Thank you for joining us, HCabret, Peter and Dieter.
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Thank you for joining us, HCabret, Peter and Dieter.
Well, I'm two weeks late, and I really apologize for that. I have really not felt well lately. I couldn't really say I was sick, but I sure was bleh. Anywho, the contest is now officially closed. I will decide on a winner and post that announcement tomorrow.
After that, the winner will announce the topic for the next context and it's length, when it is closed and the new winner, etc. I think this is a really cool idea for a poetry contest, so I hope this takes off. See you tomorrow.
To be avant garde means to be innovative or experimental. I'm not sure that any of these poems fit that parameter. How do they stand up, then, as poetry?
Cacian-I like your idea of being a part of something. Your entry is a trifle choppy and rhymie, almost as if that were the most important thing about poetry. I sometimes think you are having us all on-but you would never do that, would you?
Lokasenna-I love the breezy tone your tale of evil tells, Lokasenna. You've created a most fun and evil villain.
Iain Sparrow-Your whole poem is a challenge to an unknown poet. I like your mettle and the last four lines of your poem best.
HCabret-I find yours, in the spirit of well-written poetry, to be rather a strong entry in terms of intent and style that neither subjugates nor overwhelms your ideas. Well done.
PeterL-Ve-r-r-r-y clever. I enjoyed this short but to the point entry, although I might take issue with your last line.
DieterM-Point taken, my friend, point taken.
The winner then, HCabret for" Eight."
Congratulations, H. I hand off the next contest to you.
Congrats, HCabret, and ty, qimissung, for contacting me re. this contest :-)
qimissung thank you and no I would not have you on. how could I?? :D
what I wrote was genuine. :)
and
congratulations to HCabret.
Indeed, well done HCabret! And everyone else as well.
Congrats HCabret!.. and thank goodness I didn't win. Winning a poetry contest... well, I could never live that one down.:)
so who is taking the lead for the next topic??
how does it avant-garde if it does not have a bard??
Right. We need a bard to avant-garde. Nice way of putting that, cacian. I wonder if there is a runner-up to take the lead?
haha indeed. I don't think HCabret is around.Quote:
Originally Posted by YesNo
another member may take it up.
who is the runner up if not
how about yourself YesNo?
I was planning to enter the context, but actually didn't, so someone else should continue this.
Does it have to be avant-garde poetry, or could we try a different genre? I'm not a very good judge of the avant-garde, but I'd be very happy to run/judge a contest on another theme - but only if people would like me to? I don't have time at the minute to compose anything, so I wouldn't feel like I was missing out by not competing.
What about a narrative poetry contest?
Good ideas, Lokasenna. I have some ideas, but it will be tomorrow before I can finalize them.
Loka I think it is a great idea although I am not familiar with narrative poems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lokasenna
Following a private discussion with Qimi, we've decided to carry on with the avant-garde theme for now. I'll create a new thread later today for that purpose: the 'Avant-Garde Poetry Contest 2'.
We'll have a narrative poetry contest at some point in the near future - 'narrative' poetry being poetry that tells a story of some kind, though I imagine we'll be able to interpret that as broadly as possible. I hope by the time it rocks around I'll have enough leisure time to compose something (I haven't written anywhere near enough poetry this year...).