This Title Poetry contest just blew me away. For starters, I expected about 20 entries. I think we topped out at 80 or so. And I had NO idea some of you could actually write poems without using ANY extra words. A bunch of you did so with fewer than EIGHT extra words.
Color me astonished.
Picture of me astonished:
I managed to gather my wits and select some of my favorites. No way I'm calling these best; every single entry had merit and the entire array showed an amazing breadth of creativity.
Recognition for a single line:
"and our greatest prize would be humility." --I should tattoo that on my knuckles as a daily reminder.
Robin 3am (part 11)
"RECOLLECTED, she ESSAYS forth --I love that you used Essays as a verb not noun!
Hawke 3:08pm (part 4)
Recognition for using a title I immediately wanted to read:
THE PARTICULAR SADNESS OF LEMON CAKE by Aimee Bender
Abby 11:28am
bonus points for other languages
KD 3:10am (part 11)
bonus points for few added words
7 words extra
Kate 8:15pm (part 6)
Sixto 12:05 (part 3)
Steph 9:45am (part 2)
Jennifer 6:15am (part 1)
5 words extra
Bill 9:31pm (part 10)
Lyra 12:03pm (part 1)
3 words extra
Marilou 5:03pm (part 4)
2 words extra
Colin 12:29 (part 3)
Two entries used NO extra words. I'm in AWE.
Sheila 3:32 (part 8)
Victor 9:25 am (part 2)
Special recognition for a haiku!
Teri 5:23pm (part 5)
Victor 9:25am (part 2) -even though it's not 5/7/5
Special recognition for using only the books of Nevil Shute AND a book Nevil Shute influenced:
Joelle 11:38am (part 3)
Special recognition for the the extra touches you added to your photos:
Joelle 11:38am (part 3)-the feline
Fatiyah 12:41 (part 8) --the pipe (hookah?)
Rachel 2:23 (part 8) -- I like the reversed books that demonstrate white space
Joel 10:27 pm (part 7) -- the contemplative lizard!
Here are the finalists:
Julie 9:41am (part 11)
Abby 11:28am (part 11)
Christina 1:59pm (part 11)
Schipper 5:41 (part 9)
Stephanie 6:32 (part 9)
Shauna 8:15pm (part 9)
Sheila 3:32 (part 8)
Sarah 12:20am (part 7)
Theo (7:02am) (part 7)
Kathleen 11:21pm (part 7)
Jesse 12:47 (part 7)
Adriana 8:06pm (part 6)
Teresa 9:51pm (part 6)
Mimi 9:36am (part 5)
Maja 4:39pm (part 4)
Berit 3pm (part 4)
Radhika 10:47am (part 3)
Eileen 11:42 (part 3)
Heather 6:42 am (part 2)
Victor 9:25am (part 2)
Nicola 3:31am (part 1)
Alia 2:59am (part 1)
Gemma 5:59am (part 1)
Kitty 6:02am (part 1)
After a long, LONG time considering all of the entries, I just had to pull out the four that not only had a poem, but a story in a poem (I'm a total sucker for stories!)
Here are the four finalists:
Julie 9:41am (part 11)
Kathleen 11:21pm (part 7)
Jesse 12:47 (part 7)
Mimi 9:36am (part 5)
By this point I'm a sodden mess trying to decide. Frankly, a sodden shark is a pretty sad shark.
Here I am, trying to decide:
It's BAD when "in your cups" means a tea cup.
Time to call in the reinforcements.
1-800- TAH-EREH
Who better to give me help than She Who Inspired The Contest herself!
So I fired off a quick email. She was delighted to help. Then she started reading the entries. ALL the entries, not just the finalists. Then she emailed back, wailing, "how can I choose?? There are so many great ones!"
I rapped her across the nose with a cupcake and said "back to work."
Wailing resumed.
Then, eventually, an email announcing the winner. And a cupcake wrapper that said "you beast" which I am framing and putting on my wall of accomplishments.
And once again, great minds worked alike. It was the same entry I'd finally FINALLY chosen in the darkest hour of rumination.
And so, without further ado (cause really, who needs ado when you have a winner to announce) here's the winner:
Kathleen 11:21pm (part 7)
Here's the winning poem and picture:
FOR INNOCENTS ONLY...
I attended THE BOYFRIEND SCHOOL
and married A REGULAR GUY
who was JUST MY TYPE,
THE SECOND COMING OF STEVE JOBS.
We bought a home on GOOD HOPE ROAD,
where I taught myself the JOY OF COOKING
and HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT.
It was ALMOST PARADISE.
It was A FALSE SENSE OF WELL BEING.
One Saturday, OUT OF THE BLUE,
I received a call from THE OTHER WIFE,
who said HE WAS HER MAN.
Apparently I couldn't see THE FOREST FOR THE TREES.
That night I stood under the MILK GLASS MOON
and prayed to OUR LADY OF THE LOST AND FOUND.
Is it not a sin to LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS?
He was DEAD ON SUNDAY,
ROADKILL,
may he REST IN PIECES.
Now he is STEPPIN' ON A RAINBOW,
and I am locked up for ALL MY LIFE
following one of THE GREAT TEXAS MURDER TRIALS.
I NEED ALL THE FRIENDS I CAN GET.
Someone, PLEASE DO FEED THE CAT.
I attended THE BOYFRIEND SCHOOL
and married A REGULAR GUY
who was JUST MY TYPE,
THE SECOND COMING OF STEVE JOBS.
We bought a home on GOOD HOPE ROAD,
where I taught myself the JOY OF COOKING
and HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT.
It was ALMOST PARADISE.
It was A FALSE SENSE OF WELL BEING.
One Saturday, OUT OF THE BLUE,
I received a call from THE OTHER WIFE,
who said HE WAS HER MAN.
Apparently I couldn't see THE FOREST FOR THE TREES.
That night I stood under the MILK GLASS MOON
and prayed to OUR LADY OF THE LOST AND FOUND.
Is it not a sin to LIE DOWN IN DARKNESS?
He was DEAD ON SUNDAY,
ROADKILL,
may he REST IN PIECES.
Now he is STEPPIN' ON A RAINBOW,
and I am locked up for ALL MY LIFE
following one of THE GREAT TEXAS MURDER TRIALS.
I NEED ALL THE FRIENDS I CAN GET.
Someone, PLEASE DO FEED THE CAT.
Kathleen, if you'll send me an email with your mailing address we can work out a great prize for a great contest.
Thank you to all of you who entered. AWESOME!!! hardly starts to cover it.
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