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From: bookrix.com
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* Love or Anti-Love Poetry * Writing Contest: TOP TWO WINNERS
Love or Anti-Love Poetry Writing Contest Official Announcement:
Thanks for all those who entered into the Love or Anti-Love Poetry writing contest – more than 100 books were entered into the short two-week contest! It was a tough choice for the judges, but the winners are…
1st place:
The Push and Pull of You
by evercaptivating
Blurb:
For the repentant hearts of husbands.
The 1st place prize is $300!
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2nd place:
The Common Man and Neptune's Daughter
by sereni
Blurb:
..."Beware the nights when skies are deep--"
The 2nd place prize is $200!
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Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who participated!
Thanks,
The BookRix Team
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 03:32:36 AM (EST)
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From: bookrix.com
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The Jury’s Comments
Let us introduce our jury panel:
Harry Sims
Harry Sims is a seasoned veteran in the world of books. He has taught writing to literally thousands of students for over three decades, owned and operated a successful bookstore, written dozens of book reviews and assorted journal articles, and worked as an editor for a major West Coast literary agency. Throughout this time, he has also worked as a freelance book editor, assisting with a variety of projects from preliminary outlines to final edits for a wide range of books including several bestselling novels. Currently, he is an editorial agent with All Stages Marketing, based in Santa Barbara, California.
Danika Migliore
Danika Migliore is a recent graduate of Purdue University with a major in Communications and a minor in Sociology and Religion. Danika is from Connecticut, but currently is located in Lafayette where she lives with her Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
What the Jury had to say*:
Jury Comments on The Push and Pull of You by evercaptivating:
“The desperation and pain of love is captured so well in this poem. The onomatopoeia in this poem is harsh and describes love breaking an individual down to the absolute raw bone of their existence. It also helped capture the confusion and the inability to think clearly when love is blinding you. It is a great poem that allows the reader to be apart of a relationship that is a struggle and has caused the narrator so much pain in the past.” – Danika Migliore
“The voice in this poem is raw, and the poetic structure is refreshingly unrefined. When the reader gets to the phrase “You refused to fight for me,” it becomes clear that this poem is more of a howl than a lament.” – Harry Sims
Jury Comments on The Common Man and Neptune’s Daughter by sereni:
“This poem creates the mythological element in a poem about forbidden love. The use of the lyrical warnings helps sustain the mythical nature of the poem and also allows the tragedy of the poem to unfold. There is great use of onomatopoeia throughout the poem that helps the reader actually hear the ocean and the warnings that are surrounding it. This poem is one that a reader can read over and over again capturing something new each time.” – Danika Migliore
“I appreciate the good diction demonstrated in the italicized refrains. Words like alabaster, opulent, nymph, and plaintive contribute to the poem’s timeless atmosphere… The rhyme scheme is very consistent but not annoyingly so. It is a relatively sophisticated pattern which works well for the meaning and tone of the poem.” – Harry Sims
*The jury provided comments for all of the top five in this contest (as well as extended comments to the contest winners). The comments will be sent via private BookRix messages to the finalists.
Thank you to all our wonderful independent judges!
Congrats again to all winners!
The BookRix Team
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 03:34:04 AM (EST)
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From: ayelet
Community Manager
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Woo hoo! Congratulations to evercaptivating and sereni -...
Woo hoo! Congratulations to evercaptivating and sereni - great job!
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 04:00:11 AM (EST)
Any questions, comments or suggestions? I’m here to help as your BookRix Community Manager so let me know!
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Congratulations to the winners.
Evercaptivating and Sereni. Congratulations. Sereni - I am thrilled for you. Really well done.
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 05:09:56 AM (EST)
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From: cavlaster
Wordsmith
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Congrats to the winners...
Job well done!!!! Keep up the great work every one. =-)
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 07:47:57 AM (EST)
The future of your writing depends solely on you...
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From: gooduklady
Novelist
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Way to go!
These two are truly deserving of the top spots. Their work was amazing.
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 10:10:29 AM (EST)
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From: dessie
Wordslinger
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Congrats..a job well done !! Both poems are...
Congrats..a job well done !! Both poems are wonderful.
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 04:27:03 PM (EST)
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From: johary
Penman
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YAY!
Congratulations!
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 06:52:19 PM (EST)
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From: evercaptivating
Wordsmith
642 group forum entries |
Thanks!
Thank you to all that voted for me to be in the top five and it was an honor to be top five with such wonderful writers. You are all winners to me!
In addition, a special thank you to Harry Sims and Danika Migliore for their time and reviews of every ones poems. Thank you for your enlightening critique on my poem. I'm honored and completely floored at the same time, thank you.
Congrats to Sereni! Stellar poem, very moving. We're winners girl!
Woo hoo!
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 07:30:12 PM (EST)
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From: joeparente
Conversationalist
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winners!!
I am in hawaii and this the first time I have been able to send notices from my phone /joeparente
Created: on March 25th 2011 at 09:26:22 PM (EST)
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