SPU Poetry Contest #1: Announcement!

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Steemit Poets United - Contest Week 1

Last week, we have asked for feedback on contest formats (check the original post), and we received great input! There were two particular options that have received almost equal postiive feedback. As suggested in one of the comments, we will be alternating between these two more popular choices. These choices were option A and option D on the original post. This week's format will be using Option A - Poetry Prompt.

The poetry prompts will be selected from our own poets, who have consistently been active. Some of these have been featured in the curation project of SPU Best Poetry of the Week.

Note: If anyone is looking to guest judge future contests, feel free to contact me through discord. One must be an active poet on Steemit Poets United to be eligble. This week, @sammynathaniels will be helping me judge the contest.

Prizes

The prizes for week 1 have been massively increased by a sizeable donation of 6SBD from @angelveselinov! Therefore, for this week, the prizes are as following:

RankPrize
1st7SBD
2nd3SBD
3rd1SBD

It is important to note that this prize money comes from our pockets. We kindly request that you upvote and resteem this post. Sharing the word helps us earn more payouts, with ensures that we have enough SBD to cover the prizepool. Currently, we will be using from our own wallets to provide you a great opportunity. I believe that more than the prize, the encouragement and exposure are rewarding as well.

Thank you @angelveselinov for the donation:

If anyone would like to donate to the prizepool to be added, transfer SBD to my wallet with the memo: SPU Contest 1 Prizepool. You could also invest in next week's prizepool, with the memo: SPU Contest 2 Prizepool, and you will get mentioned in the contest announcement.

Poetry Prompts

Poetry Quote 1

Laughter; a deception, a lie
Hiding truth in white teeth,
Smiling at you as if the world
Was a playground and butterflies
Were never cocoons eaten by bats.

Taken from the second poem in Photography and Poetry, by @warpedpoetic.

Poetry Quote 2

if I only had a match to light
and see where I am now
wrong side of heaven
or righteous
depth of
hell?

Taken from the poem LOST, by @lymepoet.

Poetry Quote 3

life's wind in my head,
it refuses to play dead
and keeps resisting the forces of changing

Taken from A Birthday Limerick, by @madevi

Rules

  • Your poem has to be inspired by ONE of the pieces above. Inspiration can be emotive or literal, and can use the whole quote or just a word or a phrase. Note, you may read the full poem to understand the context; preferably let the inspiration flow from the quoted part.
  • No restrictions on length or rhyming. Feel free - use your freedom wisely.
  • The post's title has to be "SPU Poetry Contest #1: POEM_TITLE". Obviously, replace POEM_TITLE with your poem's actual title.
  • In the post, provide a link to the poem you chose (before or after the poem). This helps the poet gain some more exposure.
  • Use poetsunited as the FIRST tag.
  • Upvote this post. Resteem is optional, but appreciated.
  • Copy the link to your poem, and post it on the comments below.
  • If your poetry is featured in one of the prompts, you are obliged to choose one of the other two options.

Deadline for entries closes once this post has been paid out. We will do our best to announce winners and the following contest as quickly as possible.

Clarification Edit: The deadline is Sunday, 25th of February. For precise timing, keep an eye out on when this post pays out.

You must respect Steemit rules! No plagiarism allowed. If you are going to use photos or pictures on your post, make sure that you are allowed to use them, and to source the content. Any breaking of rules will be notified and the entry will not be accepted.

Judging Notes

We try to keep this contest as fair and objective as possible. Subjectivity always comes to play, and that's why we try to have more than one judge. Transparency is a big part of steemit, and we would like to share things we will be looking out for:

  • Originality and Creativity: We like new ideas. Impress us! Whether it's the language used or the form of the poem, we appreciate innovation.
  • Coherence: We prefer that the poem/lines/stanzas transitions smoothly.
  • Logical Structure: Make use of every line and stanza - they should logically fit within the structure of the poem.
  • Rhythm/Rhyme: We do not request a rhyme scheme or a metered poem, but do pay attention the overall rhythm. If rhymes are used, we will also evaluate if these were used well, or were instead forced.
  • Aftermath: Powerful poetry should make us feel something, or should send us into deep thought and reflection.
  • Inspiration: We seek that there is at least a faint inspiration from the poetry quote you chose. Inspiration is more flattering than imitation, so be sure to be inspired and take it to new directions.

Feel free to ask any queries in the comments. I will do my best to respond in a timely manner.


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Your entry has been approved :) I'll be taking a deeper look later on

Your entry has been approved. Thank you for participating!

I got my inspiration for two poets out of three mentioned on the contest. The first and the second. They both added supernatural and nature to the mix.
@lymepoet poem titled LOST give me an inspiration about a supernatural presence when she mentioned "heaven or hell" and about the awareness of nature as she writes about the "Clouds and raindrops".
@warpedpoetic poem also inspired me when he also mentioned the presence supernatural being in his poetry and about nature and seasons of the climate.

So this is my entry.
https://steemit.com/poetsunited/@unserious/spu-poetry-contest-1-katsina-blues-7d43b9d21697c

Your entry has been approved. That's interesting, to take two prompts. I'll be looking forward to read it and see how it played out :)

@moneyinfant has added your contest to the list Steemit Writing Contests: Issue #24. The list is updated on a daily basis and your contest will remain on the list until its expiration - there's nothing you need to do.

The list was created to save writers the excessive amount of time spent searching through the #contest tag for writing contests. Now they can just come to the list each day, see new contests and use their time doing what they love - writing.

If you'd like to help spread the word about the Steemit Writing Contest List I'd really appreciate a resteem, but it certainly isn't necessary. The project is simply meant to help writers save time and contest creators attract more contestants.

P.S. If you know of any contests I've missed I'd love to hear about them. Thanks!

This poem has been approved! Will be reading it soon ;)

Your entry has been approved! The contest doesn't end until Sunday :)

hi guys, so I was informed of this post by @sharoonyasir and now I am a member of the Steemit Poets United .... yay !!!!
here is my entry
https://steemit.com/poetsunited/@klynic/spu-poetry-contest-1-joy-activist

Thanks
I await my approval status @poetrybyjeremy

Welcome to Steemit Poets United! Your entry has been approved :) We hope you enjoy it in our community!

I plan to ..

Great been looking forward to this contest... Couldn't submit my post for the last one... Hopefully my phone doesn't act up again...

Will be looking forward to your entry! You have 7 days, so hopefully, you will have enough time to write, and your phone will give you enough chance to post.

Poem writing is one of my passions and I found a niche here on #Steemit. Thank you for giving me and other poetry lovers and writers the chance to express ones thought. I wish everyone all the best.

It's my pleasure! I have enjoyed writing poetry for almost 4 years now, and most sites lacked the kind of connection that is available on Steemit. I'm glad I can organise contests and bring more people to the Steemit Poets United community :)

Your entry has been approved! Will be looking forward to reading it quietly :)

Happy to hear it, Jeremy, and I hope it keeps you good company 🙏🏼

I am excited about this contest. I like that I can do free verse. The lack of restrictions on the Poetry is awesome. I also like the prompt idea. Great contest.

Glad that the lack of restrictions helped you! I like to give as much power and control towards the poet. Especially when it comes to form, there is a lot of room for creativity, and restrictions would lock that creativity into a small box.

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