DT - Event 1: Shape Poems

18 posts1, 2
User avatar
Gender Female
Points 23875
Reviews 521
Use this discussion post to ask questions about the event. Remember to post your actual entries in the main thread. :)
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid.

she/her | team monkeys | #unclassified




User avatar
Gender Other
Points 31396
Reviews 760
Woot!

What fools these mortals be!
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream


Who cares if one more light goes out?
Well I do.

Linkin Park
One More Light






User avatar
Gender Female
Points 575
Reviews 193
So, if I'm on a team, how do I indicate that when I submit an entry? Or does it matter?




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 23875
Reviews 521
@herbgirl, as far as I know, it doesn't matter.

@Iggy, confirmation? :)
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid.

she/her | team monkeys | #unclassified




User avatar
Gender Male
Points 15167
Reviews 175
Hey-- really excited for this! I've never written a shape poem before and it looks super rad.

One question: can I write my poem on paper? You said "screenshot" so I wasn't so sure.

Anyway, nice start to the Olympics!
John. Queer guy, writer, fan of stuff.

~ Some men are born in their bodies, others have to fight for it. ~




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 8976
Reviews 983
@herbgirl - you can state your team in the post where you submit your entries if you wish. It'll certainly help the hosts out when judging :)
“I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then."
- Lewis Carroll




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 23875
Reviews 521
@Harker, I'm glad you're so excited! I'm thrilled myself to see what kind of things you guys come up with. :)

I'm going to say no to paper. Traditional entries would be likely to have unfair advantages over the typed ones, since you'd be easily capable of changing the font size or flipping it around to fit the shape.
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid.

she/her | team monkeys | #unclassified




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 18884
Reviews 802
@felistia That looks amazing! What program did you use to turn the text into a shape?
I bought a cactus. A week later it died. I got depressed because I thought Damn, I am less nurturing than a desert.
-Demetri Martin




User avatar
Gender Male
Points 15167
Reviews 175
After seeing the first two entries, I am feeling thoroughly defeated. My poem is a large and unsightly blob.

Excellent job, @Dracula and @felistia!
John. Queer guy, writer, fan of stuff.

~ Some men are born in their bodies, others have to fight for it. ~




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 7146
Reviews 524




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 23875
Reviews 521
These are beautiful! I'm very impressed. @Dracula, what did you use?
John 14:27
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid.

she/her | team monkeys | #unclassified




User avatar
Gender Other
Points 300
Reviews 417
@Mea


USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA

"Words say little to the mind compared to space thundering with images and crammed with sounds."

stranger, strangelove, drstrangelove, strange, willard




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 90000
Reviews 1085
@Strange - I didn't get a Fourth of July, so I'm being patriotic today instead. :P
We're all stories in the end.

I think of you as a fairy with a green dress and a flower crown and stuff.
-EternalRain

I think you, @Deanie and I are like the Three Book Nerd Musketeers of YWS.
-bluewaterlily




User avatar
Gender Female
Points 18884
Reviews 802
@felistia I feel like I should bow at your feet if you did that in Word. *bows* *feeds you grapes* *fans* Amazing!

@Wolfical I found a website that makes spiral text, then I added the extras in Paint.
I bought a cactus. A week later it died. I got depressed because I thought Damn, I am less nurturing than a desert.
-Demetri Martin




User avatar
Gender None specified
Points 24185
Reviews 299
I have sorely underestimated all of you. I'm doomed. o-o
S'io credesse che mia risposta fosse
a persona che mai tornasse al mondo,
questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.
Ma per ciò che giammai di questo fondo
non tornò vivo alcun, s'i' odo il vero,
senza tema d'infamia ti rispondo.

Inferno, Canto 27, l 61-66.



i wouldn't mess with me if i were you, pal. i have 66 followers on yws!
— riprxnin