Well! What was originally going to be my own little poetry challenge has turned into a major competition! Please read every word in this opening post very carefully as everything I say must be adhered to. I don't know if you know this, but I am very strict with my rules and regulations...
The general point of this competition
A few of us users have come up with a list of 50 themes which can be found below. The aim of this competition is to write a poem or a piece of short prose for each theme, just for fun! There are no deadlines (as of yet) for the submissions because I don't want the pieces to be hurriedly written, so don't let that put you off participating. Everyone is welcome to participate. There's no pressure to submit all 50 pieces, take your time, have fun!
Please remember to follow the basic rules of the AMW. All work must be your own. No flaming, trolling, spamming, etc. Only provide critique on a user's piece if they have asked for it specifically. Keep general discussion on this thread to a minimum so as to remain at least a little bit on topic.
Submissions
A list of rules that (hopefully) cover everything you need to know about submissions. Read carefully. If you have any questions, contact me on my profile.
*You do not need to submit the pieces in order. You may start with whichever theme you like.
* Once you have written and revised a piece, submit it!
*You may submit more than one piece at a time, although submitting too many at once will seem as though you've rushed them.
*I will keep track of how many submissions each participant has entered on my profile, so take a look once in a while.
*Only short prose pieces are accepted. Nothing too longwinded please. I am going to include a word limit of 1,500 words.
*There is a certain structure to submitting a piece in order to keep the thread nice and tidy: - Your piece must have the theme name and number as the title in bold. You may also include your own title in brackets next to it. - You must state which form you have written your piece in, for example, haiku, short prose, sonnet, standard verse, etc.
Here is an example post;
51. Insanity (Two Minds) - Haiku
Come here; don't be scared I am confined in both minds Stay away from me
List Of Themes 1. Innocence 2. Entombment 3. A Forgotten Name 4. Rising Tide 5. A Broken Picture 6. Leaves Falling In Autumn 7. Birth 8. Falling Into The Abyss 9. Near-death Experience 10. Beautiful Sunset 11. New School 12. Describing Colour To A Blind Person 13. Home Alone 14. Nightmare 15. Dreams 16. Inner strength 17. Self-Hatred 18. Martyrdom 19. Political Corruption 20. Self-Completion 21. Genius 22. Thanksgiving 23. Halloween 24. Christmas 25. Guilt 26. Daydreams 27. Orange Leaves In Autumn 28. A Shy Person In The Middle Of A Crowd 29. Unrequited love 30. Kraken 31. Memories 32. Revolution 33. The Shining Auroras 34. Poverty 35. A Hero Among Evil 36. An Entity Who Shows Itself 37. The 5th Dimension 38. Berserk Wildlife 39. A Light In The Black 40. Trial And Error 41. A Creation 42. Two-Faced 43. Disillusionment 44. Regular/Ordinary 45. The Mind Of A Villain 46. Someone Who Lives To Watch The World Burn. 47. Old Age 48. Something For The Girls 49. Something For The Boys 50. Go Crazy
And now for the fun part...
I am going to include a few features similar to Strop's 'erks and penalties' idea in the WoM. Some of them are preeeetty difficult, so good luck with that. Once you've completed one, I'll stick your name on my profile.
Here they are:
1) Theme-a-Rama!: Mention 15 separate themes in one piece.
2) Sonnet 130: Write a mock sonnet which relates to love and one other theme.
3) Total Overkill: Use the theme title 6 times in one piece.
4) Like a Freight Train: Be the first to complete the first 10 themes.
5) In The Dank And Dark Recesses Of The Mind...: Be the first to complete themes 8, 14, 17 and 46.
I make mistakes Don't we all I hurt people sometimes I trip and fall. I learn from my errors I try again There are more days There are more friends I have my flaws Are you perfect, too? I've met a lot of people Thinking it through I wish I was perfect Oh, don't we all? But I always get up When I trip and fall.
I had everything, and at the same time nothing, As my final moments of life are full of questions, I step trough hard moving doors, of my memories, Expecting to find elixir of life in days of our youth, Hoping, that i could rise as a pheonix from the ashes.
While laying in the field of grass, im trying to remember, Remember things, i had forgoten long time ago, First kiss, first ride with dads car and her, Long, wavy, burning hair, eyes of my first true love, That moment when i felt warmth of her music, music of laughter.
I looked at another dusty shelf, i saw book, Book coloured in orange, with big silver letters on its front, "My happyness", I carefully opened it and felt soft breeze, I closed my eyes and appeared at seashore, at that evening, Evening with closest friends of mine, soft melody of nature.
While placing the book back into shelf i heard voices, Voices comming from far distance, so familiar ones, I tried to walk towards them, but somebody grabbed my shoulder, I took a look at my companion, i saw gray-headed man, He gently showed me the door with his skinny hand.
My last wish, was to leave message, message to my son, I barely got up from my bed, took a pencil and a sheet of paper, I wrote down everything, what he needed to know, What he needed to do in this wonderful world, then i closed my eyes, Counting my last beats of heart, "Carpe Diem my son, carpe diem..."
people think of me as stupid they dont know what i did they wont see the evil me and if they did theyll hate me just like i hate myself first it was sweet than it grasped me i started doing all that sh** cuz of one poverty poverty poverty
The pretty lights hang on my neighbor's porch, yet mine is empty A beautiful tree is showing through the window of every house We sing the carols at school, while I mutter my own under my breath They give my parents a day off of work, and my school is let out for 2 weeks All this for Christmas But no mention of Hanukkah
