Poetry Olympics

[daughter]

Members--

Hope this isn't a duplicate announcement


Congratulations to all the poets who participated in Lite's first Poetry Olympics. Here's a list of the teams and their entries. Please show them your support by taking time to read, vote and send feedback. We have individual threads in the "Story & Poetry Feedback" if you like to leave your well wishes publicly.

We had a great time. Some cool poetry emerged because of the event, and we hope that more folks will take time to appreciate this form of creative writing.

Some GB regulars who participated include Dillinger, Lovetoread, and alltherage and a host of others. In total we had 21 poets!

Please join me congratulating these writers. They're our friends and peers.


ProseActshttp://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=34700
1.debbiexxx 2. lovetoread 3. Savage Kitten


Risque Refrainshttp://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=34714
1. Dillinger 2. Tigerjen 3. Perky_baby



Prose and Conshttp://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=34562
1. S.A. Storm 2.Enchanted 3. mskittykatt



Bad2Versehttp://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=34752
1. Erosman 2. Katpurrs 3. KillerMuffin


Haiku do youhttp://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=34759
1. daughter 2. Ariosto 3. alltherage



Consenting Coupletshttp://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=34701
1. TheDR4KE 2. REDWAVE 3. WickedEve



Rhyme N Punishmenthttp://www.literotica.com/stories/showstory.php?id=34723
1. Camille 2. Maid of Marvels 3. RisiaSkye

Special thanks to Unmasked Poet for organizing the event.

Peace,

daughter

 

[Savage Kitten]

*click click*

Cool news flash dudette! Great minds think alike *wink*


It is just amazing to me how many people came together and so eagerly participated in this thing! More outbursts of intelligence like this and we could actually consider making our world a better place *wink*



Sk~

 

[lovetoread]

Bumping this for purely selfish reasons.

 

[daughter]

If you aren't busy

and activity isn't that high right now, would somebody please read our poems and vote.

A shameless plug.

Peace,

daughter

 

[lovetoread]

Might I mention the ProseActs version of
Live , is a very good place to start reading?

 

[WickedEve]

Go ahead and mention it lovetoread! It is a good place to start--but don't stop there. You'll be surprised by all the different versions!

 

[Dillinger]

Read them all... everyone put their minds and hearts into it... I think they all deserve credit... so read and vote...

 

[Debbie]

It was great to participate in!
The combination of three completely different people writing one stanza each to complete a poem. No easy feat I can tell you but the results are amazing.

 

[daughter]

participants

and readers, we'd love your feedback in the threads, too. For those who are interested the latest stats are available in the Olympic thread. See where entries rank and the number of votes they've snagged thus far.

Thanks for all the support.

Peace,

daughter

 

[daughter]

Check out what's being said

about our participants.

Below is my review on Rhyme and Punishment

This was my favorite poem. This work has several things going for it. Structurally, the form is solid. Camille starts out with a definitive pattern and rhyme. Risia matches it perfectly and Marvel makes a commendable effort at maintaining it. I suspect that Marvel intuitively was trying to parallel the structure and she focused more or carrying the theme and style of the work. All three poets, give us engaging, intimate, concrete images.

Camille starts out with just the right amount of feather and grain. Great contrast with the sounds and imagery in the opening stanza. “muffled inside pillow face down screams” is a kickass image that is both raw and sensual. The opening reflects on the physical intimacy between lovers. Every line enhances the read.

Marvel makes a nice transition with the repetition she takes from the first stanza and follows with more private glimpses into the lives of lovers. Here, my favorite line is “The rhythmic click of heels on bare wood floors”. This is a wonderful image that conjures immediate snapshots of dancing, dinners on upscale loft floors, young lovers scurrying out of studio apartments to chic affairs. The only bump for me was the abrupt transition to loss and absence.

Risia, makes up the hiccup. She is clearly in step with Camille’s choreography. She perfectly matches the meter and rhyme. Her images are mirror images of subtlety and primal energy between lovers,

gliding out open windows
stifled behind closed teeth cries of need.

Smooth transition from walls to windows. How more in succinct can stanzas be? Walls and windows are great metaphors for the stages in both the relationship and the conclusion of the poem. Camille’s images are private moments in private spaces. Risia alerts the reader of the loss with open spaces, public places. The last line was not the strongest finish given the precision and calculated lines that preceded it, but it certainly gives the poem closure.

I thoroughly enjoyed this poem. I gave it my only 5, and I rarely rank works this high. However, you demonstrate laudable skill, art, and feeling in this work.

Well done, ladies.

Peace,

daughter

 

[Savage Kitten]

*bump*

~shameless plug~

The Strip Tease Dream Team

ProseActs - "Live"

 

[daughter]

Shameless plug

Many of you might not be poetry fans but we're still asking for your votes.

In the lead is Prose and Cons with a score of 4.31 and running a close race is Rhyme N Punishment with a score of 4.25.

Now back to your regularly schedule programming

Peace,

daughter

 

[sch00lteacher]

I will certainly read the poems, just let me get to them Saturday. Someone remind me! I can't wait to see how you guys did.

 

[lovetoread]

ProseActs

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