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Blog Posted by Frederic Parker: 7/8/2023 7:24:00 AM

do you believe a contest sponsor should at the very least have written a few poems

in the form they require



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Frederic
Parker
Date: 7/9/2023 9:56:00 AM
I found a contest that interested me but when I went to the poet's page of poems and went back over a couple of months I found as far as I could tell they had never written a poem in the form they were requesting...so it gave me reason to ask my question...thank all of you for your thoughts
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Paul Callus
Date: 7/13/2023 1:23:00 AM
Hi Frederic, I have come across sponsors who have written several poems based on the form they ask for; unfortunately those poems reveal a lack of knowledge regarding that form...
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Craig Cornish
Date: 7/12/2023 7:22:00 PM
Suz, what does "meets requirements" mean?
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 7/11/2023 12:28:00 PM
I have a bugaboo with contest sponsors who N/A a poem that meets requirements but doesn’t explain what the reasons are for giving it such a poor grade. I am going to avoid contests that are too General from now on. It’s not constructive.
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Craig
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Date: 7/9/2023 5:19:00 AM
Yes, but even then it is often not done correctly.
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Tania
Kitchin
Date: 7/9/2023 5:17:00 AM
Frederic, absolutely, it makes sense for that sponsor to have experience in writing the form(s) they will be judging. I agree with Jan, it is always nice for them to have an example as well.
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Paul
Callus
Date: 7/9/2023 2:44:00 AM
I usually try to give the benefit of the doubt...but I do agree that sponsors should be (very) up-to-date with the form they ask for. Unfortunately this is not the case, and that is why nowadays I seldom enter contests.
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Unseeking
Seeker
Date: 7/9/2023 12:40:00 AM
Makes sense. I assume they would
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Eve
Roper
Date: 7/8/2023 7:45:00 PM
Heck, Yes!!!!!!!!!! in the past I've seen where they do get away with posting contest, but no poems of their own.
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Andrea
Dietrich
Date: 7/8/2023 3:13:00 PM
Heck, yes!
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Suzette
Richards
Date: 7/8/2023 12:21:00 PM
Most definitely. Otherwise how are we to tell if the sponsor understands the form, or not.
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Jan
Allison
Date: 7/8/2023 11:07:00 AM
yes Frederic I like to see an example of what they require and i also think sponsors should have the decency to stick with the contest theme and NOT change it if they don't like the poems people have spent time writing for it. I have contacted admin on the subject. hugs jan xx
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Constance
La France
Date: 7/8/2023 10:16:00 AM
Frederic, I agree 100%
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Mandy
Tams The Golden Girl
Date: 7/8/2023 7:41:00 AM
oh yes
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James Marshall Goff
Date: 7/8/2023 9:03:00 AM
Hi Mandy! it's jimbo!

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