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Stanza Reason


(Yes, it was a pun)


Welcome poets to the first ever tri-monthly poetry contest with a horrible pun for a name in the history of WritersCo! I am [Mister Saint], and I'll be your tour guide!

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Purpose


1. To get the poets of WritersCo some much needed exposure and feedback!
2. To challenge the skills of the poets of WritersCo!
3. To use lots of exclamatory sentences!
3. To make one challenge of your counting ability!
5. To begin at least five rules with the word 'to'!

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Format


Poems will compete in a tournament style single-elimination competition which will hold matches three times a month. During the second weekend of a month, eight randomly selected poems will go one-on-one in a four-match preliminary round. The four winners will then go on to face each other in a two-match semi-final round during the third weekend of the month, and of course, the winners of the semi-final round will go on to face each other during the fourth weekend of the month to determine the month's champion!


You can find the rules and instructions for entering at Stanza Reason Guidelines.


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News!


Judges no longer needed! [Mister Saint], [iippo], and [Askoga] will be your moderators. 

This month's theme: The Day I was Born

November Final Round



1.
115.Turtles in the Sand vs. 89.Who Am I?

Moderator: [iippo]
 Rhythm:   7/10 - 8/10
 Poetic Merit: 7/10 - 7/10
 Overall:   8/10 - 6/10 


Winner: Turtles in the sand
Total Score: 22 - 21   

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Explanation of Scoring


Rhythm: How well the poem flows and keeps its intangible beat. All poetry has rhythm, regardless of style.

Poetic Merit: Solid use of poetic devices (imagery, metaphor, and such), use of meter, and content.

Overall: Has the point been delivered well? Is the meaning understood? Did you find yourself tripping over words? Is the poem awkward in any way? Your overall impression of the poem's effect.

Comments and explanations of scoring may be supplied at judges' discretion only.

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Stanza Reason
Stanza Reason Guidelines
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2005-10-08 [Mister Saint]: So far all of the questions have been about the same thing! Please read Stanza Reason Guidelines before you send questions my way!

2005-10-25 [Mister Saint]: Just so everyone's aware, the judging for this will be impartial. 

2005-11-15 [Mister Saint]: Ladies, gentleman, androgynes and anthropomorphs, the first round for November is in the books! Congratulations are in order for all the entrants, and remember that the final round will be held this coming weekend. 

2005-11-22 [Akayume]: cool^^

2005-11-24 [iippo]: I'll make this happen over the weekend, ok? Having a real life over-load... >.<;;

2005-12-01 [iippo]: So uhh... now what? New round for December?

2005-12-01 [Mister Saint]: That's the way I had it planned, but it's yours now, so feel free to do whatever you like with it. ^^

2005-12-01 [iippo]: so I just empty the old entries or do you want to preserve them somewhere?

2005-12-01 [Mister Saint]: Initially the plan was that all entries had to be resubmitted, but that was expecting a higher turnout than what we got. So it's entirely up to you.

2006-01-05 [Kiddalee]: You haven't done anything with this in a while, eh?

2006-01-05 [Mister Saint]: *laughs* Well, after the bomb scare that was the first month, I handed control over to iippo, but no one entered after that.

2006-01-05 [Kiddalee]: *enters* *then de-entrifies self because she doesn't know the theme*

2006-01-22 [mousepoet]: Is the theme "The day I was born," or was that November's?

2006-01-23 [iippo]: That's the theme. I'm not arsed to make another one because this one is unused anyway. o.O

2006-01-23 [Mister Saint]: Maybe we had delusions of grandeur, eh?

2006-01-24 [La Divina]: uh... is there a deadline for this new theme?

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