Vote for the poem(s) you feel is the best (up to two). Remember to adhere to the "Honor Code" when voting.
While it is understood there is no absolute means to monitor the intent of a vote, we ask each PRC participant to exercise integrity when voting out of respect for the contest:
- Please give each poetry submission an equal opportunity in attaining your vote.
- Please read, or at least skim, all the entries before voting.
- Please do not vote for your friends just because they're your friends.
The Poetry Running Contest puts good faith in its participants to act in an honorable manner.
Contestants, remember, you are required required to vote (and you can't vote for yourself)!
Happy voting!
*Interested new participants should submit their poems here.
I voted for these ones:
I Had A Dream: Got my first vote. I really enjoyed this. The dream imagery and sadness spoke to me. Kind of awkward how lines 5 and 6 kind of rhyme but nothing else does. It didn't impact my enjoyment of the poem though.
I, Battle Hymn: Got my second vote. I liked, good structure to this.
These have a special non-votey place in my heart:
Incendiary Lyrics: The first two lines really felt like they should be the AB for an ABAB rhyme scheme to me. I didn't connect with it much past that. the word "Lyrics" in the title made me want the rhyming even more.
Minutes: Feels incomplete. Could use just a stronger ending. Still really like the brevity.
goldfish: I liked the fun awkward fish language in this.
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I was very impressed by this week's submissions. A very somber collection this week (or at least that was the feeling I got from most of the works) and very interesting pieces.
Four Day Span: I enjoyed this piece. And what makes it great is that almost anyone can relate to a week like this regardless of the order of days, however, to me the poem feels like its essence is lost in its simplicity.
Easter Sunday: Blippy hits it hard as usual, but I just couldn't click with this one this week. The strongest line that really hit me though was the last one. "While progress moves with glacial speed," Brilliance, I'd have to say.
Goldfish: Really put me into the perspective of a goldfish.
Hospital Parking Lot: I'm not sure if it was because I don't like hospitals or parking lots, but I feel that the grimness of the poem was well placed.
Incendiary Lyrics: It felt like a metal song in a poem, so it got my vote. The short spoken and brief and subtle rhyme made it stand out to me, as well as the threatening tone that I've been able to relate to recently.
I, Battle Hymn: This one made me feel like Sarkhan Vol, and as a fan of the limerick/Rime of the Ancient Mariner it reminded me of those poetic structures which is why it got my vote.
To be honest, I would've loved to vote for more than the two that I did.
It's also nice to be back at it after a creative hiatus. I spent a lot of time listening, learning, and sharing rather than creating lately, and now that I've calmed down from that a bit I can focus more and submitting new stuff!
Here are the Poetry submissions for this week:
Four Day Span by Lucknorris
I Had a Dream by Pancake_Puffs
Easter Sunday by Blippytheslug
Goldfish by Preve
Minutes by 4thdimensionalbubble
Hospital Parking Lot by Talore
Incendiary Lyrics by iCwalzy
I, Battle Hymn by IceCreamMan80
Vote for the poem(s) you feel is the best (up to two). Remember to adhere to the "Honor Code" when voting.
While it is understood there is no absolute means to monitor the intent of a vote, we ask each PRC participant to exercise integrity when voting out of respect for the contest:
- Please give each poetry submission an equal opportunity in attaining your vote.
- Please read, or at least skim, all the entries before voting.
- Please do not vote for your friends just because they're your friends.
The Poetry Running Contest puts good faith in its participants to act in an honorable manner.
Contestants, remember, you are required required to vote (and you can't vote for yourself)!
Happy voting!
*Interested new participants should submit their poems here.
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Dream got my second vote.
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“Thus strangely are our souls constructed, and by slight ligaments
are we bound to prosperity and ruin.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
I Had A Dream: Got my first vote. I really enjoyed this. The dream imagery and sadness spoke to me. Kind of awkward how lines 5 and 6 kind of rhyme but nothing else does. It didn't impact my enjoyment of the poem though.
I, Battle Hymn: Got my second vote. I liked, good structure to this.
These have a special non-votey place in my heart:
Incendiary Lyrics: The first two lines really felt like they should be the AB for an ABAB rhyme scheme to me. I didn't connect with it much past that. the word "Lyrics" in the title made me want the rhyming even more.
Minutes: Feels incomplete. Could use just a stronger ending. Still really like the brevity.
goldfish: I liked the fun awkward fish language in this.
like pen pencil computer
sometimes prolific
sometimes a neuter
Four Day Span: I enjoyed this piece. And what makes it great is that almost anyone can relate to a week like this regardless of the order of days, however, to me the poem feels like its essence is lost in its simplicity.
Easter Sunday: Blippy hits it hard as usual, but I just couldn't click with this one this week. The strongest line that really hit me though was the last one. "While progress moves with glacial speed," Brilliance, I'd have to say.
Goldfish: Really put me into the perspective of a goldfish.
Hospital Parking Lot: I'm not sure if it was because I don't like hospitals or parking lots, but I feel that the grimness of the poem was well placed.
Incendiary Lyrics: It felt like a metal song in a poem, so it got my vote. The short spoken and brief and subtle rhyme made it stand out to me, as well as the threatening tone that I've been able to relate to recently.
I, Battle Hymn: This one made me feel like Sarkhan Vol, and as a fan of the limerick/Rime of the Ancient Mariner it reminded me of those poetic structures which is why it got my vote.
To be honest, I would've loved to vote for more than the two that I did.
It's also nice to be back at it after a creative hiatus. I spent a lot of time listening, learning, and sharing rather than creating lately, and now that I've calmed down from that a bit I can focus more and submitting new stuff!
Really nice word flow, pretty cool subject matter, all around good poem.
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