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inili's Poetry Contest
is currently closed. Results are in! yum_shrimp
Here they are!
With the holidays coming around, I thought I would spread the love and hold a poetry contest!
1. Introduction & Rules
2. Prizes
3. Entries
Please keep in mind I'm not very good at poetry, but I would do my best with the judging. My evaluations basically have 3 parts:
If I did not pick your entry, please don't take it as a sign that your poem is bad. Two of the three things I'm evaluating for are subjective.
I should also mention, I find it difficult to interpret free verse poetry that has no rhyme (unless it uses obvious techniques, like meaningful enjambment). I also tend to not prefer rhyming that seems forced. I like lines that demonstrate clear communication, such that (almost) anyone could understand them; if I have to look up facts to get the gist of your poem, I might not view it highly. Length and subject don't matter. English. Up to two entries are allowed per person. Please post entries in this thread, or post somewhere else on gaia and link it.
(This goes without saying, but the poem should not turn up in a google search.)
yum_puddi Most of all, have fun! It's the holidays!
Deadline.
December 30, 2014
Updates:
11/17 - Contest started
12/8 - Began judging
12/31 - Contest closed
1/9 - Results are in!
is currently closed. Results are in! yum_shrimp
Here they are!
Thank You For Participating!
First of all, I loved reading all your entries. It was a lot of fun for me, and hopefully it was a lot of fun for you too.
Prizes
I'm increasing the prizes for this contest! whee I was planning to do this since a long time ago, but I didn't like the idea of people entering on mule accounts just to get more gold, so I didn't mention the new prizes until now.
gaia_crown Best Overall: 6bil 12bil
yum_bacon Best Enjambment: 4bil 8bil
yum_tamago Best Rhymed & Metered: 4bil 8bil
gaia_star Most Inspiring: 4bil 8bil
yum_strawberry Most Enticing: 4bil 8bil
gaia_diamond Most Intricate: 4bil 8bil
gaia_spoons Clearest Communication: 4bil 8bil
For everyone who entered and didn't win a title, I'm giving out 1bil each.
Total prizes for this contest comes to 90bil.
Math:
overall title (12bil) + other titles (8bil x 6) + ( number of participants (36) - number of title winners (6 b/c someone won two titles) ) x 1bil =
12bil + (8bil x 6) + ((36 - 6) x 1bil) =
12bil + 48bil + 30bil = 90bil
Scoring System
The scores are 8-digit numbers, with each digit/column representing the score for a specific category. The categories, in order from left to right, are: overall, enjambment, rhymed & metered, inspiring, enticing, intricate, clear communication, and grammar etc.. So if your score was 12345678, overall your score was 1, for enjambment you got 2, and so on. Although there isn't a title for grammar, I included it as a category because I felt it should be considered as well.
The highest score is a 9, and the lowest score is supposed to be 0, but there ended up being one -1. emotion_facepalm
My patience/enthusiasm for judging had ups and downs, so some days I might have been more lenient than on other days. Take your score with a grain of salt, and consider every score to be that number +/- 1. I also noticed that toward the beginning, I got really excited when there was any sign of enjambment or inspiration, so I might have skewed the numbers a little bit. I acknowledge that I rated harshly on grammar. twisted
If you want to know the score for your poems, just tell me in the thread, and I could PM it to you. If you ask, I could include constructive feedback. Then, if you feel like it, you could totally post your score in the thread - you know, if you wanted to. emotion_kirakira
Again, the scores are based on my values and tastes, so if you didn't get a good score, it might just be that our tastes are incompatible. 3nodding
Title Rankings
I reread and reread and reread.
Title Winners are bolded!
All Scores
This is not a ranking list! I simply put everything in numerical order going from left to right. Just because one entry is above/below another doesn't mean it's better or worse.
First of all, I loved reading all your entries. It was a lot of fun for me, and hopefully it was a lot of fun for you too.
Prizes
I'm increasing the prizes for this contest! whee I was planning to do this since a long time ago, but I didn't like the idea of people entering on mule accounts just to get more gold, so I didn't mention the new prizes until now.
gaia_crown Best Overall: 6bil 12bil
yum_bacon Best Enjambment: 4bil 8bil
yum_tamago Best Rhymed & Metered: 4bil 8bil
gaia_star Most Inspiring: 4bil 8bil
yum_strawberry Most Enticing: 4bil 8bil
gaia_diamond Most Intricate: 4bil 8bil
gaia_spoons Clearest Communication: 4bil 8bil
For everyone who entered and didn't win a title, I'm giving out 1bil each.
Total prizes for this contest comes to 90bil.
Math:
overall title (12bil) + other titles (8bil x 6) + ( number of participants (36) - number of title winners (6 b/c someone won two titles) ) x 1bil =
12bil + (8bil x 6) + ((36 - 6) x 1bil) =
12bil + 48bil + 30bil = 90bil
Scoring System
The scores are 8-digit numbers, with each digit/column representing the score for a specific category. The categories, in order from left to right, are: overall, enjambment, rhymed & metered, inspiring, enticing, intricate, clear communication, and grammar etc.. So if your score was 12345678, overall your score was 1, for enjambment you got 2, and so on. Although there isn't a title for grammar, I included it as a category because I felt it should be considered as well.
The highest score is a 9, and the lowest score is supposed to be 0, but there ended up being one -1. emotion_facepalm
My patience/enthusiasm for judging had ups and downs, so some days I might have been more lenient than on other days. Take your score with a grain of salt, and consider every score to be that number +/- 1. I also noticed that toward the beginning, I got really excited when there was any sign of enjambment or inspiration, so I might have skewed the numbers a little bit. I acknowledge that I rated harshly on grammar. twisted
If you want to know the score for your poems, just tell me in the thread, and I could PM it to you. If you ask, I could include constructive feedback. Then, if you feel like it, you could totally post your score in the thread - you know, if you wanted to. emotion_kirakira
Again, the scores are based on my values and tastes, so if you didn't get a good score, it might just be that our tastes are incompatible. 3nodding
Title Rankings
I reread and reread and reread.
Title Winners are bolded!
1st column: overall gaia_crown
contenders:
76484369 Hecate Child - the trouble with reflections - 1st place
70324886 tied for 2nd place
76288678 tied for 2nd place
It was a really close fight for overall first place! It all came down to just a couple of lines that I found memorable (dat enjambment!).
(The Overall winner was removed from the contenders lists below, since it couldn't win more than one title.)
2nd column: enjambment yum_bacon
contenders:
76288678 1st place (title winner for inspiring)
65253769 Hecate Child - you spin my head right round' right round' - 2nd place
36323389 3rd place
66314839 4th place
3rd column: rhymed & metered yum_tamago
contenders:
42613283 Chodal - Young Love - 1st place
02601100 2nd place
60677418 3rd place
41514537 4th place
70783259 5th place
4th column: inspiring gaia_star
contenders:
76288678 mythological irony - Forevermore - 1st place
70783259 2nd place
60677418 3rd place
45253158 4th place
65253769 5th place
20251234 6th place
5th column: enticing yum_strawberry
contenders:
60677418 Astral Felidae - Sonnet for Swans - 1st place
76288678 2nd place
33226521 3rd place
31316528 4th place
20425181 5th place
6th column: intricate gaia_diamond
contenders:
70324886 Matsuokaa Rin - Fleeting - 1st place
66314839 2nd place
65253769 3rd place
76288678 4th place
41514537 5th place
7 clear communication gaia_spoons
contenders:
20425181 WalkingEnigma - The Earth Turns Dark - 1st place
42613283 2nd place
00100270 3rd place
76288678 4th place
70324886 5th place
36323389 6th place
20433285 7th place
contenders:
76484369 Hecate Child - the trouble with reflections - 1st place
70324886 tied for 2nd place
76288678 tied for 2nd place
It was a really close fight for overall first place! It all came down to just a couple of lines that I found memorable (dat enjambment!).
(The Overall winner was removed from the contenders lists below, since it couldn't win more than one title.)
2nd column: enjambment yum_bacon
contenders:
76288678 1st place (title winner for inspiring)
65253769 Hecate Child - you spin my head right round' right round' - 2nd place
36323389 3rd place
66314839 4th place
3rd column: rhymed & metered yum_tamago
contenders:
42613283 Chodal - Young Love - 1st place
02601100 2nd place
60677418 3rd place
41514537 4th place
70783259 5th place
4th column: inspiring gaia_star
contenders:
76288678 mythological irony - Forevermore - 1st place
70783259 2nd place
60677418 3rd place
45253158 4th place
65253769 5th place
20251234 6th place
5th column: enticing yum_strawberry
contenders:
60677418 Astral Felidae - Sonnet for Swans - 1st place
76288678 2nd place
33226521 3rd place
31316528 4th place
20425181 5th place
6th column: intricate gaia_diamond
contenders:
70324886 Matsuokaa Rin - Fleeting - 1st place
66314839 2nd place
65253769 3rd place
76288678 4th place
41514537 5th place
7 clear communication gaia_spoons
contenders:
20425181 WalkingEnigma - The Earth Turns Dark - 1st place
42613283 2nd place
00100270 3rd place
76288678 4th place
70324886 5th place
36323389 6th place
20433285 7th place
All Scores
This is not a ranking list! I simply put everything in numerical order going from left to right. Just because one entry is above/below another doesn't mean it's better or worse.
Total: 56 entries, 36 participants
00000014
00000179*
00010010**
0010x040 x=-1
00100000
00100270
00112122
00200010
00200013
00200022
00200092*
00200162
00201102
00310011
00500121
01201000
02601100
10100024
10110216
10111427
10111611
10112150
10112151
10113163
10212239
10301100
10301159
10311125
10311256
11211049
11301217
12211144
15111213
15402408
20214140
20251234
20331164
20321451
20433285
20425181
21222276
21512137
31316528
33226521
36323389
41514537
42613283
45253158
55424389
60677418
65253769
66314839
70324886
70783259
76288678
76484369
* = ineligible for clear communication prize due to simplicity
** = I didn't analyze very thoroughly
00000014
00000179*
00010010**
0010x040 x=-1
00100000
00100270
00112122
00200010
00200013
00200022
00200092*
00200162
00201102
00310011
00500121
01201000
02601100
10100024
10110216
10111427
10111611
10112150
10112151
10113163
10212239
10301100
10301159
10311125
10311256
11211049
11301217
12211144
15111213
15402408
20214140
20251234
20331164
20321451
20433285
20425181
21222276
21512137
31316528
33226521
36323389
41514537
42613283
45253158
55424389
60677418
65253769
66314839
70324886
70783259
76288678
76484369
* = ineligible for clear communication prize due to simplicity
** = I didn't analyze very thoroughly
With the holidays coming around, I thought I would spread the love and hold a poetry contest!
1. Introduction & Rules
2. Prizes
3. Entries
Please keep in mind I'm not very good at poetry, but I would do my best with the judging. My evaluations basically have 3 parts:
- syntax/grammar/spelling/etc.
effect/how moved I am
personal enjoyment
If I did not pick your entry, please don't take it as a sign that your poem is bad. Two of the three things I'm evaluating for are subjective.
I should also mention, I find it difficult to interpret free verse poetry that has no rhyme (unless it uses obvious techniques, like meaningful enjambment). I also tend to not prefer rhyming that seems forced. I like lines that demonstrate clear communication, such that (almost) anyone could understand them; if I have to look up facts to get the gist of your poem, I might not view it highly. Length and subject don't matter. English. Up to two entries are allowed per person. Please post entries in this thread, or post somewhere else on gaia and link it.
(This goes without saying, but the poem should not turn up in a google search.)
yum_puddi Most of all, have fun! It's the holidays!
Deadline.
December 30, 2014
Updates:
11/17 - Contest started
12/8 - Began judging
12/31 - Contest closed
1/9 - Results are in!
