Reviewers Only!
This is a contest to reflect your reviewing muscles.
The entrants are to review the following pieces in any way they see fit.
The membership will then vote for whom they feel offered the best reviews.
This will be for poetry this time. If this works, I'll sponsor a contest for prose.
Review the following three poems. I suggest you copy and paste them into your entry with the review following each one. That will give the voters an easy read.
POEM #1
haiku (naked and exposed)
naked and exposed
limbs bend to endless winter
but women aren't trees
POEM #2
Morning Glory
Ah yes, my morning glory you arise,
and blossom in your splendor with first light.
You crane to feel the warmth each petal spies,
and leave behind the myst'ries of the night.
You wilt so weakly as the day wears on.
So meekly, does your beauty burden you?
As ev'ning comes, my heart remembers dawn
and how you thrilled me with each joyful hue.
But, hidden deep within your lovely wiles,
an evil poison flows in deadly stream.
My mind's adrift, we share our starstruck smiles.
I cannot tell your nightmare from my dream.
I should have let my eyes draw beauty in;
but I was weak--last night I tasted sin.
POEM #3
Tickling the Sky
off the cliff
why would wayward wishes
just drift away?
like an indecisive feather
they aim to plummet
straight into the heart
like a feather
discovering gravity
you see it isn't feathers
like you all thought
it's the ingenuity of using feathers
A bird of many colors walks the land
the forest dwellers dance in delirium
they whisper, "Why does it not fly?"
the shimmering bird catches the soft words
floating by on a slight breeze
the breeze ruffling its feathers
blue ripples
red flashes
purple? oh my!
gilded gold graces the imagination
and grey doesn't matter
the bird whispers, "why don't I fly?"
the wind cannot help but hear
it has been waiting after all
gravity grimaces
I kiss the pretty girl
love enters my life
the most beautiful bird in the world
takes flight
As you can see, you have a haiku, a sonnet and a free verse. You may format your piece any way you wish. I suggest you publish the poem and then write the review following it. Then the next poem with review following etc.
You may have artwork and authors notes though I don't see them helping you. :)
I think this is a first. So, let's give this a shot and see what happens. There is entirely too little recognition for reviewing here. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 30.00 member dollars. There are 12 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, March 21, 2015.
Full Contest Listing
The entrants are to review the following pieces in any way they see fit.
The membership will then vote for whom they feel offered the best reviews.
This will be for poetry this time. If this works, I'll sponsor a contest for prose.
Review the following three poems. I suggest you copy and paste them into your entry with the review following each one. That will give the voters an easy read.
POEM #1
haiku (naked and exposed)
naked and exposed
limbs bend to endless winter
but women aren't trees
POEM #2
Morning Glory
Ah yes, my morning glory you arise,
and blossom in your splendor with first light.
You crane to feel the warmth each petal spies,
and leave behind the myst'ries of the night.
You wilt so weakly as the day wears on.
So meekly, does your beauty burden you?
As ev'ning comes, my heart remembers dawn
and how you thrilled me with each joyful hue.
But, hidden deep within your lovely wiles,
an evil poison flows in deadly stream.
My mind's adrift, we share our starstruck smiles.
I cannot tell your nightmare from my dream.
I should have let my eyes draw beauty in;
but I was weak--last night I tasted sin.
POEM #3
Tickling the Sky
off the cliff
why would wayward wishes
just drift away?
like an indecisive feather
they aim to plummet
straight into the heart
like a feather
discovering gravity
you see it isn't feathers
like you all thought
it's the ingenuity of using feathers
A bird of many colors walks the land
the forest dwellers dance in delirium
they whisper, "Why does it not fly?"
the shimmering bird catches the soft words
floating by on a slight breeze
the breeze ruffling its feathers
blue ripples
red flashes
purple? oh my!
gilded gold graces the imagination
and grey doesn't matter
the bird whispers, "why don't I fly?"
the wind cannot help but hear
it has been waiting after all
gravity grimaces
I kiss the pretty girl
love enters my life
the most beautiful bird in the world
takes flight
As you can see, you have a haiku, a sonnet and a free verse. You may format your piece any way you wish. I suggest you publish the poem and then write the review following it. Then the next poem with review following etc.
You may have artwork and authors notes though I don't see them helping you. :)
I think this is a first. So, let's give this a shot and see what happens. There is entirely too little recognition for reviewing here. Hopefully this is a step in the right direction.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 30.00 member dollars. There are 12 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, March 21, 2015.
