Poetry competition CLOSED 15th December 2013 9:04pm
WINNER
case28 (Alexander Case)
case28 (Alexander Case)
Intergalactic Nuclearball (Fusion rules)
13 said:congrats case and tacete!
Thanks for turning up the heat in the comp, Dennis. Well played, I look forward to competing against you again sometime, perhaps in another round of Intergalactic Nuclearball.
Petit Minou, you're the last lady standing in the comp, you put up a hell of a fight, almost knocked me out in the first round. Well done!!! I know how competitive you are... next time!!!
Tacete, I hope you put money on the Antarctica VS Antarctica final show down. It's time to break-up sheet ice and see who's got the biggest icebergs. This is the challenge you've been waiting for!!!
Thanks for turning up the heat in the comp, Dennis. Well played, I look forward to competing against you again sometime, perhaps in another round of Intergalactic Nuclearball.
Petit Minou, you're the last lady standing in the comp, you put up a hell of a fight, almost knocked me out in the first round. Well done!!! I know how competitive you are... next time!!!
Tacete, I hope you put money on the Antarctica VS Antarctica final show down. It's time to break-up sheet ice and see who's got the biggest icebergs. This is the challenge you've been waiting for!!!
Alright guys, congrats to the two of you for making this far, the caliber of poetry has been amazing from everyone so its no mean feat by any stretch of the imagination.
The final theme is 'If only for a second'
Here's a short video that was posted by a fellow poet a couple of days ago, should give you a feel for what I'm trying to get at. you can interpret the theme any way you like though, and write a free-verse poem on your thoughts, they should be concise and invoke.
http://www.utrend.tv/v/one-second/
Time scale, if you could have your poems ready for 36 hours after this post, that'd be great. not a huge amount of time I know but try your best.
The final theme is 'If only for a second'
Here's a short video that was posted by a fellow poet a couple of days ago, should give you a feel for what I'm trying to get at. you can interpret the theme any way you like though, and write a free-verse poem on your thoughts, they should be concise and invoke.
http://www.utrend.tv/v/one-second/
Time scale, if you could have your poems ready for 36 hours after this post, that'd be great. not a huge amount of time I know but try your best.
Anonymous
Case and Tacete - Congrats to you both!
Craic, this has been a heck of a competition and I hope there will be more like it. Great way to stretch and grow!
Craic, this has been a heck of a competition and I hope there will be more like it. Great way to stretch and grow!
ok, I'm sorry about this announcement.
Heel of the hunt is there were some technical issues with Tacte's triolet, and so it gives me no pleasure at all to have to disqualify it. we've spoke about it and he agrees that it's the right and fair thing to do.
apologies for the dramatic climax
England, that gives you a place in the final by default, so we'll be expecting your submission within the next thirty hours or there abouts
Good doctor, .if you only knew haha
Edit:
apologies for the long-winded speeches, good people. I know this is s'posed to be a bit of fun, I for one have really enjoyed this competition.
this development has been playing on my mind a bit, because I want to be fair to everyone, after all that's the spirit of the competition, and has been since the start
so it's only fair to say this too. I feel very honored to have the pleasure of working and liaising with the poets scoring this competition, their enthusiasm, thoughts and advice are and would be, an asset to any host. A lot of thought went into scoring the triolets, there's a lot to take into account, and there was much consideration and back and forth
I say this, because when it came to it, I didn't seek the council of the scorers, rather went on a righteous crusade, which I'm kind of prone to, and that wasn't fair on them
so, once again, my apologies, fair is fair
please enjoy the rest of the show
Heel of the hunt is there were some technical issues with Tacte's triolet, and so it gives me no pleasure at all to have to disqualify it. we've spoke about it and he agrees that it's the right and fair thing to do.
apologies for the dramatic climax
England, that gives you a place in the final by default, so we'll be expecting your submission within the next thirty hours or there abouts
Good doctor, .if you only knew haha
Edit:
apologies for the long-winded speeches, good people. I know this is s'posed to be a bit of fun, I for one have really enjoyed this competition.
this development has been playing on my mind a bit, because I want to be fair to everyone, after all that's the spirit of the competition, and has been since the start
so it's only fair to say this too. I feel very honored to have the pleasure of working and liaising with the poets scoring this competition, their enthusiasm, thoughts and advice are and would be, an asset to any host. A lot of thought went into scoring the triolets, there's a lot to take into account, and there was much consideration and back and forth
I say this, because when it came to it, I didn't seek the council of the scorers, rather went on a righteous crusade, which I'm kind of prone to, and that wasn't fair on them
so, once again, my apologies, fair is fair
please enjoy the rest of the show
Matryoshka [souls]
[breathe] forty-two-twenty grams
breathe it out, slip s t r e a m
expediential expectations induce
naive ideology of spring wildflowers
under candlelit lucid skies
[exhale] dull spinal tap cap
lines drawn and trapdoors silently quake
behind howling seas
breaking shores
breathing assurance
[breathe] when the first wave comes
overcoming her with locomotive force
forging tunnels... fear wells inside me
with intravenous telepathy
pulsating ultrasonic light
[exhale] helpless witness touching the untouchable
she stuns me with exquisite stubbornness
brutal determination of a shape shifter
cocoon morphs umbilical life
infinite cycle of the Matryoshka souls
[breathe] maternal woman bearing my child
nurtured nymph of her mother’s keeper
a deep absence permeates my mind
complications sporadic rhythms
tiresome immovable force, in an instant… release
[calm] my hands cut the inert cord
if only for a second... I could fathom the meaning of life
and the essence of the unbreakable bond, forged
between mother and child in vernix embrace
if only for a second, newborn eyes adorned my mother’s soul
Written by Alexander Case
Anonymous
(Un) See Shells
Shed those shells you have assumed
undress your body and your mind -
here, in solitude and silence
surprise yourself with what you see
With each succeeding layer, you
expose yourself - first one angle,
then the next, see how the light
gilds edges, shadows curves,
accents lines, shows where
you are planed or rounded;
highlights your darkness, shimmers
your hair, blends toned strength
with history of hurts - raised scars
across your map of memories
Reach to touch your image
in wonder, step out of thought -
see yourself, if only for
an instant, unconditionally whole
Winter's chill seeps into thoughts -
you don your layers, knowing you
must keep heart warm, shelter spirit -
but your bra already chafes
pants strangle thighs; clothes
feel damp and chilled
Your mirror twin blurs
as you look one long last time
close the door softly behind
hear the lock -click-
your shell clenched tight again
ahh, can you feel the excitement?
Stand by, please do not adjust your pixels, two of the three scores are in, and oh boy! it's tighter than ..use your imagination
Dun
DUN
DUUUUUUN
..we'll be back after this short break
Stand by, please do not adjust your pixels, two of the three scores are in, and oh boy! it's tighter than ..use your imagination
Dun
DUN
DUUUUUUN
..we'll be back after this short break
Jeez, seven hours is some break, Craic.... you have no idea what I've got riding on this final. I was going to use the prize money to buy a new pill press to feed the starving children of the raving christmas lights, I was going to build a santa claus from cocaine and have myself a white christmas, buy myself a micro brewery to brew an ale of honey leg ham, hire a squad cheerleaders to build myself a champagne tower of girls cascading in golden showers... these are a few of my favourite things!
case28 said:Jeez, seven hours is some break, Craic.... you have no idea what I've got riding on this final. I was going to use the prize money to buy a new pill press to feed the starving children of the raving christmas lights, I was going to build a santa claus from cocaine and have myself a white christmas, buy myself a micro brewery to brew an ale of honey leg ham, hire a squad cheerleaders to build myself a champagne tower of girls cascading in golden showers... these are a few of my favourite things!
Want me to put in a good word for you, Case? I'm his fantasy girl, so he'll do whatever I whisper in his ear.... :D
Want me to put in a good word for you, Case? I'm his fantasy girl, so he'll do whatever I whisper in his ear.... :D
Damn... This competition really stepped up a notch since I saw it last. Congratulations to everyone who's made it this far, and good luck! Btw Lepp you've probably mentioned this already but will you be spilling the beans about who the other scores are?
