poetry showdown

lumberjim · 04-11-2008, 11:11 PM

nominate your poetry gladiators

the nomination period is 1 week starting now. after this week, all nominated parties will be entered into a tournament grid by undertoad based on his personal ranking. he took some poetry class in college or something, and i think he'd be good at seeding....plus, with his field of 64 experience....he's a shoe in.

we have this week to argue about judging, scoring, and wether it's single or double elimination.

lumberjim · 04-11-2008, 11:15 PM

i'll nominate brianna...cuz i think she's got power.

and it's my 11,111th post....so she'd better fucking win.

Undertoad · 04-12-2008, 07:46 AM

I am happy to do this but we won't get 64 to do it with!

Trilby · 04-12-2008, 08:31 AM

Gee, Lj, thanks--but I can't begin to compete with some of these people!

Or, is this like some sort of joke like when they voted Carrie for Homecoming Queen and then poured pig's blood all over her? Coz if it is this sort of sick joke, I'm totally in. What should I wear?

For class I wrote another silly poem. It was supposed to be a "list of things you like" a la Gerard Manley Hopkins. It's my "oh, a 2nd grader wrote this!!" poem, but the class (filled with those not too far removed from 2nd grade) liked it.

I like the dark things, Halloween things,
Gleeful grins and voodoo queens;
Tarot decks and green moonbeams.

I like the pansy, fearful face and back,
Growling up at me from the bushpack
Poison mushroom cap, magic brick-a-brack.

I like the room beneath the Tree,
Cauldrons and witches, three by three
I like the unseen, silly world
That just might bite a careless girl.

lumberjim · 04-12-2008, 02:51 PM

Wait for the showdown!

doesnt matter how many are in.....

lets start nominating, though.

brainna
giant salamander
sundae girl

skysidhe · 04-12-2008, 07:02 PM

LJ.

For some reason I think you are a poet. Or maybe I remember you quoting shakesphere and I am confused.
* shrug* My recollection is vauge but I stand by my nomination.

Sundae · 04-12-2008, 07:06 PM

Bless you Jim
I'll be in, but I have to know the parameters

If it's free verse, all well and good
but if we are given a form (my preference) then I would like it in advance
no extra points for form adhered to if not specified!

what's that sucking sound?
oh I appear to be disappearing up my own anus!!!

I nominate Shawnee to take part before I go

skysidhe · 04-12-2008, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

For class I wrote another silly poem. It was supposed to be a "list of things you like" a la Gerard Manley Hopkins. It's my "oh, a 2nd grader wrote this!!" poem, but the class (filled with those not too far removed from 2nd grade) liked it.

I like the dark things, Halloween things,
Gleeful grins and voodoo queens;
Tarot decks and green moonbeams.

I like the pansy, fearful face and back,
Growling up at me from the bushpack
Poison mushroom cap, magic brick-a-brack.

I like the room beneath the Tree,
Cauldrons and witches, three by three
I like the unseen, silly world
That just might bite a careless girl.

Don't put it down. Someone has got to write for children. I've been in alot of school libraries and it fits in so well. Now all you need is an illustrator. Yeah your poem totally sends a person back to the classroom and was there any more magical time than the anticipation of Halloween when your in the 2nd grade?

I think not!

jinx · 04-12-2008, 07:51 PM

I nominate Flint.

lumberjim · 04-12-2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Bless you Jim
I'll be in, but I have to know the parameters

If it's free verse, all well and good
but if we are given a form (my preference) then I would like it in advance
no extra points for form adhered to if not specified!

what's that sucking sound?
oh I appear to be disappearing up my own anus!!!

I nominate Shawnee to take part before I go

i think there should be no rules about verse, meter or length.

i think it should be head to head:
two people are paired, and have 1 day to post a poem (24 hours from the announcement of the match)
then we somehow decide who won, a winner advances
but thats just what I think.

how has dana not been nominated yet? too obvious? UT..you too

also!
self nominations are acceptable!

who else feels froggy?

Undertoad · 04-13-2008, 10:12 AM

Danac is our poet laureate

richlevy · 04-13-2008, 10:31 AM

I nominate TW. It would be interesting to see him take his 500 word essays and move to a shorter form.

M B A psychos
Greed abuses quality
Americas loss

Trilby · 04-13-2008, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

I nominate TW. It would be interesting to see him take his 500 word essays and move to a shorter form.

M B A psychos
Greed abuses quality
Americas loss

I second it.

classicman · 04-13-2008, 01:55 PM

Third-ed!

Cicero · 04-13-2008, 03:28 PM

Ha...no one nominated the slam poet. plbbt.

04-11-2008, 11:11 PM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	poetry showdown nominate your poetry gladiators the nomination period is 1 week starting now. after this week, all nominated parties will be entered into a tournament grid by undertoad based on his personal ranking. he took some poetry class in college or something, and i think he'd be good at seeding....plus, with his field of 64 experience....he's a shoe in. we have this week to argue about judging, scoring, and wether it's single or double elimination. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-11-2008, 11:15 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i'll nominate brianna...cuz i think she's got power. and it's my 11,111th post....so she'd better fucking win. Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 04-11-2008 at 11:22 PM.

04-12-2008, 08:31 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Gee, Lj, thanks--but I can't begin to compete with some of these people! Or, is this like some sort of joke like when they voted Carrie for Homecoming Queen and then poured pig's blood all over her? Coz if it is this sort of sick joke, I'm totally in. What should I wear? For class I wrote another silly poem. It was supposed to be a "list of things you like" a la Gerard Manley Hopkins. It's my "oh, a 2nd grader wrote this!!" poem, but the class (filled with those not too far removed from 2nd grade) liked it. I like the dark things, Halloween things, Gleeful grins and voodoo queens; Tarot decks and green moonbeams. I like the pansy, fearful face and back, Growling up at me from the bushpack Poison mushroom cap, magic brick-a-brack. I like the room beneath the Tree, Cauldrons and witches, three by three I like the unseen, silly world That just might bite a careless girl. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-12-2008, 02:51 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Wait for the showdown! doesnt matter how many are in..... lets start nominating, though. brainna giant salamander sundae girl __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-12-2008, 07:06 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Bless you Jim I'll be in, but I have to know the parameters If it's free verse, all well and good but if we are given a form (my preference) then I would like it in advance no extra points for form adhered to if not specified! what's that sucking sound? oh I appear to be disappearing up my own anus!!! I nominate Shawnee to take part before I go __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

04-12-2008, 07:46 AM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I am happy to do this but we won't get 64 to do it with!

04-12-2008, 07:02 PM	#6
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	LJ. For some reason I think you are a poet. Or maybe I remember you quoting shakesphere and I am confused. * shrug* My recollection is vauge but I stand by my nomination.

04-12-2008, 07:51 PM	#9
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I nominate Flint. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

04-13-2008, 10:12 AM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Danac is our poet laureate

04-13-2008, 10:31 AM	#12
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I nominate TW. It would be interesting to see him take his 500 word essays and move to a shorter form. M B A psychos Greed abuses quality Americas loss __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

04-13-2008, 01:55 PM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Third-ed! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

04-13-2008, 03:28 PM	#15
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Ha...no one nominated the slam poet. plbbt. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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