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Someone Is Disgruntled

This is written in defense of the contest sponsors who are being disrespected by a 'poet' who feels his entries were not judged fairly. In separate posts, he contested their judgement. They should never be publicly harassed by a poor sport. Someone is disgruntled and quite perturbed so, he wrote about it. Could be he is disturbed Got some bees buzzing around in his bonnet, but can he rhyme the lines in a good sonnet? I find his poetry nonsensical, and often inept but he must think it's worthy, and so he wept for not being a winner, a fact he can't accept. That shows conceit and for sponsors, disrespect. "OH, WOE IS ME," cried the sorrowful dissident. "I'm not appreciated, and wasted time spent writing for poorly sponsored contests and lost. My poems were read and then they were tossed!" He thought each entry deserved a shining star With vengeance in mind, he decided he'd spar with contest sponsors and called them out, so, acting like a spoiled child, he decided to pout. "I'll show them and give them a piece of my mind. My poems were better than some. They're blind! I'll even mention them all by using their name. for not awarding me prizes and robbing me of fame." "OH, WOE IS ME." cried the sorrowful dissident, Upon getting even he seems to be hell bent. I doubt that his poetry will ever make him a STAR... The KEY to winning contests is to stop writing subpar.

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Date: 11/15/2022 7:15:00 AM
They said I was "dis gruntled" and needed to "re pent".....I told them I still had my "gruntle" and I didn't remember "pent-ing".
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/15/2022 12:15:00 PM
Exactly what is a 'gruntle?' Thanks for reading and leaving you fun thoughts, John.
Date: 11/14/2022 12:11:00 PM
Jenna, well penned, and well said! I wonder who this poet is, most likely I may have been one of the contest sponsors causing some disgruntlement. Honestly, I don't bother with what he says since his mindset is so polarizing.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/14/2022 1:14:00 PM
He will remain nameless in my writes, Lasaad, but you're right in not bothering to deal with the mind of a disgruntled naysayer. Thanks for liking this one.
Date: 11/14/2022 11:25:00 AM
Oh, I had my share of disgruntled folks, lol. This poem speaks to us poem sponsors, Jenna:-) Thank you for writing it! Awesome stuff. I judge blind as a bat and I think I'm a fair judge. ALL I'm asking for is this simple request: follow my contest descriptions to the letter. If you don't, you get N/Aed. It doesn't matter how well I know you. The same is true of poems that don't tickle my fancy; I give my reasons for DQing and that's that. I don't care who gets mad, tbh.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/14/2022 11:57:00 AM
Thanks for such clarity in your comments, Ed. Most judges give concise details like you do, as to what they expect. This guy is ticked off because he can't win, and instead of insulting the sponsors, he should accept the real reason why. He can't follow the rules, and/or he can't write a cohesive poem that makes sense. Now he's posting a poem on every comment he gets. What a weiner, I mean winner.
Date: 11/14/2022 10:19:00 AM
Those who don't find criticism constructive should avoid critics . . . Aloha!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/14/2022 10:22:00 AM
That's true, or they should expect to be criticized for it in return. Thanks, Rico.
Date: 11/14/2022 8:18:00 AM
There is an old saying, if you can't stand the heat in the kitchen then don't enter it. Applies to poetry contests, if you're worried about placing then don't enter, simple. We all have n/a, s,, it's not the end of the world. Tom
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/14/2022 8:52:00 AM
True, Tom, and most of us don't turn into a crybaby over an N/A.
Date: 11/14/2022 8:13:00 AM
Oh, thank you, thank you, Jenna. "The KEY to winning contests is to stop writing subpar." Sponsors who, like me, consider the poem, not the poet, and who have no idea who wrote what entry make our assessments entirely on the quality of the submission. In his case, I suspect this tells the tale!
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/14/2022 8:50:00 AM
That's the fairest way to judge, and I'm not going to condemn any judge for the way they handle their contests. It takes time, so if anyone wants to enter, they should be prepared to take the wins with the losses. I have plenty that didn't make it to the winner's list. I'm pretty sure it was a tale worth telling but he may not think so. Truth is... I don't care what he thinks if his attitude is such a contentious one.
Date: 11/14/2022 7:55:00 AM
Heya Jenna I got a personal email from PS saying I had won a premium contest 2 weeks ago, so I checked it and turned out I never even got a placement in the contest, PS told me to soup mail the sponsor? I didn’t bother! This sounds like someone is taking these N/As personal, cheers David
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/14/2022 8:47:00 AM
Geeze, David. Just one more glitch. That's one I haven't heard until now. Oh, yeah, this guy is whining about his entries.
Date: 11/14/2022 7:13:00 AM
Jenna, well penned, and well said! I wonder who this poet is, most likely I may have been one of the contest sponsors causing some disgruntlement. Soup mail me if you want to.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/14/2022 8:43:00 AM
Sorry I didn't get to the mail sooner, but I'm glad you figured it out. What a wimp he is.
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Tania Kitchin
Date: 11/14/2022 7:33:00 AM
Jenna, I actually figured it out and left a comment on the 11/12/22 post regarding my limerick contest.
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Jenna Logan
Date: 11/14/2022 7:31:00 AM
Good morning, Tania. Yep, you were one being pointed out. I'll send you mail.

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