The Writers' Block Poetry Contest #1 - Results! Contest #2!

The Writers’ Block Poetry Contest (#twbpoetrycontest) is excited to announce the WINNERS from the first week’s contest and to also present the prompt for week 2!

Thank you all so much for the incredible response in entries for week 1. It was great to see so many Steem poets submit in just the first week. We had no less than 35 entries! Let’s spread the word and keep growing!

Our five judges have been working tirelessly since last night to decide on the winners. Thank you

@sunravelme
@damianjayclay
@jrswab
@jessandthesea
@dbooster

And now for the winners:

 
First place and 15 SBD: @dflo for the poem “Of the Village”

Second place and 10 SBD: @lahvista for the poem “Harmony from Discord”

Third place and 7 SBD: @clayboyn with "Restraint"

Congratulations all three on your awesome work; it was a close call in the end. Now let’s all go check out their poems and give them some love!

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The Writers’ Block Poetry Contest: Week 2

 
WRITING PROMPT: Write a poem inspired by James Wright’s poem “Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota”.

To be inspired by a poem can mean many things. Here are a couple ideas if you are having trouble getting started:

• Write a poem based on the same theme.
• Use a phrase from the poem to inspire your own (perhaps even using that phrase in your poem).
• Use the setting for the poem in your own.

Those are just ideas. You can be inspired in any way you like, definitely not limited to that list.

• Original work only. All plagiarized entries will be disqualified.
• Unless designated by the prompt, the structure of the poem can be anything you like. Free verse, rhymed, and prose poetry are all 100% welcome.
• One entry per person, per week.
• Post your poem to your own blog to enter. The title of your post should be [the title of your poem - Writers Block Poetry Contest Week 2].
• Tag your entry with #twbpoetrycontest
• Post a link to your poem in the replies to this post.
• This contest runs until midnight UTC / GMT January 31^st.
• The winner will receive 15 SBD. Second place will win 10 SBD and third will receive 7 SBD.

Good luck!

 

Once again, a super warm thank you to our wonderful sponsors @gmuxx and @anomadsoul for their generous support for this poetry contest, making it possible that the winners receive an SBD prize. If you feel so inclined, an easy way to show your gratitude to @gmuxx would be to vote for him as a witness! It’s such a simple and kind gesture for someone to show your support for someone who is so committed to the Steemit community.

@jessandthesea

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