get BLITZed!
Poetry Contest
the challenge: write a blitz poem.
*please read rules below very carefully*
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the blitz poem, created by robert keim, is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow.
it is meant to be read very quickly.
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rules....
~ begin with short phrase (it may be a cliché) in line 1
~ line 2 begins with the same first word as line 1
~ lines 3 and 4 begin with the last word of line 2
~ lines 5 and 6 begin with the last word of line 4
....and so on, continuing with each subsequent pair beginning with the last word of the line above them - this establishes a pattern of repetition which is continued through line 48.
*note: lines 1-48 should be short but at least two words.
~ line 49 is the last word of 48
~ line 50 is the last word of 47
~ the title must be only three words in the following order:
1. first word from the line 3
2. preposition or conjunction
3. first word from line 47
~ NO punctuation
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*see details in announcement for an example
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 60.00 member dollars. There are 6 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, August 9, 2014.
Full Contest Listing
*please read rules below very carefully*
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the blitz poem, created by robert keim, is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow.
it is meant to be read very quickly.
-------------
rules....
~ begin with short phrase (it may be a cliché) in line 1
~ line 2 begins with the same first word as line 1
~ lines 3 and 4 begin with the last word of line 2
~ lines 5 and 6 begin with the last word of line 4
....and so on, continuing with each subsequent pair beginning with the last word of the line above them - this establishes a pattern of repetition which is continued through line 48.
*note: lines 1-48 should be short but at least two words.
~ line 49 is the last word of 48
~ line 50 is the last word of 47
~ the title must be only three words in the following order:
1. first word from the line 3
2. preposition or conjunction
3. first word from line 47
~ NO punctuation
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*see details in announcement for an example
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 60.00 member dollars. There are 6 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Saturday, August 9, 2014.
