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Welcome everyone to the Poem Dome! A thread for folks to test their lyrical, metaphorical, and evocative wordsmithing and hone their skills in a safe environment.   How to play:
The Rules:
I have high hopes for this thread, as evidenced by it's "I want to believe" tag. I  that I will either judge for or participate in every contest until July 2020. Please come participate and improve (hopefully) your poetry chops!
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FAQ: What do I get if I win? Currently, nothing. It’s slim pickins in the Poem Dome. Eventually if there’s enough participation/interest we might be able to sweet talk Seb into doing something fancy like a gang tag or av. As it is I'm on a bus to Sebmojo's house to become an indentured servant in exchange for sticky-ing the thread. That said, I will be sponsoring the first two rounds! I, SephiRoth IRA, will personally buy the first two winners a forums upgrade of their choice or will donate $10 to their favorite charity! Does something happen if I lose? Nope! The weakest poem might get called out depending on how participants want the game to work; if you want to participate and have some strong opinions, post in the thread or PM me! The judge picked that lovely poem just because it had a cat in it! Like art in general, poetry is extremely subjective. Some judges might hate prose poetry with the heat of a white star, while other might love cats. Poetry is especially slippery with regards to what makes a poem “objectively” good. Expect judging to be capricious and whimsical. How do I get my poem into the computer? If you have ideas to use fancy typesetting and line breaks or fonts, feel free to scan a picture of your poem! Otherwise typing right into the forums works well. Avoid using tags as it might make inline critiques more difficult. Are we only allowed to talk about the contest? You can talk about whatever you'd like but ONLY if you've participated in at least one contest (again, general forum rules apply). Is smack-talk allowed? Hell yes. Just be prepared to back up your words with more, better words. Can I challenge somebody to a one-on-one duel? Sure, why not. They don't necessarily have to accept your challenge though. (more to be added as needed) (All of this was shamefully stolen from readingatwork) ******************** CHALLENGE 1: Haikus! I’ll start things off by making the first prompt and acting as the first judge. Haiku is an ancient form of poetry that originated in Japan in the thirteenth century. Over time, the haiku format has evolved from its relatively rigid origins into a somewhat flexible exercise in exploring a single, powerful image in an efficient manner. Taken from poetry.org: quote:...the philosophy of haiku has been preserved: the focus on a brief moment in time; a use of provocative, colorful images; an ability to be read in one breath; and a sense of sudden enlightenment. Haikus frequently are meditations in natural imagery and have a seasonal aspect, although in modern times haikus can be about anything. English language haiku has historically been formatted as three un-rhymed lines following a 5-7-5 syllable count, but modern poets feel haiku is defined by its succinct imagery and is inadequately captured in a rigid syllable count. Some haiku examples, in English or translated from Japanese quote:
The Prompt: Write a haiku of one to five stanzas. You do not need to follow the 5-7-5 format. You must use one or more of the following themes or settings: 1. Convey the idea of “depth” 2. This photo  3. Castles 4. Ink  if you think these prompts suck post about it and maybe we can make it more dynamic and cool!Signup Deadline: Monday Nov 18 @ 11:59PM PT Submission Deadline: Wednesday Nov 20 @ 11:59 PT As mentioned in the FAQ, I will be sponsoring the first two challenges. The winners will receive a forum upgrade or can have me donate to a charity of their choosing. If you’d like to help judge, shoot me a PM or post here! sephiRoth IRA fucked around with this message at 05:30 on Nov 13, 2019 |
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Nov 13, 2019 05:13
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Sounds fun. in
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Nov 13, 2019 06:51
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Put me in
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Nov 13, 2019 07:02
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I'm in.
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Nov 13, 2019 07:51
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Look at these sad goons, About to learn that they suck. That is; count me in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7-2_gUuWK4
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Nov 13, 2019 08:49
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yep, im in
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Nov 13, 2019 09:46
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In! I'm hella rusty but I can try to throw some words together.
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Nov 13, 2019 16:21
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Innit 2 winnit
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Challenge 1: Haiku - Poet Warriors 1. SlipUp 2. Meinberg 3. Elentor 4. lofi 5. sebmojo 6. Antivehicular 7. flerp 8. Saucy_Rodent 9. Armack 10. Thranguy 11. steeltoedsneakers 12. Jon Joe 13. GenJoe 14. Djeser 15. talusfood 16. Entenzahn The Avatars of Basho Matsuo (Judges) 1. SephiRoth IRA 2. Weltlich (thank you!) Thirty posts all say to turn on my monitor. A dead, gay forum. Eight lines are hidden in a picture of a cat. I think this is loss? Elasticity! I am very impressed. Did you see the ring? I post here too much. I will die in a basement. My stairs won’t protect me. Over a keyboard, a man blubbers as he types; so many shitposts. sephiRoth IRA fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Nov 18, 2019 |
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Prompt: photo digging through old photo albums after the funeral No one’s in this one save a reflection, a ghost of a ghost of a ghost tossed, lost, forgotten for artly statued smiles worthy of binding. Saucy_Rodent fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Nov 16, 2019 |
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Nov 16, 2019 03:10
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Participants, if you would please post your chosen prompt(s) to help the judges evaluate your poem more effectively, we would appreciate it. Thank you!
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Nov 16, 2019 03:25
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Prompt: Photo Someone died somewhere, And we will never know who. We may pixel hunt.
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Nov 16, 2019 03:35
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Edited just to add prompt, poem unaltered
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Nov 16, 2019 03:46
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prompt: depth Depth Displayed Leaping through the winds took a push of my legs, and the hope to fly. Lifting up the world took a raising of my arms, and the want to help. Living with myself took a shaking of my body, and the love to give. Listening to music took a moment of my life, and the will to dance.
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Nov 16, 2019 04:55
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Can we submit more than one Haiku or is that cheating.
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Nov 16, 2019 05:10
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You’re welcome to post additional poems but only the first will be used in the contest.
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Nov 16, 2019 05:50
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Ink
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Nov 16, 2019 15:08
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prompt: depth Ocean shines like slate. Below, anglerfish lure shrimp up to the end
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lofi posted:Ink  nice
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Nov 16, 2019 21:50
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lofi posted:Ink sebmojo posted:
Practically unfairly nice.
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Nov 16, 2019 21:58
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 Ta! It's been something I've loved to watch since I started using a fountain pen, I'd been toying with the idea of doing something based on it, and this was the perfect opportunity.
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hi in
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Nov 18, 2019 00:01
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I shall participate good sir and/or madman.
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prompt: Ink I inked a haiku and it was irritating -- compressed yet prissy.
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[redacted for submissions]
Armack fucked around with this message at 16:16 on Dec 23, 2019 |
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Nov 19, 2019 06:42
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The clock ticks loudly. I smash it into pieces. The seconds still pass.
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Nov 19, 2019 19:16
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prompt: ink Puzzle Pieces Ink spills, morning breaks, this is not ars poetica, just one more cold day, Sun fades, twilight shatters, far off memories of night return like old friends.
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Purple prose Write in magenta safer than the wet, jet black I will stay light, airy Black goes down too deep I could not follow it down Use the fuschia ink I'll never be good I'll never be an artist But my words are bright Prompt: ink, depth.
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prompt: deep Delafield pond, summer Slanted light falls down below, down and down into the algae deep of my fear I gasp the air, the sun, the blue. Deep in my throat clings the green dark still
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Prompt: depth Now Yesterday, beneath creation's violent glow Today, between the extinct and the exalted Tomorrow, beyond the quintillionth mausoleum He shoots craps. Hard eight. He could quit if he wanted But He's on a roll. And so, A second Flies
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sephiRoth IRA posted:2. This photo From The Airport Observation Deck This city is not Expecting me. The traffic flows, Heedless, running errands; Clouds sit flat in the sky Like unfolded laundry on A kitchen table. The city, my host, is Unready, but here I am, Ringing the doorbell.
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