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1) Only the first 16 respondants 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 authors against each other until only one contestant remains (winner).
3) Each matchup 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.
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, i.e., 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 5 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 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) Vaynor will rule on anything I have forgotten or needs clarification which is brought to my attention.
14) The contestants will have 1 week (roughly) from the bracket posting to get their entries posted.
Dish, if you would rather judge in my place, I'll gladly pull a switcheroo and be a participant. Give truemane and Alarra a shot at vengeance if they weren't too fond of my judgments Or we can see if another judge pops up and we can start with 5.
Again, guys, I wouldn't stress too much over judging quotas. We've never made it all the way through a contest with the same five judges. Not even the same three, I don't think.
If you want to judge, go ahead and judge. No one's going to stop you because you don't have 'official sanction.' And the poets aren't going to be all 'Hey! We've got four sets of fedback already! No more! No more!'
Don't fret over it. You can both judge. And seventeen other people.
So long as we have poets.
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If we LOL, do we not laugh?
If you PWN, do we not cry?
And if you HAXORZ, do we not revenge?
__________________ Rhythm within verse to bring sweet tears
Silent script breeds death to my fears
And what of the poet's bleeding black soul?
He buried it deep in a dank dark hole...
Red hot edge dipped in enemy’s life
Squirt warm stream of bittersweet strife
And what of the warrior's maddening guilt?
He buried it deep as still he strikes from the hilt...
One more try. I have to write, I promised I would.
*gives a little bow* Please put me down for a contestant's slot after the current contest is over. Thanks!
__________________ Flowers blanket all the countryside like freshly fallen snow
I know the answer's waiting somewhere, as it was once long ago
Do you wait to cross the river from the shores of shallow tide?
And what will happen to your phantom if you reach the other side?
...Hear me crying...
Avatar by Kairaven.
*baits the poet traps with delicious sandwiches* *hides behind a bush, giggling*
__________________ Flowers blanket all the countryside like freshly fallen snow
I know the answer's waiting somewhere, as it was once long ago
Do you wait to cross the river from the shores of shallow tide?
And what will happen to your phantom if you reach the other side?
...Hear me crying...
Avatar by Kairaven.
Sandwiches? Sandwiches, what a delight!
For dull lazy Sundays, or late pre-test nights -
I'll pounce on the promise of those luuverly treats-
Snap! Crack! Now I'm trapped, and I'll have to compete.
Come on people, we need more poets! I know you're out there!
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It seems to me that man has engaged in a blind and fearful struggle out of
a past he can't remember, into a future he can't foresee nor understand.
And man has met and defeated every obstacle, every enemy except one.
He cannot win over himself.'"
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Or we can see if another judge pops up and we can start with 5.
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<-I won this from Dr. Bath.
