Poetry competition CLOSED 8th April 2015 10:34pm
WINNER
ChemicalRose (Meguana)
ChemicalRose (Meguana)
1000 word poem
Magdalena said:[quote-297769-HollyDove]It didn't rhyme. and it was only 726 words.
why make rules that others follow but then break them yourself when judging winner?
I deleted my poem here for the reasons HollyDove has pointed out. [/quote]
Thank you both for pointing this out, and while the win has been assigned, and cannot be undone, this is a good message for all who host competitions: While most/many comps go along as planned, be fair and stick to your own rules, and if you're going to change the rules, give a heads up to the participants and edit your first comp set up post, to reflect the change. People are writing a piece for you, based on what you requested, and that needs to be honored.
why make rules that others follow but then break them yourself when judging winner?
I deleted my poem here for the reasons HollyDove has pointed out. [/quote]
Thank you both for pointing this out, and while the win has been assigned, and cannot be undone, this is a good message for all who host competitions: While most/many comps go along as planned, be fair and stick to your own rules, and if you're going to change the rules, give a heads up to the participants and edit your first comp set up post, to reflect the change. People are writing a piece for you, based on what you requested, and that needs to be honored.
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no no... excuse me sir... I believe I did ...
I wrote my piece on word processor and it measured my words precisely at 1000 words...
So yes, I believe I did follow the rules.
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Every one did great, ... too bad the competition was judged poorly,
but either way congratz to the winner,
and it's been fun writing my entry for this comp... though I deleted it for apparent reasons.
no no... excuse me sir... I believe I did ...
I wrote my piece on word processor and it measured my words precisely at 1000 words...
So yes, I believe I did follow the rules.
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Every one did great, ... too bad the competition was judged poorly,
but either way congratz to the winner,
and it's been fun writing my entry for this comp... though I deleted it for apparent reasons.
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Including tags, places and dates which I consider as integral parts of my poems and that is why there are there, but excluding explanatory notes which I write as a courtesy to the reader my first poem "What Happens Now?" was 1210 words in length and my second one "A Deal With Alex" was 1022 words, so I was well on target with both contributions as the requirement was 1000 wards or more.
As for rhyming schemes, the first poem is starting with couplets (AA-BB) with style modulation to Terza Rima (AB-AB) and the second poem in Terza Rima throughout, so I was on target there too.
Spelling can be checked in a word processor.
Grammar… it is silly to ask from poets to be grammatical as poetry has its own grammatical rules which are not those of grammarians in most cases, but those of the context of each particular poem so I was on target there too.
For reasons similar to other contributors I have also deleted my entries declaring this competition a fiasko. (a ill conceived joke)
I am concerned about the integrity of the host and the safety of the poems,
mods, please keep an eye on him.
As for rhyming schemes, the first poem is starting with couplets (AA-BB) with style modulation to Terza Rima (AB-AB) and the second poem in Terza Rima throughout, so I was on target there too.
Spelling can be checked in a word processor.
Grammar… it is silly to ask from poets to be grammatical as poetry has its own grammatical rules which are not those of grammarians in most cases, but those of the context of each particular poem so I was on target there too.
For reasons similar to other contributors I have also deleted my entries declaring this competition a fiasko. (a ill conceived joke)
I am concerned about the integrity of the host and the safety of the poems,
mods, please keep an eye on him.
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