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Hi Farah! As usual, ignore the star rating; it's useless and I will continue to treat it as such. Your poem, however, is very tho...

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Look look! I have the shiny critiquing feature now! Although I must warn you that I really dislike the star-rating system, so don'...

An Itty-Bitty Contest

Journal Entry: Tue Dec 1, 2009, 2:39 PM



Hi Everyone!

ANOTHER IMPORTANT NOTE: It's December 1st and I still only have two submissions. However! I just renewed my dA subscription (after much contemplation) and will therefore be extending the deadline until after Christmas (and therefore well after finals!) So! Please submit so I can have something to judge!!!

So I only have my nifty, critique-allowing, anonymously donated subscription for a two and a half more weeks, so on a (procrastinatory) whim, I decided to run a little contest. And I do mean little.

:bulletgreen: Contest Run Time: November 18 to January 2nd

:bulletgreen: What to submit: Poetry! Specifically poetry that

:bulletred: Has strong imagery

:bulletred: Contains at least one example of allusion (definition found here: [link]) (It would help me greatly if you clarify this in your artists' comments, just so I know where the reference is :))

:bulletred: Uses some form of sound technique - alliteration, euphony, cacaphony etc. I'm not terribly picky. Just so long as I can tell that you're playing with sounds at some point!

:bulletgreen: Restrictions: Feel free to submit any poem you want, new or old. You may only submit once, however. Also, please nothing longer than 100ish lines. (I won't give you a solid line-limit, just nothing too terribly long :))

:bulletgreen: How to submit: Note me with a link to your poem and a subject that reads "Contest Entry" or something like that.

:bulletgreen: Prizes: Sadly, I'm not rich enough to give out subscriptions. I have lots of critiques in me, though! Thus:

:bulletred: First prize will recieve three critiques (either in the little critiquing engine (if I still have it) or just in the comment box from me on poetry of their choice, plus a journal feature from me for your outstanding contest entry, and also a little blurb from me about how awesome you are :)

:bulletred: Second prize will recieve two critiques, a feature and a blurb

:bulletred: Third prize will recieve one critique, a feature and a blurb.

:bulletgreen: Judges: Because I came up with this contest on a whim, so far I'm its only judge. I would be super-psyched if someone else wanted to help me and/or donate prizes, though! It's very small, since it only runs for a week, but I'm hoping to have at least five entries :)

So that's all for now, everyone. Happy writing!

~ aillesdors

Graphics by *aishwaryakhan
CSS by =moonfreak
  • Mood: Eager
  • Listening to: Nothing :(
  • Reading: Maus - Art Spiegelman/The Awaking - Kate Chopin
  • Watching: Nothing
  • Playing: Nothing
  • Eating: Nothing ;(
  • Drinking: Not tea. How sad!

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: Mansfield
  • Interests: poetry, literature, singing, dreaming
  • Favourite movie: Les Choristes
  • Favourite band or musician: Jars of Clay, Josh Groban, Metamora...
  • Favourite genre of music: Celtic, Folk, Classical, Choral
  • Favourite artist: Renoir, van Gogh
  • Favourite poet or writer: Poet: T.S. Eliot Author: Hawthorne
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod
  • Shell of choice: None
  • Favourite game: Cribbage or Settlers of Catan
  • Favourite gaming platform: A board, or possibly a deck of cards
  • Favourite cartoon character: Cheetara - Thundercats
  • Personal Quote: Life is trying, so I'll try
  • Tools of the Trade: A pencil and a notebook

Visitors

When you read a poem, which poetic technique do you value the most? 

40%
19 deviants said Imagery - I have to see it to feel it
19%
9 deviants said Metaphor - I love interesting comparisons that make me think about the subject
15%
7 deviants said Other (please comment!)
9%
4 deviants said Clarity - I hate esoteric nonsense! Get straight to the point or shut up!
9%
4 deviants said Reliability - if I can relate to the poem's themes, I'll love the work
4%
2 deviants said Sound techniques (alliteration, euphony, assonance etc.) - a poem's beauty is in the way it sounds!
2%
1 deviant said Allusion - It's so much fun to trace an author's work back to several different sources!
2%
1 deviant said Proper spelling and grammar - If it doesn't have those, there's no point in reading it

Comments


:icongoguegagal:
nice gallery :D

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Enjoying Life, Cause The Life... Is Beautiful!
:iconaillesdors:
Aww thanks! I'm so glad you like it!

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"Oh let me think it is not quite in vain
To sigh out sonnets to the midnight air"

~ Keats, "To Hope"
:icongoguegagal:
you're welcome, keep up the good work :D

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Enjoying Life, Cause The Life... Is Beautiful!
:iconaillesdors:
I shall certainly try!

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"Oh let me think it is not quite in vain
To sigh out sonnets to the midnight air"

~ Keats, "To Hope"
:icongoguegagal:
yay n.n

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Enjoying Life, Cause The Life... Is Beautiful!
:iconersatzinspiration:
oh my. thank you so much for the favourite and the watch! when i've more time, i'll be sure to browse your gallery more efficiently. so far i like it =)

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the word 'vapid' here means 'usually containing horses in a field or puppies in a basket'
:iconaillesdors:
Aww thank you! I shall be watching you too - you have an excellent gallery :)

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"Oh let me think it is not quite in vain
To sigh out sonnets to the midnight air"

~ Keats, "To Hope"
:iconersatzinspiration:
most humble thanks.

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the word 'vapid' here means 'usually containing horses in a field or puppies in a basket'
:iconaillesdors:
You can always tell a true artist from whether s/he's humble or not :)

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"Oh let me think it is not quite in vain
To sigh out sonnets to the midnight air"

~ Keats, "To Hope"
:iconnostalgiaofmud:
Hi
Many thanks for the fave. Really appreciated.

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