April Madness 2017

Rydia · 2017-03-19T13:37:49Z

What is April Madness? 18 Poets (number to be confirmed) face off against one another to be named the supreme poet of YWS! They compete in a series of rounds, each poet submitting a poem to be compared with their opponent's. The Competitors Please post on this thread to sign up for one of the places. If there are no places left but you wish to take part, please sign up to be a replacement. All replacement poets will submit a poem during round one between the 1st and 3rd April. Should any contestant fail to submit their poem, you will then face their opponent instead. Sign ups will run until the 3rd April but if we don't have 18 by then, they will be extended through the duration of round one. Anyone joining after the 3rd April should post a poem regardless of whether they have been assigned a rival yet. If we have significantly less than 18 then I'll adjust the rounds to make it work. Judges @Rydia @Nikayla @Meshugenah @TheMaieuticMesmerist @Steggy (please let me know if you would like to help judge, it does not prevent you from taking part.) Contestants 1. @Rydia 2. @Lumi 3. @PrincessInk 4. @niteowl 5. @Nikayla 6. @TheSilverFox 7. @Sheyren 8. @alliyah 9. @Hannah 10. @fortis 11. @Meshugenah 12. @Willard 13. @Aley 14. @silverhanded 15. @steam1244 16. @Casanova 17. @LMJRayner 18. @Audy Replacement Poets: 1. The Rules 1. Poems are to be written no more than two days before their round, with the exception of the final and semi finals. 2. Poems may be any genre or length. 3. Poems must be submitted on this thread (either the poem or a link to it) by 10:00pm GMT on the day of the round. 4. Poems for the Semi Final and the Final must have been written in April. A poet may use any of the poems they have submitted in a previous round or one not submitted before. What will the contest look like? The 18 people contest will look like this: http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk93/Kitty15123946/AprilMadness2014_zps96591762.jpg You can see last year's thread here as an example of how it runs: https://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?f=406&t=104876 When will each round be? Week One Poems to be posted between the 1st and 3rd April 10:00pm GMT. Results and next round pairings will be announced on the 5th. Weeks Two and Three Poems to be posted between the 8th and 10th April 10:00pm GMT. Results and next pairings will be announced on the 12th. Those who were successful in the loser's heat will submit another poem between the 15th and 17th. The winner and final entrant into the semi final will be announced on the 19th. Week Four The four remaining poets will post a poem between the 22nd and 24th April 10:00pm GMT. The results and next pairings will be announced on the 26th April. The two semi finalists will post their poem between the 28th and 30th April 10:00pm GMT. The final results will be announced on the 3rd May.

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Sat May 06, 2017 4:37 pm

sheysse says... · Sat May 06, 2017 4:37 pm

Congratulations, @Lumi and @Willard!

the establishment cries in icelandic, and other such trivial pursuits.

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Sat May 06, 2017 5:01 pm

LMJRayner says... · Sat May 06, 2017 5:01 pm

Nice one @Lumi, congrats!

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Sat May 06, 2017 5:15 pm

alliyah says... · Sat May 06, 2017 5:15 pm

Congrats @Lumi !! And great job to everyone else as well, so many marvelous poets!

you should know i am a time traveler &
there is no season as achingly temporary as now

but i have promised to return

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Sat May 06, 2017 5:29 pm

Lumi says... · Sat May 06, 2017 5:29 pm

I don't know what to say, but like. This was way too much fun and definitely the highlight of my April. You're all amazing poets and I'm so thrilled to have competed with everyone, but like. Words. Like. Okay let me do a final poem for all this that I think we're all feeling after NaPo:

Peer pressure is real.
Now poetry makes me cry.
It's over, y'all. (Right?)

<3333 Thank you all!

I am a forest fire and an ocean, and I will burn you just as much
as I will drown everything you have inside.

-Shinji Moon

I am the property of Rydia, please return me to her ship.

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