Judges: Myself, ?????? (I will be judging, but I will probably ask staff for second opinions)
Post 2: Rules & Directions Post 3: Hints Post 4: Submission Form Post 5: Reserved
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 11:54 am
Rules & How to Enter
1. No proxies this time!
2. If you have any questions, please PM Strifeling.
3. The usual rules apply -- follow Gaia TOS, you can only win one free soquili in the event, etc.
4. You can make any type of poem! Haiku, iambic pentameter, freestyle, be creative! Rhyming isn't required.
5. The poem must be Winter-, Solstice-, Halloween-, Autumn-, or Carousel-Themed (or something along those lines)! _____Having the poem set during autumn/winter while having a secondary theme (or some secondary action going on) is okay! _____You are free to make the poem about the soquili's past/background (or from the soq's perspective) if you fit in the theme somehow! _____You are free to make the poem from your own soquili's (or an NPC's, etc.) perspective if you fit in the theme somehow! _____The poem doesn't have to be set in the world of soquili; anything that fits the theme (and any setting) is fair game!
6. You can try for both soquili! You may submit up to two entries (i.e. 1 or 2) (in separate posts). _____However, you can only win with one entry, and you can only win one soquili.
7. Please do not plagiarize. You will be disqualified if you do. Only submit your own work.
8. HOWEVER -- "parodies" or rewrites of existing poems are accepted! _____So if you want to rewrite an existing poem to fit the theme, that's okay! _____The poem can't be one written by your friend OTL;;; _____This won't earn you any extra points over writing an original poem -- just do what you feel you'll enjoy more. _____It has to be a rewrite of something by an established author/poet. _____Examples: Edgar Allen Poe; William Shakespeare; Alexander Pope; William Butler Yeats; T. S. Eliot; William Wordsworth; William Blake; Alfred, Lord Tennyson; S. T. Coleridge
9. There is no minimum or maximum required length. _____Any length works, really! A poem can be 15 words or 15,000 words or shorter or longer or in between.
10. You may want to consider telling/hinting at a "story" in poem form instead of just writing a "descriptive" poem. _____If you do this, poems that are only a few (ex. 5, 10) lines long may not be long enough to get your story across. _____This is only an idea, not a requirement! :3 Just do what you'll enjoy! (I have no preference between the two.)
11. You may edit or delete posts any time prior to the deadline, but late entries will not be accepted.
12. If you're photographing your entry, you must have your Gaia username, the time, and the date in the photo! _____I will not accept any entries without this. _____This is required to verify that the work is yours.
Note: you'll probably want to read the hints in the following post before starting!
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:09 pm
Hints!:
Judging is based on a combination of creativity, quality, skill, and presentation! You don't need to be amazing in all four. This is designed so that if you feel you're lacking in an area, you can compensate with another. Don't worry if you feel like you're not a naturally talented writer -- that's why there are four categories to use as a rubric!
1. Creativity: How unique are your ideas?
There are several possible themes, and they're all broad. Really, feel free to go wild! Fluff is okay, macabre is okay, serious is okay, crack is okay! You can focus on one theme but add a secondary theme, ex. the lyrics of this song have the themes of autumn and lost love! You don't have to use all the themes; using only one is sufficient.
2. Quality: Did you take the time to proofread your poem for any spelling & grammar errors? (You're allowed to ask another person to proofread your poem for you! I will not be personally proofreading poems, however.)
3. Skill: How skilled are you at writing/expressing your ideas through words?
4. Presentation: How did you present your poem? Did you put in any extra effort in the poem's presentation? This is meant to give people a way to compensate if they're not confident in their writing ability.
This is not required (you CAN just paste plain text into the submission form), but it will help you; these are like "bonus points." These are all ideas. These are not requirements. Formatting your poem by changing its font colors (ex. by adding a palette -- colourlovers.com is a good place for palettes!) Making a header and/or footer graphic for your poem Making a doodle to fit your poem Finding a photo to match your poem's theme Writing out a poem by hand (holiday card? calligraphy? stationery?), then photographing it
Rules for any supplemental materials (the "presentation"/effort section):
1. Please make sure it's easy to see & read! _____Examples of BAD text!: You can't really read this, can you? Even if it's bold it's hard to read.This is also bad.
2. Please make sure nothing stretches the page too much!
As a heads up, since a haiku only lets you put in 17 syllables of information, if you're doing a haiku you might want to consider emphasizing the presentation section (or writing multiple haiku as part of 1 entry). Example of something that would count as a single entry if you want to do multiple haiku:
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[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Pet preferences:[/b] (Winter, Halloween? Halloween, Winter? Please call them Winter & Halloween -- it makes my life a tiny bit easier as opposed to calling them brown/orange vs. white/blue, dark vs. light, 1 vs. 2, different terms by each person -- etc.)
[b]Poem theme:[/b]
[b]Poem notes:[/b] (ex. Is it a parody/rewrite of a well-known poem? Are you writing from someone's perspective, and if so, whose perspective? etc. Any additional information goes here.)
[b]Poem title:[/b] (not required)
[b]Poem text:[/b]
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:41 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 12:57 pm
...Eh, close enough to 4pm. May as well be open! 8D
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 2:28 pm
Shall I Compare Thee...
Username: dawns_aura
Pet preferences: winter, halloween
Poem theme: autumn
Poem notes: from the perspective of Brynden 'BloodRaven' Rivers summerising his thoughts and feelings on his current plot arc
plot arc (Li Ronen Xolani and Bryn): the convergence of two plotlines ...
Li Ronen Xolani left the glen where her family lives in safety comfort and no want. It is a peaceful existence, but dull. She starts to long for adventure and excitement.
Brynden and his beloved sister are at odds, a state that isn't wholly alien, but this time the argument threatens to tear them apart completely and shatter their relationship for good... He leaves, trying to preserve what little regard there is left between them.
These two meet, and in their shared purpose, a regard grows. Bryn is somewhat shocked to find that there is someone not family, not blood, who could care for him. And Ro, the dear she is, sees a broken stallion who needs someone to care about him, to show him he is not whatever it is in his head he believes he is. Mutual regard grows into friendship that starts to deepen into more.
The pregnancy will be difficult, leaving Ro weak. And at the time of birth, Bryn is trying to find his sister to try and reconcile, and to bring her to meet the mare he found who he plans on asking to be his lifemate. But tragedy strikes. A kalona, sensing the weakness and the blood is drawn to the area and kills Ro, but leaves the baskets untouched.
One basket is discovered by Liliah, who brings it to the glen. A tragic reunion for her and her daughter. A reunion fraught with tension and tears. A chance for them to come together as a family or to fall apart completely.
Bryn returns with his sister to a sight of devastation. His lover dead, and their offspring nowhere to be found....
Poem title: Underneath the Autumn Tree Poem text: just in case you can't read it...
I buried my heart Underneath autumn leaves broken and bleeding
Golden leaves adorn life by cruel kalona ended my love, my only
Ephemeral light Revenge solemnly vowed Underneath autumn tree
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:25 pm
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Username: Laroawan
Pet preferences: Halloween, Winter
Poem theme: Autumn
Poem notes: This a free form poem about an evening autumn ride to the Kawani village.
Poem title: Autumn Ride
Poem text:
When the day is done, we ride away from that angelic sky, the creamy clouds hanging over the tired blue. Through the yellow leaves, rays stream through, a halo above the golden village.
The mirrored lake reflects the growing rose, orange, and plum. Ahead, those foggy mountains beckon, now the stars are all alight. The darkness runs out to greet us as we gallop into the night.
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Mameha Otome
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 5:54 pm
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Username: Mameha Otome
Pet preferences: Halloween, Winter
Poem theme: Winter
Poem notes: Just a simple poem about the first frost/falling snow of the year
Poem title: Frost
Poem text:
Chilled breezes whisper by Leaving tendrils of frost behind With hints of promised snow
The sun peaks out so shy Leaving sparkles so defined Making the world shine just so
Gentle flakes fall from upon high Escorted by a frozen north wind A timeless dance of feathery snow
Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 6:33 pm
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Username: Lady Aria Starstone
Pet preferences: Winter, Halloween
Poem theme: Winter
Poem notes: Fully original, free form poem.
Poem title:
Poem text: Cold beauty, in the ice, shining bright. His eyes glittering in the low light, His hooves crunched the snow that day. Angel or demon, who could say?
Flickering candles lit the glade. Alone stood a mare, hidden in the shade. She waited, silent and still for he who had undone her hope and her will.
When he entered, towards her he turned. "Have you not your lesson yet learned?" At those words, down she fell, broken again, and forever as well.
Poem theme: Time/Seasons (winter and autumn particularly)
Poem notes: I don't think I used any real poetic structure (I'm not a poetry buff so maybe it exists), but I did my own with alternating lines of 3 and 7 syllables in 4 line stanzas.
Poem title: N/A
Poem text: Presentation (fonts and colors that I tried to fit to some words but not all, inspired a bit by books like the Geronimo Stilton series).
Dawn long past Yet just now frost fades to dew Sky muted Gray clouds heralding winter.
Leaves clinging The last remnants of autumn Time passes And waits for no soquili.
Wet footprints March over dew laden grass One stallion Trotting with time pace for pace.
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:45 am
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Username: tefla
Pet preferences: Winter, Halloween
Poem theme: Autumn, Halloween (sort of)
Poem notes: Free verse, no rhyming couplets. Could be told from the perspective of a random Kawani native who has lost a loved one.
Poem title: Images
Poem text: (( Image of the written out poem followed by the text of the poem if it is hard to read in the picture ))
Quote:
The wind brushes the light willow branches that sway in the cooling breeze of the evening The air rushes onto pass over my skin my hair wavers in my face as I stand with my back to the wind
The night grows cool with the setting of the sun twilight streams through my hair into my eyes that sees shadows
The lights fade darkness steals the night away I stand facing your grave as goosebumps chill me
Then as I start to walk away the moon's light catches the shadowy light of your grave
I see an image of you floating away on the wind your soul of course not your body
The wings that are so thought of are not with you Just hovering there saying goodbye to me
Poem notes: I am writing from my own perspective.... I hope it makes you laugh... I had fun writing it.
Poem title: Black and White
Poem text:
I walk through the wilderness All full of snow It's so beautiful it hurts the eyes All of a sudden I see a strange site Everywhere I look For miles and miles Is black and white I look to the left Black and white I look to the right Black and white Everywhere I look Black and white Why do I only See black and white You ask...
Can't tell you...
The penguins.... are.... smothering.... me....
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 1:53 pm
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Pet preferences: Winter ; Halloween
Poem theme: winter
Poem notes: I've tried to give both perspectives of the soquili, using the same pattern between stanza, as if they're saying their lines at the same time.
Poem title: alone in the cold.
Poem text:
blank space, ice cold. my wings frozen in place. trying to flutter, locked in place. it's a breathless sight to see. alone in the cold. have the angels deceived me?
flowers wilting, nothing more. my horn seeps a flame. lighting the way, my glows too. everything's a new view to see. alone in the cold. are the demons chasing me?
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Kara Asumie Crew
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:26 pm
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Username: Kara Asumie
Pet preferences: Halloween, Winter
Poem theme: Halloween with a hint of Winter and Carousel
Poem notes: Free style poem
Poem title: Halloween Carousel
Poem text:
[[ poem typed up in spoiler in case the pic doesn't work ]]
Within the Night You may hear The Carousel Music Along with a scream Blood dripping Bells Halloween and Winter Consume each other
Watch your hooves as you step This Halloween Carousel The Blood drips As the Music plays Within the Night You may see Paw prints of the wicked
Where you go from here Might be Hell The Blood stains Your hooves as you creep To the Carousel Music Within the Night The Winter wind howls
Dance to the whispers The Blood drops Just might save you When you show your delight To this Halloween Carousel Within the Night Screams echo of fear
