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PAST PROMPTS AND WINNERS OF "POETRY IN RHYME - RHYTHM CONTEST-winner"
ROUND 1 [October 2005]--- A sonnet on any theme Winning First Prize: To Merrijane
Additional Prizes: Second prize:
Third prize: To Merrijane
****** ROUND 2 [November 2005] --- A poem on rose The first prize of 10,000 GP was shared by the following:
A second prize of 4000 GP was shared by the following:
An Honorable Mention prize was awarded to
****** ROUND 3 [December 2005] -- A poem on Christmas The first prize of 10,000 GP was equally shared by the following:
****** ROUND 4 [January 2006] [A poem on old age]: Winner--
Runner up--The poem “The Legacy Key” by Aparadoxwalks85 ****** ROUND 5 [February 2006]--A poem referring to the Iraq war / the so called war on terrorism / US war policy It was decided to award the First Prize jointly to 2 entries:
************* ROUND 6 [March 2006]-- A poem on the topic of betrayal in love or friendship or relationship It was decided to award the First Prize to
********** ROUND 7 [April 2006]--A poem containing the word FOOL/FOLLY/FOOLISHNESS in the title or the body Youth And The Heart's Folly,
My Darling Bride,
A Choir of Cawing Crows,
************* ROUND 8 [May 2006] --A poem with some sort of reference to the Orient It was decided to award both 5 star entries as follows: FIRST PRIZE:
SECOND PRIZE:
************** ROUND 9 [JUNE 2006]-- A poem consisting of at least 5 or more couplets having the following rhyme scheme: aa, ba, ca, da, ea, fa, ga, ha…….. [The above scheme is a simplification of the ghazal form, which has been described in detail in "WHAT IS A GHAZAL AND HOW TO WRITE IT?" FIRST PRIZE:
***** ROUND 10 [JULY 2006]-- An acrostic poem in meter (As per a defined syllabic pattern). 500 bonus GP to all entries that are in rhyme as well as meter. FIRST PRIZE:
SECOND PRIZE:
*** ROUND 11 [August 2006]-- "Write a poem in rhyme and meter with 8 syllables to each line. The following line must appear somewhere in the poem--"How shall I thank you for your love?"
***** ROUND 12 [September 2006]--Write a poem in rhyme and meter in 8-6-8-6 format (8 syllables in lines 1 and 3 and 6 syllables in lines 2 and 4 of each stanza of 4 lines) to each line. The following line must appear somewhere in the poem--"Shall I be happy when I die?”
****** ROUND 13 [October 2006]—A ghazal on any topic of your choice
******************************* ROUND 14 [November 2006]— A poem containing the line BUT ONE DAY I TOO SHALL BE GONE, as per a chosen and stated syllabic pattern of your choice.
************************** ROUND 15 [December 2006]— A poem containing the line "HOW SHALL I GO WHEN I DO GO", as per a chosen and stated syllabic pattern of your choice.
**************************** ROUND 16 [January 2007]— A poem containing the line " HE DELAYS NOT HIS COMING ", as per a chosen and stated syllabic pattern of your choice.
************************** ROUND 17 [February 2007]— A poem containing the line "One day I will be no more but ", as per a chosen and stated syllabic pattern of your choice.
*********************** ROUND 18 [March 2007]— A poem containing the line " What’s that which I need to have ", as per a chosen and stated syllabic pattern of your choice.
******************************* ROUND 19 [April 2007]— A poem containing the Prompt phrases: Game of life; Circus of life; This bizarre world; The crazy US; Clash of civilizations; Cause of all strife.
************************ ROUND 20 [May 2007]— One of the following prompts should be the title or a part of the poem: What will be will be; Que sera sera; This life is dead; Wait for your time; And love was gone; The final day.
*********************************** ROUND 21 [June 2007]— Title prompt-- My toddler days; Stolen kisses; Whither my soul.
************************************** ROUND 22 [July 2007]— Shakespearean sonnets. The winners are— 6000 GP for
2000 GP for
1000 GP for
1000 GP for
*************************************** Round 23: No prompt
*********************** Round 24: Quatrain
*************************** ROUND 25--ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ROUND / GHAZAL ROUND [PRIZES DOUBLED PLUS ENTRY PRIZES]
******************************** Round 26: November round--Sonnets
****************************************** Round 27: December 2007 round-- Rhyming couplets, having a stated syllabic pattern, with at least 5 couplets in a poem. Both lines of a couplet should rhyme. Topic-- your choice.
****************************************** Round 28: January 2008 round-- No prompt
************************************************** Round 29: February 2008 round-- Poems having 14 lines consisting of three aaba quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet, using a stated syllabic pattern of your choice.
*********************************************** Round 30: March 2008 round-- Theme--Women’s empowerment / gender discrimination”.
****************************** ROUND 31, APRIL 2008-- ABC poems, having a stated syllabic pattern. Each line of the poem should start with a new letter in alphabetical order”, such as abcdefgh......xyz. There is no restriction of rhyme. If you can write in rhyme, so much the better. The poem must have a definite syllabic scheme of your choice. Topic: your choice.
Honourable mention--
************************************ ROUND 32, MAY 2008— Poems in rhyme and meter having the word "ephemeral" either in the title or the body of the poem or in both". No entry reached 5 star level. There was no winner. Two honorable mention prizes were given, 1000 GP each:
************************************ ROUND 33, JUNE 2008-- Poems in rhyme and meter having the phrase "Though I love you in my heart" in the body of the poem as a line or part of a line. 8000 GP
The Honorable mention: 2000 GP
********************************** ROUND 34, JULY 2008-- No prompt. Total prize give, 15000 GP. 3000 GP each to 5 authors of the following 7 poems--
****************** ROUND 35, AUGUST 2008 Optional Prompt-- “Dream”.
********************* ROUND 36, SEPTEMBER 2008 Prompt-- “Betray” 5000 GP--to
2000 GP each--to
1000 GP--to
********************* WINNERS FOR 37th ROUND October 2008 “ANNIVERSARY ROUND—Ghazal round with double the prize—20,000 GP. First prize: 6000 GP each
And
Second prize: 4000 GP each
************************** WINNERS FOR 38th ROUND NOVEMBER 2008 No prompt 3000 GP each to
and
2000 GP each to
and
1000 GP to
************************ WINNERS FOR 39th ROUND DECEMBER 2008 [Prompt--Jesus; Christ; Christianity; Christmas; Santa; Clash of civilizations; Judaism]. 8000 GP to --
2000 GP to --
********* WINNERS FOR 40th ROUND JANUARY 2009 [Prompt--“Separation”].
==================== WINNERS FOR 41st ROUND FEBRUARY 2009 [Prompt--Sonnets]. FIRST PRIZE 3750 GP--
SECOND PRIZE 1250 GP each to--
================= WINNERS FOR ROUND 42 FOR MARCH 2009 [Prompt—Nil] It was decided to raise the award this time from 10,000 to 15,000. 3000 GP each--
============== WINNERS FOR ROUND 43 FOR APRIL 2009 No prompt The winner is "Danger's Edge" It gets 10,000 GP. ============= WINNERS FOR ROUND 44 FOR MAY 2009 [Prompt—Nil]
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