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Reminder:Same Poem, Different Form Contest: Entered? PLEASE READ! - Crystol Woods's Blog

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The words I write are simple I'm as simple as they come. I'll never be the best poet But I'm an okay one! I write simple rhymes, Expressed with words understood, But I'll continue learning As every person should. So don't look to me for perfection Here it won't be found But if you enjoy simplicity You can stop looking now! :)

I am married, going on 18 years to a sweet heart of a man, Harvey. We have 2 children. Our daughter, Rosalie,is 17 years old and a blessing everyday. Our son Hunter Harvey lives with God until we meet again. He passed away at 2 months old from SIDS.

We are a happy little family living in the mountains of West Virginia. I'm a teacher by profession, an ordained non denominational Christian minister , and I love to write, play ukulele, sing, sew, craft, cook, read/ listen to audiobooks and study my Bible.

I'm originally from New Hampshire but moved here in 2002. We have one little dog, a chihuahua jack Russell mix named Sassy, a gold fish named Sushi, a female calico cat named Sookie, and 2 male cats. The oldest named Salem(he's all black), and a tiny male kitten named PorkChop or Chopper...a long haired orange and white stripe.

(I know we dropped the"S" name for the last kitten... but we are only fostering until our friend can keep him.. Otherwise we'd have named him, Sunny!;)

The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.( Numbers 6:24-26 KJV)

<3<3 xoxo Love, Crystol

Reminder:Same Poem, Different Form Contest: Entered? PLEASE READ!

Blog Posted:6/30/2024 11:03:00 AM

Hello again, PS neighbors! :)

I'd like to ask all those who have entered or plan to enter this contest to please read this carefully.

I've received such outstanding poetry thus far, and I'm so humbled that those of you with more experience and much more talent than I, dain to allow me to judge your work! Thank you! It is just this kind of community spirit that draws me to this neighborhood.

That said, PLEASE MAKE CERTAIN YOU HAVE ENTERED TWO POEMS TOGETHER IN ONE ENTRY!! This contest/challenge is about transforming an already written free verse poem, into a different form...(ie. haiku, Sonnet, Acrostic, etc...)

There are several wonderful free verse poems entered with no other poem/ form. If you've made this error, there is still time to correct it and re-enter. The poems should be entered together, in one entry, separated by a few spaces and the name of the form you've written in... free verse for the first poem and the "form of your choice" for the second.

Visit my poetry, and select, "Vulnerable ", to see the formatting if not the content. You should also let me know which of the themes you've chosen to inspire your writing. Simply add the theme to the form label you place before each poem. Example:

#1. TITLE/ FREE VERSE/ KINDNESS

#2. TITLE/HAIKU OR RHYME OR SONNET/ KINDNESS

Once again, the themes are...

1.Vengeance

2.Forgiveness

3.Kindness

4. Indifference

5.Moderation

6. Indulgence

7.Humility

8.Pride

9.Vulnerability

10.Security

I hope that cleares up any confusion and you'll re-enter if need be. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS CONTEST!

Questions?? Please soup mail and I'll look at it asap.<3<3


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Suzette
Richards
Date: 6/30/2024 9:48:00 PM
Just to clarify (in my mind): When you say "title (optional)" in your contest description, do you mean a title of our choice, or is it optional to have it as part of the heading to each of the two poems? For example, (in the Poem Textbox) may I "title" the two poems (without numbering them): Free verse:Pride; and, Sonnet:Pride ...? Also, there are many sub-devisions of the second poetic form, sonnet (over 100) and they are all lumped together under one heading here at PS, as are a number of other forms, eg Rhyme, etc. Lastly: May the title of the Composition differ from the titles (if used) of the 2 poems? Thank you.
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Suzette Richards
Date: 7/1/2024 11:16:00 AM
Thank you for your prompt reply, Crystol.
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Crystol Woods
Date: 7/1/2024 10:30:00 AM
Titles are up to you...I can't think of a reason to make rule about that. So your choice! Thanks again!
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Crystol Woods
Date: 7/1/2024 10:26:00 AM
The form just needs to be general I guess... just as log as I can read about it's format and rules and see if those were followed in your poem. Hope that helps to clarify! Thanks Suzette
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Crystol Woods
Date: 7/1/2024 10:25:00 AM
I believe there's some rule about writing the title of your poem in the poem text box, so that part is optional... you need not write the title in the poem text box. I do, however, need to know the form your using and theme... so please label each poem with form and theme. Title is optional.
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Suzette Richards
Date: 7/1/2024 12:02:00 AM
To recap: Write both poems on the same page, separated by a few spaces, the title(optional), form,and theme: 1.Title of poem(optional): free verse: theme Content 2.Title of poem(optional): form of your choice: theme Content
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Crystol
Woods
Date: 6/30/2024 11:10:00 AM
Just to be crystal clear, the second poem does not have to be those in my example... it can be ANY FORM in the PS listing. Ty!!<3
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