Plug your own POEM

[impressive]

I've been thinking about starting this thread for a while, and now is a prime time. Over in the Poetry Feedback & Discussion forum, there is a contest going on. Check it out. There are 3 sticky semi-final polls posted. Vote for your favorite poem in each poll. (The authors are NOT revealed, so it's a blind taste test.) The top vote-getters in each poll will proceed to the finals. This is planned to be a monthly themed poetry contest. January's theme is the view of winter through a window.

(Yes, one of the poems is mine -- but I'm not telling which one, or even which poll it's in. If you can guess, PM me. I won't confirm/deny until after the contest ends, though.)

Now ... the rest of the thread can be shameless self-promotion of your poetry.

~Imp

 

[minsue]

I voted yesterday. Will you tell me?

 

[English Lady]

Voting as I speak

I think I have acouple of poems submitted my favourite is:


A Spanking Good Time

 

[Guest]

Link is in my sigline.
both of my poems mean alot to me and its where i have poured out my soul...

 

[Liar]

Just a bump to tell you all to go vote on the contest.

Oh right, here's the mandatory plug. (not part of the contest, just a regular poem)

#L

 

[rikaaim]

I just had a new poem post yesterday and would appreciate and reads, votes, and feedback. Thanks.

 

[rikaaim]

Thanks very much to those who have read and already voted.

 

[shereads]

My Poem

Consider our friend the tomato
The red thing that rhymes with potato
It's ripe and it's round
And it sprouts from the ground
And it's not what they grow in I-day-ho.

 

[impressive]

Re: My Poem

Consider our friend the tomato
The red thing that rhymes with potato
It's ripe and it's round
And it sprouts from the ground
And it's not what they grow in I-day-ho.

BRAVA! BRAVA! Muy mucho tasty.

 

[Honey123]

so what do you do? How do you join in? Is it too late? How long does the poem have to be?

Am I asking too many questions?

 

[impressive]

so what do you do? How do you join in? Is it too late? How long does the poem have to be?

Am I asking too many questions?

Submissions are closed for January and the voting has commenced. There's a support thread over there, too -- with the rules, etc. in it.

It's not too late to vote on the January entries, though. So -- GO VOTE!

 

[Honey123]

Submissions are closed for January and the voting has commenced. There's a support thread over there, too -- with the rules, etc. in it.

It's not too late to vote on the January entries, though. So -- GO VOTE!

Yes, Ma'am

 

[mismused]

Uh-uh!

Link is in my sigline.
both of my poems mean alot to me and its where i have poured out my soul...

=======================

Sorry, dolls, you haven't poured out your soul there, it just dripped off of your faces. God, you two look so sweet. *Major, continual Sigh!*

mismused

PS: Why didn't you turn the pic so I could see you both equally? Neck hurts, and almost dropped my monitor trying to see Lucky. Love it, though.

 

[Liar]

Re: Uh-uh!

Sorry, dolls, you haven't poured out your soul there, it just dripped off of your faces. God, you two look so sweet. *Major, continual Sigh!*

snigger

PS: Why didn't you turn the pic so I could see you both equally? Neck hurts, and almost dropped my monitor trying to see Lucky. Love it, though.

Agreed, that is one very good pic. Bestest smiles on the AH right now.


Ok, to steer this back on topic. It's been a whole bunch of new votes counted in the poetry contest the last few hours. Must be the AH joining in. Good call om pimpin the voting round in here, Imp.

 

[Guest]

Re: My Poem

Consider our friend the tomato
The red thing that rhymes with potato
It's ripe and it's round
And it sprouts from the ground
And it's not what they grow in I-day-ho.

It's pretty good, but it doesn't rhyme.

 

[impressive]

Over in the Poetry Feedback & Discussion forum, there is a contest going on. Check it out. There are 3 sticky semi-final polls posted. Vote for your favorite poem in each poll. (The authors are NOT revealed, so it's a blind taste test.) The top vote-getters in each poll will proceed to the finals. This is planned to be a monthly themed poetry contest. January's theme is the view of winter through a window.

BUMP -- GO VOTE!

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Re: Re: Plug your own POEM

BUMP -- GO VOTE!

ON ALL THREE POLLS, DAMN IT!

 

[Liar]

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ON ALL THREE POLLS, DAMN IT!

Yeah, two seems to be lagging behind. Lazy buggers.

 

[minsue]

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Yeah, two seems to be lagging behind. Lazy buggers.

Imp won't tell me which was hers. Liar, will you give a poor curious goose a break and tell me which is yours? *flutters eyelashes sweetly, or whatever it is girls do to get guys to do what they want *


(Oddly, I'm not positive which is yours which shocks the hell out of me )

 

[impressive]

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Imp won't tell me which was hers.

I wanna see you GUESS. I'm quite curious to learn if I have a recognizable "style" or "flavor."



Okay, Bel will have something to say about the "flavor" comment.

 

[minsue]

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I wanna see you GUESS. I'm quite curious to learn if I have a recognizable "style" or "flavor."



Okay, Bel will have something to say about the "flavor" comment.

I'm not even going to embarass myself by trying, sweets. I've been following Liar around like a groupie for months (OMG, a lot of months now that I think on it) and while I've a guess as to his, I'm not positive. If I can't tell his, I can't even begin to guess anyone else's.



(or something that comes across less creepy....)

 

[Liar]

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Imp won't tell me which was hers. Liar, will you give a poor curious goose a break and tell me which is yours? *flutters eyelashes sweetly, or whatever it is girls do to get guys to do what they want *


(Oddly, I'm not positive which is yours which shocks the hell out of me )

Not until after the final voting round, hun. We're just in the semis so far.

 

[shereads]

Re: Re: My Poem

It's pretty good, but it doesn't rhyme.

Does too. And so what if it doesn't? Maybe it's freeform.



Dammit, Lou, that was going to be my Valentine's contest entry. My first-ever story submission. All I had to do was add some sex, maybe a father-daughter incest thing; I was thinking she might slice one of the tomatoes into heart shapes for her daddy's salad. A quick proofread, some extra sex at the end, and Presto! I'd be back in the AH asking The Question.

I felt pretty good about my story. Now my confidence is shattered.

 

[impressive]

New Poem Plug

Okay, new poem up today: There's Always Heaven

Inspired by an exchange with logophile on the Valentine's Day Contest support thread.

Have a look, please!

 

[impressive]

They're not mine, but I'm plugging them anyway. Here are two wonderfully evocative poems. (Keep your tissues handy.)

Little Girl (by sack)

Late Correspondence (by foehn)