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Post by Fangorn on Jul 1, 2004 2:50:40 GMT -6
All 3 Polls: First, Second and Third Place are open! Please vote in each. Once the voting is closed (12 MN on 7/7/04) the polls will be erased. Good Luck to all you winners out there! Also, once the winners are announced, please feel free to tell our poets what you thought and what you liked about their poetry. Let's encourage more members to participate each month!
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Post by MajahTR on Jul 1, 2004 6:58:01 GMT -6
your polls are very nicely done Fang and they worked slick! thanks! M
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Aeleorn
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Thanks Desi! I love it...
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Post by Aeleorn on Jul 2, 2004 13:43:01 GMT -6
Hehe, I've never written a poem in English before. I'm going to try and enter the July poetry contest. But don't kill me if I haven't posted one. I'll have to come up with one first... Love, Aeleorn
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Post by Desi Baggins on Jul 3, 2004 5:58:45 GMT -6
Aeleorn, I hope you can come up with some poem!
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Post by Fangorn on Aug 4, 2004 0:35:54 GMT -6
For the July Contest 2004:
All 3 Polls: First, Second and Third Place are open! Please vote in each. Once the voting is closed (11:59 PM on 8/10/04) the polls will be counted and all voting locked. Good Luck to all you winners out there!
Also, once the winners are announced, please feel free to tell our poets what you thought and what you liked about their poetry. Let's encourage more members to participate each month!
Once the Awards are posted, no further challenge to the results will be accepted.
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Post by Fangorn on Aug 23, 2004 19:25:55 GMT -6
Desi, I do not know what to say. I know we are not supposed to comment on poetry before voting, but I am awestruck. Your level of poetry has increased to 'out of bounds!' Bravo!
I noticed a very rare and hard thing for alot of new poets to do, that you did with this last poem. That is to 'barely' rhyme. It is sometimes even more effective to not rhyme completely, but 'barely rhyme' as I call it. It helps keep the meter and rhythm consistent, but also adds that wee bit of off color that provides effect.
For example, in the first verse, clover and cover do not rhyme, but the rest of the verses meter is so perfect, it fits like a glove. And the closeness of alitteration also lends to it.
I am further amazed at the discriptive adjectives. Metered perfectly and the rhythm gives it a vision. That first verse was truly wonderful, and the only fault I could fimd with it possibly was repeating the word ...'patches'
I challenge you now to find a different word for 'patches' in either the first or second line. I think you will like the result much better!
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Post by Fangorn on Sept 9, 2004 21:58:40 GMT -6
The August contest is over, the winners posted, and I will open the August Poetry thread so you can post your comments on the poems and congratulations.
The polls will be removed, and the September contest directions posted within the next two days.
Thanks to everyone who participated not just in writing the poems, but in voting and commenting too!
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Post by MajahTR on Sept 10, 2004 6:40:15 GMT -6
CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! i am honored to be in such wonderful company! Majah
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