so when is the judging?
so when is the judging?
The~Female~Mind
In Memory of my father
Michael A. Botten
02/18/1975 - 01/09/2007
Virg. is probably right about not wanting to influence the judging with comments beforehand, and I also wonder if the thread might get cluttered and hard to follow if people were commenting back to different past poems at the same time as new submissions were coming in. I've wanted to comment on peoples' poems too though, and been curious about other reactions to my own. Maybe what would work best is to do something like what's done with the short story contest. If people would like further remarks about their poems they could start up a thread for comments in the "personal poetry" section of the forum for that purpose. What does everyone think? Would that work? If you really wanted to comment on someone's poem and he/she didn't offer up a thread for comment on it in the forums, you could always pm her/him and ask if he/she would mind getting some feedback privately or would be willing to post a thread for further discussion of her/his poem.Originally Posted by ShoutGrace
Last edited by Petrarch's Love; 11-12-2006 at 03:22 PM.
"In rime sparse il suono/ di quei sospiri ond' io nudriva 'l core/ in sul mio primo giovenile errore"~ Francesco Petrarca
"Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can."~ Jane Austen
Virg.--I hadn't seen your story. I enjoyed reading it and left some (hopefully helpful) comments on the thread you started.
"In rime sparse il suono/ di quei sospiri ond' io nudriva 'l core/ in sul mio primo giovenile errore"~ Francesco Petrarca
"Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can."~ Jane Austen
Good idea, Petrarch.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
Virgil, interesting poem. Fresh way of seeing the painting. The painting is phenomenal. One of Dali's best, my favorite actually; it is housed in a museum in Scotland. I missed seeing it at the Philadelphia Dali Show last fall; unfortunately it went back early. Dali's work is wonderful. I saw the show twice!
Hello, everyone else. I read 12 pages into this poetry contest and love it!!! I am truly impressed - so much talent here. Hey, how long does it take to write one of these poems? I don't think I should attempt one, or not yet. At any rate this thread is very entertaining and I love the photos. I loved the boat on the shore photo....really luminous. Nice poem Virgil, think you won that one - the epic! Petrarch's poems are appealing to me (kind of romantic), Reisa has some nice stuff, too. I really enjoyed and and liked most of the postings. I need to re-read many of them. Good job to all. Wish I had your talent! This thread is a smart idea.
There are many good poems for this photo. I forgot to say that. I wanted to commend everyone. It sure will be hard to judge. Everyone did such a fine job. The photo must really have inspired you.
Thanks for your kind comments, Janine. I know I've been impressed with the contributions of the other poets on this thread. I hope you'll think about joining our happy band in the next round. Even if you haven't done much poetry, you may find it really enjoyable, and we're always glad to add a new voice to the mix.
Last edited by Petrarch's Love; 11-13-2006 at 01:37 AM.
"In rime sparse il suono/ di quei sospiri ond' io nudriva 'l core/ in sul mio primo giovenile errore"~ Francesco Petrarca
"Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can."~ Jane Austen
Thanks Petrarch, so kind of you to ask me to join in. I am afraid I am a better artist, than a poet. I dapple once in awhile in words, but not too seriously, and later read what I have written and feel it is trite. We will see. Maybe I could come up with something simple to start with. It seems that people are naturals to post such original ideas one after another. How long does it take to write one? Or how long would one have to do it? It seems in reading them, they were just dashed off of ones head. But that is not to say they certainly are good and worth reading, because they really are! Quite entertaining to have found this thread. Thanks again everyone!
OK KIDS. CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. CERRADO. PUNTO. THE JUDGMENT (hehe) WILL ARRIVE SOON.
But, let me just say--you guys are great, really. Not only do you have souls (if you don't, at least you've infused your poetry with some [jk]) but you are talented, really. I will judge very soon. There will be no real basis for my judgment/ it will be subjective but well thought out and base don poetry not history of victories.. I apologize. I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance, and I have college apps. I hate my life. cheerios.
Last edited by holograph; 11-14-2006 at 01:42 AM.
I only wanted to live in accord with the promptings that came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?
i just realized that my previous comment makes no sense.
I only wanted to live in accord with the promptings that came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?
holograph - what did you mean at the end? About hating your life? Anyway, I read your profile and "Demian" was my favorite Hesse book, the first I read. I read it many many years ago. Is the signiature on your post a quote from the same book? Just curious?
What happened to the poetry contest? When will it be judged. I been awaiting the results.
Can I join the next contest? I just discovered this thread and regretted of not having found it sooner...
Of course. Just wait for the winner to post the new picture.
When is Holo going to announce the winner?
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
My literature blog: http://ashesfromburntroses.blogspot.com/
i was wondering too....
The~Female~Mind
In Memory of my father
Michael A. Botten
02/18/1975 - 01/09/2007
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