The Short-Count: November Poetry Contest!

THE WAIT IS OVER! AND THE RESULTS ARE IN!

Congratulations!


After much deliberations, patience, and cats -- the results are in!











@Persy, @indieeloise, @emmylou1995, @Rydia, @Karzkin, @therealme -- Congratulations! You should receive a PM from me shortly with your prizes!


The Prizes
5 Reviews and 1,000 points for first place!
3 Reviews and 300 points for second place!
1 Review and 100 points for third place!




To all other participants, thank you for your effort and patience! This contest was a blast, and your poems have all been great fun to read. You all will be receiving your cats from me in your inbox in these coming days if you've not received it yet. You are also welcomed to PM me if you wish to know ~general~ comments regarding your entries.

May we submit more than one poem for judging?

What's a pretty kitty?

Frequently Asked Questions
* Questions asked will be answered here, so check back.

May we submit more than one poem for judging? @Karzkin

You may write as many poems as you like, but submit your absolute best one for judging.

What if I have posted a poem I would like to use, but I posted it in the past? @SecreteJournalist

We'd like for this contest to encourage you to write new poems, but I will accept shortened and revised versions of previous poems.

What's a pretty kitty? @LittleCaroleen

Mmrw, pws adopt me?

Where do I submit? @Loscadaver

You can post the link to your submission, or the poem itself here on the thread!
Or you can send a private message with the link or poem to Meshugenah, PenguinAttack, Hannah, and myself. Just make sure to get submissions in before November 24!

How short is short? @noninjaspresent

As short as you can!

<50 words is an acceptable range to shoot for in this contest!

If you aim to do <20, that is excellent! Just make sure the poem leaves an impact!

Some of the examples shown above are <10! Something in that range would be highly impressive.

Just keep in mind that the shorter the word count, the more we're going to judge to see what it's doing--if it leaves an impact, if it is memorable. The longer the word count, the more we're going to judge to see if it's being efficient. The winning poem may not necessarily be the *shortest* poem ever, but it will have all of its aspects/elements working together cohesively in as little words as possible.

But these are just guidelines! Sometimes it is better to just see where the pen takes you and trust your gut! If you're surprised, we're surprised! <3

Could it be about anything-the theme? Or you should mention a kitty in your short poem? @DreamWork

It can be about anything! If you want to make it kitty-themed, you can! It's not required though.

His name is Frank. And he accepts your challenge.

Assuming I read this right... My pretty kitty will be named Fluffel Wuffelums. :3

sign me up, and where do I submit.

My pretty kitty shall be named Mr. Mewmew Purdykins.

Also, how short is short?

I'll call him... Tripedal-Panthera-Leo

Could it be about anything-the theme? Or you should mention a kitty in your short poem?
I will call my kitty as 'Daring'.

A re-working of a NaPo poem from 2011!

After she passed,
his coffee was always
in a tea-stained cup.


Oh and my kitty is called Sabre. Duh.

Mine's pretty short. I've called it Destruction

Do not pick a flower
For destruction of power.

Thanks for your submissions ^_^ Results will prolly be announced by the end of the month.

In the mean time...

@Rydia:

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@Deanie:

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sidenote: Hemingway had cats. This is totes relevant.

Sorry! I meant to submit this yesterday after I wrote it. Here's the link.

Last words of a lonely heart

Fluffel Wuffelums presents my first short poem.

Buffering