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I love contests!  I just can't stand waiting for weeks, even months for the results.  I have come to the conclusion that I should stop my whining about waiting for results and do something. I have decided to dedicate myself to this daily contest, announcing daily winners on a weekly basis! New! I will now be announcing one weekly winner every week along with the daily winners.



Poetry only.

  Rating content can be up to 18+, nothing over this. 

  No erotica please.

  Submit the poem in b-item form. Find out how to use b-item in this link."Steps to Bitem" 

Submit the poem ready to be judged. I can not tell you that you should not edit your work once submitted. If it needs edited, then edit it. However, I judge throughout the week and will judge what I read at that moment in time.

40 line max, no minimum. Please list line count in entry forum.

Each day will have multiple prompts. You only have to use one prompt. Click on the dropnote for the day to see the prompts. Each entry must be entered on or prior to 11:59PM WDC to count for that day. The new round begins at 12:00 AM WDC time. No exceptions.

You are not required to enter everyday to enter the contest. The rounds are daily. You do not have to enter every round, but you can if you want to.

When posting an entry, make sure that it follows one of the prompts for the current day. For example, if the day is 10/24, then you should only use a prompt from 10/24. Hence, you cannot post an entry for a previous day or a future day.

Do Not edit the post/forum after you have submitted your item. If you feel you need to edit the post/forum you Must email me and let me know that you are going to do so. If you do not notify me, your entry may be disqualified and deleted.

Only one poem per person per round (day). New or old poems are welcome. Poems awarded by other contests are also welcome. However, you can only submit the poem once to this contest. Do Not submit the same poem multiple times.

Please mention the Prompt you chose for your poem in the subject line (ex. Prompt 3).

The daily winners will be announced every Saturday. I will also be announcing the weekly grand prize winner at this time.

Prizes Prizes Prizes Prizes Prizes Prizes Prizes

Weekly Grand Prize Winner wins 10K Awardicon in addition to daily prizes
1st Place Winner wins 4000Gps AND 1st Place Trophy
2nd Place Winner wins 2000 Gps
3rd Place Winner wins 500 Gps

IMPORTANT
Only 1st place will be awarded with fewer than 5 qualifying entries. At least 7 quailfying entries are required to award all prizes.
These stipulations and rules are subject to change upon the discretion of the judge.

Donations Donations Donations Donations Donations

For donations in size of 35,000 or more, a Merit Badge will be awarded. Donations of 1K or more will be listed on the  "Gracious Donors"  page.

"Gracious Donors" 

Judging Judging Judging Judging Judging

Every Saturday, I will reveal the winners of each day from the previous week. Then, I will award a merit badge to the best poem of the entire week.

I will judge throughout the week; therefore, you should submit your poems edited and ready to be judged.

I will be judging how well the poem fits the chosen prompt. I will be judging how well the poem fits its form of poetry. If it requires syllable count, I will be judging syllable count. If it requires rhyme, I will be judging rhyme.

I will be judging content, texture, and clarity. I will judge overall meaning and its effectiveness.

I will be judging grammar and punctuation. Punctuation is very important to poetry, it can change the meaning and the impact of the poem. I will be looking at the punctuation as the writer intended it to be. Meaning if the writer intended to write a poem with end stops, caesuras and enjambments, then I will judge according to that style. However, if a poem has natural punctuation, I will judge that style.

Judge:

Itchy Water

Please email Itchy Water if you have any questions.

Click on the date to find the prompt for the day.

Please list which prompt you have chosen for the day either in the subject line or in the message area.

Only one poem per day. Must follow one of the prompts of the day.

Each round begins12:00AM WDC time - and ends 11:59PM WDC time

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May 26, 2012 Saturday

Prompt 1: Write a poem using the words "trauma" and "foresee."

Prompt 2:  Write a poem about a historical figure.

Prompt 3: Write a Double Tetractys Poem.

2 stanzas of 5 lines each

Syllabic scheme for 1st stanza=1, 2, 3, 4, 10;

Syllabic scheme for  2nd stanza=10, 4, 3, 2, 1

Rhyme is not required.

EXAMPLE:
How And Why

How
and Why
are questions
I can't answer
When asked about creation or mankind

I leave it up to faith and just believe
that my God knows
the answers
to it
all

-by Itchy Water
"HOW AND WHY" 

May 27, 2012 Sunday

Prompt 1: Write a poem using the words "timid" and "fearless."

Prompt 2: Write a poem about promises.

Prompt 3: Write a Joseph's Star Poem

Poem consists of 8 lines

Rhyme is not required

Syllable structure is 1-3-5-7-7-5-3-1

Example
Mom

Mom
I love you
I feel your presence
I know you are real happy
You are in paradise now
You tend God's gardens
On bended
Knee

http://mikejmoran.typepad.com/files/poem-frameworks-2.pdf

May 28, 2012 Monday

Picture Prompt 1:

Prompt 2: Write a poem using the words "celebration" and "whimsical."

Prompt 3: Write an Oddquain Swirl

Poem consists of at least 13 lines

Rhyme is not required

The syllable structure is  1-3-5-7-5-3-1—3-5-7-5-3-1 and If you want to continue the swirl -3-5-7-5-3-1 etc

Poem should be centered

Example
Smiling

One
sunny day
is more than enough
to make me smile inside.
Just knowing the rain
is far from
here,
gives me hope
that there is greatness
from above spreading all love
from under the sun
making me
smile.

-by Itchy Water
"Smiling" 

May 29, 2012 Tuesday

Prompt 1: Write a poem using the words "theater" and "stars."

Prompt 2: Write a poem about a campfire.

Prompt 3: Write a Rhyme Royal Poem

The poem consists of a 7 lined stanza.

There can be multiple stanzas, if desired.

Each line consists of 10 syllables exactly

The rhyme scheme is a,b,a,b,b,c,c

Example:
Bird's Eye View

The queen, upon her high Madrone-limb throne,
was taking count of those who serve her court
when, through the glass, she spied her kind. Alone,
oh how she longed to join in their cavort.
Although, her royal duty can be sport
if feline subject dares to lurk too near,
then beak and talon strike, enforcing fear.

-by Judi Van Gorder
{link: http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/index.php?showtopic=651}

May 30, 2012 Wednesday

Prompt 1: Write a poem using these words "excitement" and "cotton candy."

Prompt 2: Write a poem about reading.

Prompt 3: Write a Pensee Poem.

The poem consists of 5 lines

Rhyme is not required

The structure of the Pensee is as follows:
Line 1: subject – 2 syllables
Line 2: description – 4 syllables
Line 3: action – 7 syllables
Line 4: setting – 8 syllables
Line 5: final thought – 6 syllables

EXAMPLE
Summer Romance

the moon
shining softly
perfumed breeze wafting gently
summer garden filled with magic
romance is in the air

by CR Ward
http://carolspoetrypassion.blogspot.com/2011/02/pensee.html

May 31, 2012 Thursday

Prompt 1: No Prompt

June 1, 2012 Friday

Picture Prompt 1:

Prompt 2: Write a poem using the words "wasted" and "peril."

Prompt 3: Write a Acronet Poem

This is an acrostic poem with a nonet and a reverse nonet.

Thus, there are 18 lines made up of two 9 lined stanzas

The syllable structure for the 1st stanza is 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

The syllable structure for the 2nd stanza is 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9

Rhyme is not required

The first letter of each line when read vertically spells out a phrase

Example
Celebrate On Holiday

Come
Eat or
Laugh with us.
Eager welcome.
Bring just yourself.
Right now is the right time.
Allow for some slow traffic.
Time to relax now and have some fun
Everybody plans to come, so

Onward! We will be waiting for you.
Next year is far away, so come.
Holidays for family
Only you make us whole.
Love to see you smile.
I love you lots.
Delighted
All for
You

http://rainbowcommunications.org/forms/Acronet.pdf

June 2, 2012 Saturday

Prompt 1: Write a poem using the words "coast" and "withdrawn."

Prompt 2:  Write a poem about living in a big city.

Prompt 3: Write a Sept Poem.

The poem has 7 lines.

The poem does not rhyme

Syllable structure is 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1

Example
Strawberry Delight

Red
ripened
strawberries,
fruit of the gods -
succulent
summer
treat.

-bySophy
"Strawberry Delight"