if the pronouns don't fit)Last edited by Lethologica; 2015-06-25 at 12:59 PM.
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2015-06-25, 11:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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I was about to pronounce you the winner of this competition and post the thread for Iron Poet XXIII, but then I realized you were under the 50 word limit. Too bad.
“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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2015-06-26, 01:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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2015-06-26, 02:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
Originally Posted by LaZodiac
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2015-06-26, 02:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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immortalized, huzzah
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2015-06-26, 03:18 PM (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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2015-06-26, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
I'd like to compete (and believe I am improving).
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2015-06-26, 05:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
I realise I'm bad, but I'll give this a go.
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2015-07-01, 06:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Oh buh, people should stop lounging in their summer feels and get into some poet feels. We needs dem people!
Originally Posted by LaZodiac
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2015-07-05, 04:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Come on guys, we need 8 more contestants and some judges!
“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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2015-07-09, 05:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
...would it help if we said we had cookies?
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2015-07-09, 05:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
Depends, do we?
“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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2015-07-09, 06:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well, the cookies were only expressed within the hypothetical, so I guess we don't. Pity.
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2015-07-10, 06:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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I, for one, have cookies.
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2015-07-11, 08:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Will write for cookies.
Ahthankya, thankyaverymuch.
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2015-07-11, 04:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Could we lure people in with Finnish slaps on the ear? It's, it's just a literal translation of the Finnish cinnamon buns, I swear!
Originally Posted by LaZodiac
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2015-07-11, 05:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Consider me lured!
Wait...
they look really yummy tho
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2015-07-13, 02:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
Aagh, don't post such links, now I have the craving for one! And just today when I wouldn't have needed to walk to the shop for lunch... XD
I will compete too. ...Or judge if you'll have me, though I'm afraid I've yet to get judgements done for every round in a single competition. Sorry...Alamryn Kven, a druid who tries very hard not to be useless.
Celesta Halla, a fearless barbarian.
Jheren Falconer, a drifter ranger.
Rhenner Calami, a snarky medic with an untrustworthy memory.
DMing Ljonarian Enigma: Imperial Affairs and The Pirate Dream: Sliced Heart
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2015-07-14, 12:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Since this is taking so long to get contestants, I think that we should just do a contest with 8 people starting. Would any of the contestants mind dropping out and judging instead? I'll be the third judge if that happens.
“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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2015-07-14, 12:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Poet XXII
Well, since I've already won and all that, I can magnanimously concede my spot to judge. and avoid dropping out in the first round of the actual contest but shut up
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2015-07-14, 04:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thanks Lethologica! Let's get this show on the road.
Iron Poet XXII: Round One
This round's theme is going to be biographical poems. You will be receiving a portrait of a person, real or imaginary, and they must be the focus of your poem. Your poem doesn't necessarily have to be biographical in a literal sense, just as long as that person is the focus. They could be the object of the poem (a lover of the narrator, perhaps) or the writer, or anything along those lines. In the cases of the portrait being of an actual person whose life is known to you (likely a famous person in this example) you are free to base the poem on the actual person. It can also be based on a hypothetical person that is simply inspired by the portrait itself and not the actual person, if you wish. If you need any clarification just let me know.
Jormengard vs. FinnLassie: Self-Portrait
Elvaris vs. Szilard: W.B. Yeats
SaintRidley vs. Benthesquid: Sir Nicholas Throckmorton
Duck999 vs. SeptimusFabrius: Dreaming child
Deadline: Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 at 11:59pm EDT (UTC -4).“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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2015-07-14, 04:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Question: are we allowed to use formatting for effect in our poems, or should they make sense as plain text?