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Welcome to Iron Poet, round three of the most awesome competition (take that, Iron Author!)
Rules
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, I 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. You have one freebie per contest, use it wisely.
10) If your entry does not include the article(s) and the picture(s), you will most likely lose because of it.
11) The judgments are final. What the judges decide is how it is.
12) The entries will only include content suitable for the Playground. The Giant is nice enough to share his Playground with us and we will respect his rules while playing here.
13) I 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.
"'There aren't any beginnings,' Burton said. 'Nor any ends.
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.'"
~John Steinbeck~ My Homebrew(Most Recent) | Forum Rules | IRC
Hmm...I was seriously considering entering this but...I'm going to wait to decide. If I feel I've got enough time, and there are still slots open, I'll possibly join up in a few days.
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Custom avatar by Vael
Nexus-R.C. Mina gives the best compliments ever.
Spoiler
To read a text that "Methodical Meat" has writ
Is no easy feat, but it shall be well worth it
For the flames of his spectacled genius
Delve deep into you and many neurons it hews
And asunder them rends
And once more mends
Methodically he arrays them again
His readers' brains,
From meaty stains
New seeming, and better than before
He leaves his readers better than before!
I wish to be a poet. Stella needs to get her groove back...
So does Phoe. >.>
__________________ 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.
I shall compete ONLY if I can be sure that there are sufficient judges for the contest to run semi-smoothly. Right now there are two that we know are going to be steady and consistent.
So put me down for competition and we'll see what happens.
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Originally Posted by Ravens_cry
If we LOL, do we not laugh?
If you PWN, do we not cry?
And if you HAXORZ, do we not revenge?
I shall compete ONLY if I can be sure that there are sufficient judges for the contest to run semi-smoothly. Right now there are two that we know are going to be steady and consistent.
So put me down for competition and we'll see what happens.
Well, I don't mind offering my services as an emergency reserve judge. I really don't like juding this contest, because I don't know poetry all that well, and I don't always feel like I can judge well, but in an emergency I'm willing to do it.
If no one has any objections, I believe I might be of service.
The previous was a direct quote from David Bowie in the hit movie, Zoolander
As a judge.
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and Look both ways
when you cross the street
Avatar by Dragonrider
Hm... one judge and five contestants away from a full compliment.
People, tell your friends! Quickly, before people forget they signed up!
__________________ 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.
If you have any ideas for prompts, please send them to me in a PM.
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"'There aren't any beginnings,' Burton said. 'Nor any ends.
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.'"
~John Steinbeck~ My Homebrew(Most Recent) | Forum Rules | IRC
You may have to start the process of doing it with 12, Vaynor. Someone's going to get a bye. Maybe a few people, but with some creative finagling, it could be reduced to only one or two.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ravens_cry
If we LOL, do we not laugh?
If you PWN, do we not cry?
And if you HAXORZ, do we not revenge?
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