Classic Corner Discussion Thread
Thank you to all entrants of the November CCC's! We have completed the judging for the last competition of 2020! We will be holding the CCC Championship's in January!
These competitions are open to emulate any classic poet that has been featured in the 2020 competitions! So polish your
The winners will receive the above specially designed trophy!
We'll see you then!
Ahavati said:Thank you to all entrants of the November CCC's! We have completed the judging for the last competition of 2020! We will be holding the CCC Championship's in January!
These competitions are open to emulate any classic poet that has been featured in the 2020 competitions! So polish yourpen * cough keyboard cough * and get ready!
The winners will receive the above specially designed trophy!
We'll see you then!
Just remember to turn your pc's off before polishing that keyboard, CCComp Peeps. Or you'll end up opening a bunch of windows and changing settings like my cats when they feel the need to nap on my laptop!
These competitions are open to emulate any classic poet that has been featured in the 2020 competitions! So polish your
The winners will receive the above specially designed trophy!
We'll see you then!
Just remember to turn your pc's off before polishing that keyboard, CCComp Peeps. Or you'll end up opening a bunch of windows and changing settings like my cats when they feel the need to nap on my laptop!
JohnnyBlaze said:
Just remember to turn your pc's off before polishing that keyboard, CCComp Peeps. Or you'll end up opening a bunch of windows and changing settings like my cats when they feel the need to nap on my laptop!
Maybe you could teach them to play the piano instead
I just wanted to ask, since we have a couple weeks to start writing before they begin, will the Classic Championship entry guidelines be the same as last years ?
Just remember to turn your pc's off before polishing that keyboard, CCComp Peeps. Or you'll end up opening a bunch of windows and changing settings like my cats when they feel the need to nap on my laptop!
Maybe you could teach them to play the piano instead
I just wanted to ask, since we have a couple weeks to start writing before they begin, will the Classic Championship entry guidelines be the same as last years ?
PoetsRevenge said:
Maybe you could teach them to play the piano instead
I just wanted to ask, since we have a couple weeks to start writing before they begin, will the Classic Championship entry guidelines be the same as last years ?
Hi, PR! Yes; they will remain the same. I'll post them here with applicable links to the championship competitions so potential entrants may familiarize themselves. Particularly with who qualifies as an entrant, i.e. - only those who have entered a CCC during 2020.
Co-hosted by Ahavati & JohnnyBlaze
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/11019/
Welcome to our first annual Classic Corner Champion Female Division challenge, of which the winner will be crowned our 2019 Queen of the Classics and will be awarded a specially designed trophy.
Firstly, only participants of previous Classic Corner comps qualify to receive any award. If your name is on the lists below, you qualify!
Female entrants
[ Insert list of qualifiers here ]
Male entrants:
[ insert list of qualifiers here ]
Secondly, wait ... why the two lists above?
We want you to feel comfortable participating in the comp of your choice. If you are on either list, but identify with being a female, then this is your comp.
If you identify with being male, then only submit entries to the Male Division comp posted by JohnnyBlaze here:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/11020/
Thirdly, you are allowed to submit a maximum of 2 entries emulating any of the following poets you choose to honor:
[ Insert list here ]
We will judge which is the best of your two entries to ensure that three individuals have an opportunity to qualify for the Crown and placements.
Fourthly, what does it mean to emulate? We want YOU to make everyone believe your poem was written by one of these poets. Write as though you were that poet!
Fifthly, the RULES! Each entry must NEW and
1) be linked to in the forum, NOT copy/pasted.
2) be tagged with the theme of the poet being emulated ( for example, #OceanVuong ).
3) have link to the poem belonging to said poet being emulated that inspired yours. Put this information in your poem's Notes. We use this to determine if you were truly inspired or simply swapped fresh words into an existing poem ( which is a form of plagiarism ).
4) NOT contain any erotica; this is open to all ages and can't be viewed with an ECW ( Extreme Content Warning ).
5) contain a minimum of 50 words in the body, but try to keep it no more than 250 - 300 ( unless the inspiratioal poem exceeds that amount ).
Comp will be judged by Ahavati & JohnnyBlaze.
You have one month; best of luck to all entrants!
If you have any questions, please post them to the Classic Corner Discussion thread in the Speakeasy forum:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/speakeasy/read/10855/
See you in January!
Maybe you could teach them to play the piano instead
I just wanted to ask, since we have a couple weeks to start writing before they begin, will the Classic Championship entry guidelines be the same as last years ?
Hi, PR! Yes; they will remain the same. I'll post them here with applicable links to the championship competitions so potential entrants may familiarize themselves. Particularly with who qualifies as an entrant, i.e. - only those who have entered a CCC during 2020.
Co-hosted by Ahavati & JohnnyBlaze
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/11019/
Welcome to our first annual Classic Corner Champion Female Division challenge, of which the winner will be crowned our 2019 Queen of the Classics and will be awarded a specially designed trophy.
Firstly, only participants of previous Classic Corner comps qualify to receive any award. If your name is on the lists below, you qualify!
Female entrants
[ Insert list of qualifiers here ]
Male entrants:
[ insert list of qualifiers here ]
Secondly, wait ... why the two lists above?
We want you to feel comfortable participating in the comp of your choice. If you are on either list, but identify with being a female, then this is your comp.
If you identify with being male, then only submit entries to the Male Division comp posted by JohnnyBlaze here:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/competitions/read/11020/
Thirdly, you are allowed to submit a maximum of 2 entries emulating any of the following poets you choose to honor:
[ Insert list here ]
We will judge which is the best of your two entries to ensure that three individuals have an opportunity to qualify for the Crown and placements.
Fourthly, what does it mean to emulate? We want YOU to make everyone believe your poem was written by one of these poets. Write as though you were that poet!
Fifthly, the RULES! Each entry must NEW and
1) be linked to in the forum, NOT copy/pasted.
2) be tagged with the theme of the poet being emulated ( for example, #OceanVuong ).
3) have link to the poem belonging to said poet being emulated that inspired yours. Put this information in your poem's Notes. We use this to determine if you were truly inspired or simply swapped fresh words into an existing poem ( which is a form of plagiarism ).
4) NOT contain any erotica; this is open to all ages and can't be viewed with an ECW ( Extreme Content Warning ).
5) contain a minimum of 50 words in the body, but try to keep it no more than 250 - 300 ( unless the inspiratioal poem exceeds that amount ).
Comp will be judged by Ahavati & JohnnyBlaze.
You have one month; best of luck to all entrants!
If you have any questions, please post them to the Classic Corner Discussion thread in the Speakeasy forum:
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/forum/speakeasy/read/10855/
See you in January!
Ahavati said:
You're very welcome, PR. I can't believe how long we've been doing these!
40 comps so far?!
And the WINNERS of the November challenges have just been posted to our site:
http://www.poeticmedics.com/classic_corner_poet_tributes.html
Remember, avatars link directly to the winning entries!
Give the previous challenges a visit why dontcha, eh?
< Ahavati & JohnnyBlaze
You're very welcome, PR. I can't believe how long we've been doing these!
40 comps so far?!
And the WINNERS of the November challenges have just been posted to our site:
http://www.poeticmedics.com/classic_corner_poet_tributes.html
Remember, avatars link directly to the winning entries!
Give the previous challenges a visit why dontcha, eh?
< Ahavati & JohnnyBlaze 
xo
http://www.poeticmedics.com/classic_corner_poet_tributes.html
YO! The New Year is almost here and that means crowning the 2020 Classic Corner Champions! Here are the 8 female and 8 male poets featured this year that our viable participants will get to choose from:
Rita Dove
Ai Ogawa
Alice Fulton
Gwendolyin Brooks
Edna St. Millay
Carol Ann Duffy
Stevie Smith
Louise Gluck
Lord Byron
Rabindranath Tagore
William Butler Yeats
Ocean Vuong
Ted Hughes
Yehuda Amichai
Billy Collins
Langston Hughes
In order to qualify for the custom Tropheee and placements, you need only have participated in previous CCComps.
Ahavati said:
If I remember correctly, Jack, you've entered a CCC before, so you would qualify. Johnny will verify whether my memory serves me well or not!
We had some kick-ass entries as well as new entrants this year. this year. Can't wait for the championship.
Uhh . . . be back in a few minutes . . .
* follows Ariadne's thread into hole in the ground *
If I remember correctly, Jack, you've entered a CCC before, so you would qualify. Johnny will verify whether my memory serves me well or not!
We had some kick-ass entries as well as new entrants this year. this year. Can't wait for the championship.
Uhh . . . be back in a few minutes . . .
* follows Ariadne's thread into hole in the ground *
