Join the Challenge!

Hosted by @robyneggs and @rensoul17, this unique poetry challenge will guide, yet free your writer's hand - allowing you to create a wonderful poem that means something.

Contest Background

Originally started almost a year ago, the poetry dice challenge has inspired many wonderful poems. Just search #poetrydice to find a unique read, every day. Go on many magical adventures, as the turn of the dice varies from week to week. You can even enter the contest, if you like, by following the official rules (below). This week's theme is "HOLIDAY".

Rules

1. Create a poem using the 9 images on the dice (above).
2. All 9 images on the dice must be referenced at least once, each, in the poem. [Images are interpreted loosely. How you interpret (or assign the image meaning) is up to you and will not count against you.]
3. Make a post from your poem and use “poetrydice,” as your first tag.
4. Label your entry clearly. Include "Poetry Dice Entry:" in your title, so I know it's official.
5. Drop a link to your post in the comments section (below).

6. Theme

"HOLIDAY" is the theme this week. Fit in the holiday season with some "chestnuts roasting by an open fire" or snow and ice "and everything nice".

7. Starting Phrase

Here is an opening phrase to start you off with...
It's the most wonderful time of the year...

Deadline to enter contest is next Saturday at Midnight PST (UTC-8)
Winners will be announced weekly

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*Edits

• (UTC -7) to (UTC -8)
• Rules No. 6 and No. 7 added, to make requirements more clear

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Sample Poem

PDC3K Entry: Holidaze

It's the most wonderful time of the year
I sit back reading a book
Thunder crashes down around me
But I give it hardly a look

Sadness has nothing on me
As I sip my coco and tea
All directions guide me back
To the holidaze that be

The magnetic charm
Of ornaments so cheap
Attracts me and pleases me
As the tall-storied buildings please to reap

Idea: Make a thunder cake
Because everything is so wonderful
I go for the kitchen door
To the oven and hover there, cool...
By @robyneggs

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*Disclaimer: The winners are based on the entries which the judges think are the best. I am not saying anyone is a bad poet, we will not say that. Instead, we seek to offer you our encouraging and supportive feedback as a fellow poet. Our opinion takes into consideration many things that can add or subtract to the value of a poem, including:

• grammar / Does it make sense?
• flow / Are there any unclosed loopholes that leave me confused?
• rhythm
• rhyme
• imagery / Can I imagine the pictures the words paint?
• feeling / Does it cause a reaction?
• and emotional pull / Do I suddenly have an opinion?

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P.S.

Use the "onehumanbasket" tag to get my 100% (real person) upvote.

Use the tag "onehumanbasket" on photography, art or other types of posts besides poetry. Posts using both "poetry" and "onehumanbasket," however, will remain higher priority vote, since I wish to curate the poetry community specifically. I also host a weekly poetry dice contest. Official entries to the Poetry Dice Challenge 3000 (PDC3K) will have the highest priority vote. Please only use the "poetrydice" tag for official entries to the contest. Abusers will be flagged. I also curate posts using just the "poetry” tag. Any left-over voting power gets used for highly selective posts that I hope contribute to the "onehumanbasket" feel. (This includes nonsensical dTube videos and my own posts.)