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.

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


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

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

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? :D


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.

Wait for the showdown!

doesnt matter how many are in.....

lets start nominating, though.

brainna
giant salamander
sundae girl

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.

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

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! ;)

I nominate Flint.

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?

Danac is our poet laureate

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.

Third-ed!

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