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Contest Summer Solstice 2021 Poetry Contest

Discussion in 'Fluff and Stories' started by Scalenex, Jun 21, 2021.

  1. Scalenex
    Slann

    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    Usually, I intend to end my contests with the solstice but I'm running a little late, so this Summer I am starting the poetry contest with the solstice.

    This is going to run more or less concurrently with the July-August short story contest, but I don't think that will be a problem. There is enough writing talent on this forum to spread between two contests and I'm sure a great many forumites will submit short stories and poems this Summer.

    I don't know about the rest of you throughout the world, but in my area, Summer is hitting unusually hot, unusually early. We'll see if the heatwave induced by mighty Chotec can heat up people's poet muses.

    The Theme
    There is none. Choose whatever theme you like so long as it is at least somewhat related to Lizardmen, Seraphon, Salamanders or Saurian Ancients.

    There is an unofficial theme to make this Summer and/or Chotec focused, but that is a recommendation, not a requirement.

    The Rules
    There are none. (Apart from the following)(So in actual fact there are some rules, I lied to you, I am sorry)

    -Keep your poem to an artistic minimum. Word count wont be stressed about too much in here, but ideally the poem should be more than two lines.
    -Keep it anonymous. Don't use your own name in the poem or use someone else's name throw them off the scent
    -Keep Lizardmen in the story or some aspect of their world / lore.
    -Keep visuals and images to a minimum or none at all this is a poetry competition.
    -Keep em coming
    -Multiple entries are allowed from the same person!
    (limit of three per person though just for sanity's sake)
    -Submission deadline is August 2nd, noon US central time. To submit, please send a private message to me, Scalenex.

    The next poetry contest will bein mid December, give or take a few weeks.
     
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  2. Lizards of Renown
    Slann

    Lizards of Renown Herald of Creation

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    Okay!

    [LoR blows dust off of his creative instincts and realizes that he doesn't have a clue what to write.]

    Um.... not okay I guess...

    I need something to hit me as inspiration...
     
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  3. Scalenex
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    We have a new record for the fastest entry submission after a contest begins: Roughly 90 minutes after I posted the thread: three poems.
     
  4. Christopher
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    Oh sweet hatchling of summer...
     
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  5. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    Well, I will heave to take some time to think of something decent.

    :eek:

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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  6. Killer Angel
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    Killer Angel Prophet of the Stars Staff Member

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    "Daemons are red, Sauri are blue
    they try to kill me, but i kill them too.
    "

    yes. we can work on this. :D
     
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  7. Lizards of Renown
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    You have my vote for your poem, signore! :D
     
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  8. Lizards of Renown
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    Okay, DONE! :D

    Now, I need to confront writing something for the Short Story contest... [LoR smiles fixedly as a small bead of sweat rolls down his forehead]
     
  9. Scalenex
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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  10. Imrahil
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    Imrahil Thirtheenth Spawning

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    My (first) entry is in as well. One of the 6 I presume ;)

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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  11. Scalenex
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    Yep you are the sixth. But since my last posting.

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  12. Scalenex
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    Are you counting down to my Nonuple (9X) Slannhood? ;)
     
  14. Scalenex
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    [​IMG]

    No, the Count taught me to count up, not down.
     
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    Imprecise word selection on my part, but "counting up to my Nonuple (9X) Slannhood" doesn't have the same ring to it! :p
     
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  16. Christopher
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    This is probably because I'm busting a deadline but I actually had a stress dream about this contest last night! I was at a convention somewhere and a bunch of people were giving readings, including me, and when it was my turn I kept mixing up my papers and none of the poems were what I wrote and some of them were, like, famous poems and I was sweating buckets.
     
  17. Lizards of Renown
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    Oh my lord... Probably a good time to take a little walk around and look at trees and stuff. Get some space.

    It's great to be emotionally invested, but not at the cost of your sanity! :)
     
  18. Scalenex
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    We got a lot of poetry entries very early then nothing for over a week.

    :(
     
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    Scalenex Keeper of the Indexes Staff Member

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    After a very strong start, I haven't had any new poetry submissions for weeks.

    Hopefully you guys can crank out a last minute poem or two. I have a last minute idea myself, so I am confident we will have at least nine poems, but I would like to see 12 or better.
     
  20. Imrahil
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    I am trying hard to get a short-story going, so not sure if I can come up with an extra poem.

    Grrr, Imrahil
     

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