The Games (Poetry Olympics)

[KillerMuffin]

I feel lost. I thought writing didn't start until the 7th, today, and everyone is already finished?

Erosman PMed me, but his box is full, so I couldn't reply. I'm the last, so I'm waiting to get the poem from the other two.

 

[KatPurrs]

Me too KM

Hold my hand and we'll whistle through the dark together.....

I'm waiting to get the first stanza from Erosman. I'll send our stanzas off to you sometime tomorrow night, unless he send it tonight and I have an epiphany as to how I'm going to tackle the 2nd stanza and get it done before I go to bed.

I reminded Erosman that we're not to communicate once the writing starts. (He hadn't started it when he PM'd me yesterday..so I guess that's ok)

Anyway, I'm pacing, I'm checking my mail every half hour, I've started tearing at my cuticles again and I think I'm going to have the shits for God's sake. Daughter said if we just relax, we'll do well....... uh oh.... Anyway, I'm sure glad you're our anchor! I figure if we fuck up, you'll find a way to make us look good..

 

[erosman]

KatPurrs!!!

Hey Katpurrs, I sent the first stanza to you via PM late last night. I just tried to send another PM and received the 'mailbox full' message. I'll explore other ways to get your attention as well.

 

[Debbie]

Re: OMG I'm Last!

Well... in a way it's good that my team mates got it to me so quickly.. I have plenty of time to ~mold~ my words. But, on the other hand......... gawdddddddd I have ~plenty~ of time!!!



teehee this is too much fun!

Sk~

You're right this has been fun! Thanks again U.P it helped me to start writing again!.



Dillinger "quote:
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Originally posted by debbiexxx
I have finished also. Damn that was nerve wracking for me! LOL Me? Trying to get down to as few words as possible. Miss Wordy herself! It was fun as well. Thanks U.P
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I didn't find it exactly nerve wracking but I know what you mean about keeping it under 40 words AND 7 lines. I'm pretty wordy myself and I really wanted to write A LOT more. The 7 line thing was pretty tough for me too - because I also like to "spread" my words out on the page... *lol*

But it was fun."



It was nerve wracking 'cos I had to decide which meaning of Live I was going to use. Choices, choices. Damn it was a good title to choose. Can't wait to see everybodies finished poems.

I discovered I am very wordy and had to keep pruning and counting, pruning and recounting!

 

[erosman]

Killermuffin update in secret code:

The words are in the Kitty's litter.

 

[KatPurrs]

Erosman......

I received your stanza. Nice work!

Thanks for tracking me down and telling me my mailbox was full. Sorry about that! I had no idea. I guess I replied to too many threads yesterday......ok now.....time for me to get to work here.. hmmmmmmmmm..... (this is fun!)

 

[RisiaSkye]

Hey, team!

I'm *dying* to see how this all turns out, and not just for "my" team.

Of course, I'm last, so I haven't even seen the first two parts of the poem I'll be working on, so I'm flying completely blind here. Write fast, teammates, write fast. The suspense is killing me!

RS

 

[KatPurrs]

Re: Killermuffin update in secret code:

The words are in the Kitty's litter.

Glad you're a shit sifter, Erosman. My litter box needed a good cleaning. Thanks!

KM has the ball now. Go girl, go!

 

[Unmasked Poet]

Yikes

Hello everyone,

I am astounded at the speed in which you guys write. I had assumed that you would use every minute of the time given. If your third team member has not submitted the poem already I am asking you to hold off until wednesday. That way all poems will hit the list together.

There have been a few problems with formatting. It seems if you have written the poem in a word, or some other software be careful when you cut and paste into the pm or submissions window. Often the paste feature will not hold format and you may end up with additional lines.

I am asking the third member to check for a max line length of 7 for the previous stanzas. If the length is over pm the party and ask them to resubmit it to you.

One more thing if the poem is submitted early thats is okay. I simply ask that everyone refrain from voting untill all the poems are on the list. If you have submitted the poem already you can go back in and hit the edit function. This will hold the poem untill you release it.(Thank you mskittykatt for that information)


Thank you

U.P.

 

[REDWAVE]

Moving Right Along!

Damn, there's been a lot of new posts since I last checked this thread. And for some reason I don't seem to be getting the auto-updates on it. O, well.

Our team (CC) was one of the ones that raced through. Drake sent me his first stanza on Sunday, setting the tone for the poem. After reading it, I came up with a response I was happy with pretty quickly. I wanted to give "the wicked one" as much time as possible to come up with a really kickass conclusion, so I sent it on to her that day. (She told me later that same day she had already written her stanza, although she has until Wednesday night to play with it, and consider possible other versions. I don't envy her.) I suppose I could have agonized over it and taken until Tuesday evening to send it on, but I don't think I could have really improved it significantly. In my writing, things either come fairly easily to me, or they don't come at all.

Reflecting on this process, I think the first poet of the team is the most important, since (s)he sets the tone and premise of the poem. Next is the last poet-- the "anchor"-- who has the very important job of wrapping it up and making it a finished whole. I had the relatively undemanding task of merely continuing what Drake started, and passing it on to Wicked Eve for her to slam it home.

And I don't think any of the teams can afford to be too cocky. Looking over the list, I see the competition is really stiff (no pun intended, tee hee). Every team has at least one star poet, and no one is a slouch, in my opinion. It should be really interesting to see the results. Of course, the poem with the highest score is not necessarily the "best," just the one most popular with voters. The "best" is always open to debate, and very much a matter of opinion. And although I'm being competitive about this, and of course I hope my team wins, what this is really all about is having some fun. Thanks, UP!

 

[WickedEve]

RedWave

I wanted to give "the wicked one" as much time as possible to come up with a really kickass conclusion, so I sent it on to her that day. (She told me later that same day she had already written her stanza, although she has until Wednesday night to play with it, and consider possible other versions. I don't envy her.)

I don't envy "the wicked one" either! But I'm sure that sexy goddess of a creature will come up with something earth-shatteringly incredible that will leave everyone in awe! Or at least, something that won't completely embarrass her teammates.

 

[REDWAVE]

WickedEve

I'm sure you'll do fine.

 

[Savage Kitten]

ProseActs

Live~ has been submitted!








P.S. "ProseActs" has a profile ... so nana booboo!

 

[WickedEve]

Consenting Couplets

Our "Live" was submitted earlier this morning!

GO TEAM!

 

[perks]

Risque Refrains

submitted this afternoon.

good luck all.....well for second place and below anyway

perky

 

[Camille]

Kitten, Wicked, Perky,

Calm down! No need to get your twats-a-twitchen
Rhyme N Punishment will be happy to accept all of your groups as runners up.

Cammie talkin to herself "Sure hope the medals aren't too heavy the might knock off the crowns"

 

[WickedEve]

Perky

Camille, Perky Baby,
there's no maybe.
First, we will be.
Just wait and see.

 

[Savage Kitten]

Kitten, Wicked, Perky,

Calm down! No need to get your twats-a-twitchen

Me thinks Camille needs a spankin'. Come mere and bend over my lap girl as the national anthem is being played!! *weg* hehe

 

[Risque Refrains]

Well now - we've got a profile... AND an Avatar - just not enough posts to upload the avatar!

http://soiuser.hyperchat.com/dillinger/Risque%20Refrain.gif

Dill

 

[Consenting Couplets]

Consenting Couplets have a sig line!

 

[REDWAVE]

Cool!

Cool sig line, Drake-- or was it WickedEve? It sounds like Drake's style, but I'm not sure. John Ashcroft and Tom Ridge keep trying to make me behave, but I refuse to do it!


I'm gonna log out as REDWAVE and try a CC post myself.

 

[Consenting Couplets]

Aha!

O, it was UP! You sly devil, you. Yes, we're the bad boys (and girl) of poetry.

Drake, your first stanza set up the persona of a smug and arrogant father type, very condescendingly addressing two "younguns." At least that's how I interpreted it. Of course, I couldn't resist playing the role of the rebellious youth.

 

[ShamelessFlirt]

how about posting a link to the finished products when they're approved?

 

[WickedEve]

Consenting Couplets

REDWAVE,
BETTER BEHAVE!
SIG LINE
IS ALL MINE!

 

[Risque Refrains]

You bray and scream
of poet's dream
you bristle and swagger proudly
I must admit I pity you
tomorrow, you'll be crying loudly.

You'll sob and weep
a whimpering peep
and might even break out with hives
we'll be filled with hearty laughter
as we read your poems called live