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The NeoGAF Poetry Corner - Challenge #26: Prove You Exist
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Theme: Prove You Exist
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This isn't a task. It's a theme.
Interpret it anyway, anyhow. You can completely drench your poem in its rain, or take this as your starting point.
Obviously, you can just write a poem, and by that measure, you will have already proven that you exist.
Ps. I've had pms about people wanting to submit but not having the courage to, and wanting to do it anonymously. And I think it's too easy to exploit this rule, so pm two of the poetry regulars if you can.
But seriously we are decent folk round here; at least I think we are.
Friends are cool too; and the above isn't a rule! I don't think anyone has ever objected anyhow. It just suddenly occurred to me as I was posting this thread.
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Secondary Objective: Lyrical Poetry form.
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You can enter a second poem if it is Lyrical Poetry. What's a Lyric Poem? I hear you say. Well, here's a wiki page, to get you started.
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Bonus
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Well it's simple. Revision and redrafting.
And Thank You to everyone who entered and voted in the last thread. And Bootaaay who provided the template for this op and the Alumni Archive.
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Poetry thread Rules version 1.2:
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1. This thread is not merely for winning or losing, but for critiquing and improving your own craft.
2. This poetry thread 'contest' will end on a Friday, and voting will last until Sunday at midnight. You cannot win unless you vote. Although you don't have to submit a piece to vote.
3. The winner must then provide the next challenge theme for the following two week period. Some weeks like during E3, this may not be possible, so we will have an interim one week period until normality is resumed. As a general rule, we like to keep this on the alternate week to the Creative Writing Thread.
4. There are no word count limits, make it as long or as short as you want.
5. Optional secondary objectives are not mandatory, you can include them or not.
6. Further addition to rule five: you can also try the secondary objective as a secondary piece. Just make sure you label it as such.
7. Vote for your favourite poems. Voters should award first, second and third places to their favourite three poems. Don't vote for the same author twice. And watch out for pieces that are labeled ineligible - comments on these pieces labelled as such are welcome but you just can't vote for them. Incidentally, feel free to vote even if you haven't submitted a piece - the more the merrier
8. During the count, First place is allocated three points. Second place is allocated two points. And third place is allocated one point.
9. In the event of a tie, the tally will be counted again with first place being allocated three and half points. If it isn't resolved then, it will be up to the OP (most likely the previous winner) to decide to how to go about things.
10. Winner gets a round of applause and will have the records stating it as such. After which Rule 3 is in effect and we start a new thread.
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Submission Deadline: (PST)
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The submission deadline is 11:59 PST, Friday 27th May 2011
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Voting Deadline: (PST)
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The voting deadline is 11:59 PST, Sunday 27th May 2011
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The NeoGAF Poetry Society: Previous Challenges:
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Poetry Challenge #01: Reflection
Poetry Challenge #02: Making the Blind See (+ 5W poems)
Poetry Challenge #03: Interior (+ Incorporate a song or album title)
Poetry Challenge #04: History (+ Dream Song poems)
Poetry Challenge #05: A View From Afar or Within (+ Clerihew poems)
Poetry Challenge #06: The Surreal and the Fantastical (+ Haikus)
Poetry Challenge #07: Expectations versus Reality (+ Ode)
Poetry Challenge #08: Mirror's Edge (+ Rhymes)
Poetry Challenge #09: Look on the Bright Side (+ poem must end with _________________ as it's last line)
Poetry Challenge #10: Obsolete (+ Ink)
Poetry Challenge #11: Pride (+ Kanye West)
Poetry Challenge #12: Passing By (+ Allegory)
Poetry Challenge #13: Take this Society (+ Ballards)
Poetry Challenge #14: The Dark (+ Add Zombies to taste)
Poetry Challenge #15: The Great Winter (+ Elegy)
Poetry Challenge #16: What Nature Reclaims (+ Lay)
Poetry Challenge #17: Storm Clouds Rising (+ First Person)
Poetry Challenge #18: The Phoenix (+ Enjambment)
Poetry Challenge #19: Psychopomps (+ Assonance)
Poetry Challenge #20: Death in the Family (+ Limericks)
Poetry Challenge #21: A Night on the Town (+ Didactic Poems)
Poetry Challenge #22: A Letter to the World (+ Inside Outside Poetry)
Poetry Challenge #23: The Blues
Poetry Challenge #24: Space, Above & Beyond (+ Prose Poetry)
Poetry Challenge #25: Futurism (+ Avoid Technology)
The NeoGAF Poetry Corner - Challenge #26: Prove You Exist
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Theme: Prove You Exist
___________________________________________________________________
This isn't a task. It's a theme.
Interpret it anyway, anyhow. You can completely drench your poem in its rain, or take this as your starting point.
Obviously, you can just write a poem, and by that measure, you will have already proven that you exist.
Ps. I've had pms about people wanting to submit but not having the courage to, and wanting to do it anonymously. And I think it's too easy to exploit this rule, so pm two of the poetry regulars if you can.
But seriously we are decent folk round here; at least I think we are.
Friends are cool too; and the above isn't a rule! I don't think anyone has ever objected anyhow. It just suddenly occurred to me as I was posting this thread.
___________________________________________________________________
Secondary Objective: Lyrical Poetry form.
___________________________________________________________________
You can enter a second poem if it is Lyrical Poetry. What's a Lyric Poem? I hear you say. Well, here's a wiki page, to get you started.
___________________________________________________________________
Bonus
___________________________________________________________________
Well it's simple. Revision and redrafting.
And Thank You to everyone who entered and voted in the last thread. And Bootaaay who provided the template for this op and the Alumni Archive.
___________________________________________________________________
Poetry thread Rules version 1.2:
___________________________________________________________________
1. This thread is not merely for winning or losing, but for critiquing and improving your own craft.
2. This poetry thread 'contest' will end on a Friday, and voting will last until Sunday at midnight. You cannot win unless you vote. Although you don't have to submit a piece to vote.
3. The winner must then provide the next challenge theme for the following two week period. Some weeks like during E3, this may not be possible, so we will have an interim one week period until normality is resumed. As a general rule, we like to keep this on the alternate week to the Creative Writing Thread.
4. There are no word count limits, make it as long or as short as you want.
5. Optional secondary objectives are not mandatory, you can include them or not.
6. Further addition to rule five: you can also try the secondary objective as a secondary piece. Just make sure you label it as such.
7. Vote for your favourite poems. Voters should award first, second and third places to their favourite three poems. Don't vote for the same author twice. And watch out for pieces that are labeled ineligible - comments on these pieces labelled as such are welcome but you just can't vote for them. Incidentally, feel free to vote even if you haven't submitted a piece - the more the merrier
8. During the count, First place is allocated three points. Second place is allocated two points. And third place is allocated one point.
9. In the event of a tie, the tally will be counted again with first place being allocated three and half points. If it isn't resolved then, it will be up to the OP (most likely the previous winner) to decide to how to go about things.
10. Winner gets a round of applause and will have the records stating it as such. After which Rule 3 is in effect and we start a new thread.
___________________________________________________________________
Submission Deadline: (PST)
___________________________________________________________________
The submission deadline is 11:59 PST, Friday 27th May 2011
___________________________________________________________________
Voting Deadline: (PST)
___________________________________________________________________
The voting deadline is 11:59 PST, Sunday 27th May 2011
___________________________________________________________________
The NeoGAF Poetry Society: Previous Challenges:
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Poetry Challenge #01: Reflection
Poetry Challenge #02: Making the Blind See (+ 5W poems)
Poetry Challenge #03: Interior (+ Incorporate a song or album title)
Poetry Challenge #04: History (+ Dream Song poems)
Poetry Challenge #05: A View From Afar or Within (+ Clerihew poems)
Poetry Challenge #06: The Surreal and the Fantastical (+ Haikus)
Poetry Challenge #07: Expectations versus Reality (+ Ode)
Poetry Challenge #08: Mirror's Edge (+ Rhymes)
Poetry Challenge #09: Look on the Bright Side (+ poem must end with _________________ as it's last line)
Poetry Challenge #10: Obsolete (+ Ink)
Poetry Challenge #11: Pride (+ Kanye West)
Poetry Challenge #12: Passing By (+ Allegory)
Poetry Challenge #13: Take this Society (+ Ballards)
Poetry Challenge #14: The Dark (+ Add Zombies to taste)
Poetry Challenge #15: The Great Winter (+ Elegy)
Poetry Challenge #16: What Nature Reclaims (+ Lay)
Poetry Challenge #17: Storm Clouds Rising (+ First Person)
Poetry Challenge #18: The Phoenix (+ Enjambment)
Poetry Challenge #19: Psychopomps (+ Assonance)
Poetry Challenge #20: Death in the Family (+ Limericks)
Poetry Challenge #21: A Night on the Town (+ Didactic Poems)
Poetry Challenge #22: A Letter to the World (+ Inside Outside Poetry)
Poetry Challenge #23: The Blues
Poetry Challenge #24: Space, Above & Beyond (+ Prose Poetry)
Poetry Challenge #25: Futurism (+ Avoid Technology)