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BigBadBear
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 Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: Word of the Day Poetry Contest |
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I really found this fun when I did this on my own so:
OBJECTIVE: Write me a poem using the dictionary.com word of the day. This is the fun of it. I have written a poem using the word 'lissome' as it was the word of the day. It is found here..
DATES:3/7/08 - 3/31/08. Can be extended if needed.
RULES:
-Can be any length
-Must include the word of the day more than once
-The word does not have the be the main focus, although it should have some impact on the poem.
-Please post the link to your poem here.
-Please include the word of the day definition, the date that it was word of the day and your poem all in one post.
PRIZES:
1. 4 critiques
2. 2 critiques
3. 100 points or 1 critique
Runner up will be congratulated.
Please, this contest will not work unless we have AT LEAST three to four poems. This is not a hard contest, and yet it is extremely fun.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, this looks fun. I;m not very good at poems but I might give it a go. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:30 am Post subject: |
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Word of which day, or does it matter? There will be quite a few to choose from....
I might just try it. |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:17 am Post subject: |
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Yeah. It doesn't matter. But it has to be a recent word of the day. Not from last month. So, basically, it has to be the word of the day starting from March 7 - 31.
Yeah.
Today's word of the day is awesome. I forget what it is, but it means fate. Oooh! Mysterious!
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Ye, I saw that word yesterday, what was it...
Oh ye! Kismet! |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Ooh, looks interesting.
Add my name to the pot!
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