Weekly Winners 9/19/2011

Hola! Here are this week's glorious poetic winners. There seems to be a slight mathematical issue, but as it now stands: We know who graces the front page of our esteemed site, wearing their heavy winner's crowns, if only for a brief week. THEY ARE:

NightFlyer, with his Tony Award winning "On the Road to Rebirth" Audiences shout:

"I can't stop reading this piece over and over again! it is so original. The wording was very strong and every word just seemed so well-placed, I adore the whole idea, concept and even the smallest details, amazing write." (4)

slighte, with her new hit single "September." Aficionados pronounce it to be:

"'A thought provoking piece that was well-worded throughout. I was attracted by the opening few lines, the opening stanza was quite fantastic. The imagary of the night sky falling down to Earth was so unusual, the the wording to describe the image wasnt too overdone either. It moved along at a nice pace, giving the reader a clear image without adding unecessary lines. In this poem, I feel I will not understand the full meanings behind the lines, but it makes me look closely and try to decipher meaning. It is not a chore to do so, it is compelling and interesting to delve into the poem. I also liked the ending, quite short and to the point but also quite profound and the repetition ties the poem together well. All in all a winner for me" (10)

"I thought this was a brilliant poem that could be interpreted in many ways. I love the imagery throughout the poem and felt it was very intense. I appreciate the writers footnote explaining what they were really talking about, as I think many would take it into their own personal accounts. The message was clear here, and unique, written in a beautiful way." (10)

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The Queen, with her NYTimes bestseller, "Price Tag." Critics rave:

"Honestly speaking, this is the best poem I've ever been through during my two weeks judging duty. The way the poetess have taken off just lift your feet off the ground - imagining what a typical rich person would say, in a vivid and dense way. But then, she interferes with her own voice as if mocking his lame excuses: 'the sun shines through expensive lamps'. As you move on with these enticing descriptions, a beautiful stanza astounds you: (He would/often slip/between the pages of/n i g h t s and sigh-lence) - I really like the colorful way this stanza is written. 'n i g h t s' - the spaces between the letters directly give this feeling of lengthy nights and sighs of loneliness, actually very smart. 'sigh-lence' - this play on words is WOW, again, crafty and creative!
(tracing road/maps of her freckles...) - I also love this, too much creativity and depth. I mean, this poetess was really inspired by Jessie J's song, but she has written a far more amazing piece with tokens of breathtaking ideas and images portraying this typical luxury/emptiness scenery. And the end was epic. Amazing & Brilliant." (10)

"This poem was different, the lines were very deep, extremely expressive ideas along with some beautifully written metaphors
and it had a picture perfect flow, very nicely written, worthy of a standing ovation." (10)

"There is something very sad about this poem when you think about it. The old phrase "money can't buy happiness" is represented well here, and in quite a unique and interesting way. The reader feels sorry for the man with the "doll", which makes the poem in a way almost sadder, as being pitied is a very sad thing in this sense. I picture a man alone, truly alone, practically accepting there is nothing he can do to find real love or affection, no matter what he does. There is a sense that he knows this all too well; only though he spent only a small amount there is a definite understanding that no amount of money could buy what he searches for. The ending is clever in achieving this effect. He tries to make excuses for himself, but of course to no avail. "Tracing road maps on her freckles" - this description is intimate, that it makes it sadder that it isn't real. I'm not sure about the line "n i g h t s and sigh-lence," if I'm missing something. "Sigh-lence," is a clever play on words but I have the feeling I'm missing out on the meaning of "n i g h t s." Overall though, a well-written poem which is also very sad at another level." (7)

"The writer here had many different great pieces, many quirky and unique parts that you typically don't see in poetry, and that made me fall in love with this poem. The bit about writing history between breasts, sigh-lence, and using 'a half dime', which sounds much more poetic than a nickel. Another poem this week that you can take in many different ways, love that it's in a way that so many can relate to. Great write this week! :) " (7)

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Honourable Mentions in the world of the arts include, but are not currently limited to:

"Someone Like You" by Lebanese Phoenix

"This write was touching in so many ways, it was written for a very hard contest, the poet, however, could manage to include every single rule in his piece. The sad expressions and tone throughout this piece were unbelievable, I felt like there is someone between the words angry, depressed and at the very same time nonchalant, there were some contradictions between the second stanza and the third one that I absolutely loved, I've never liked contradictions in poetry, but this poem made an exception. This talented writer could manage to incorporate his emotions and sadness with simple expressions, I loved this acrostic." (10)

"Touch of Bitters" by Ms. Sunshine

"This poem really stood out for me this week, from the title all the way up to the very last line, the flow was absolutely amazing, it was very nicely worded, and the image painted by the poet was very strong, flawless indeed." (7)

"Ready for a revamp" by Tara Kay

"This poetess always comes up with original ideas, and that is why I am a fan of her writes, I voted for this poem for two reasons, the first one is due to the originality of the content, I've never read this thought in any other poem, and she described it so well. The second one because she incorporated her feelings with the originality of the piece. I felt a little bit depressed and hopeless once, and then I felt glad again in the end. Bravo, a very captivating write that deserves to be a winner." (7)

"The previous week, 'Novel Idea' hit the front page for its original content. And this week, again, this poetess, let's not say tended to 'mimic' the idea of the aforementioned winning poem, but we could say 'developing' its content. I was stopped by the title at first, and then the poem itself stood out for me. It was a medley of beautiful images, some rhymes, and original ideas. The way she described how her heart needs a revamp was very creative. This piece is one of a kind - a heart on a reconstruction hour! Brilliant, indeed." (7)

"Angels Trumpet" by Spiritrising

"I found the imagary in this poem to be appealing. It created such vivid images in my mind, and was quite original and well-worded in my opinion. It was a cut above the usual nature poem, and well worth an honourable mention." (4)

"Spring Green Apple" by Ms. Sunshine

"I couldn't help but vote for this, while reading it, I could see the innocence of this poet, it was very inspiring to say at the least, such a huge imagination, and what I love the most is that she really wrote a poem based on a green apple, and the ideas of a person, and she did an excellent job doing it, God bless." (4)

"Memories" by Melpomene and Yaki Loveless

"This collab is seamless, if you read both writers and know them very well you may be able to tell who wrote which part, but for those who don't know them intimately, I think it's hard to see. I love the part about I was water, you were still wind. Dreaming of sunsets rather than sunrises. So many interesting pictures painted throughout the poem, and a very emotional piece as well. This is a poem I personally have read a few times and fall in love each time. Awesome write ladies!" (4)

"Melody" by The Poetess

"I decided to give this poem a '4' because of this: (If only you were/
a melody...//I would linger upon/my piano/composing your/existence/at every midnight.) - The poetess in here was amazing as always and created a dreamy atmosphere that doesn't end even when you reach the last line. It was flowing, simple, richly-worded and eye capturing. Amazing job, as always." (4)

Congrats to the winners this week,
Very much deserved
and a big thank you for the HM!

Melody is by me! :)
Thanks for the H'M, judges ;)

Congratulations winners and H'Ms! :D

Thanks, Poetess! I'll add it in now.

CONGRATZ EVERYONE... WHAT A CREATIVE WAY TO PRESENT THE WINNERS... COULDN'T HELP BUT SMILE AT THE 'AND THE NYTIMES BESTSELLER" THINGY... HAHAHAHA !

^^Lol Yakz!

Congratulations to all this week.

Congrats all! :)

Congrats for all of you :)

And thanks for the HM

In HM "Angels Trumpet" is missing the writer and that is Spiritrising.

Congrats all

Congrats, e'rybody!

Congrats all

Got it Sylvia... thank you.

Congrat to everyone!

Congratulations to all winners & HMs.
Thank you judges

Congrats poets!
Yes, thank you judges for hard work :)

Thank you, everyone, especially to the person behind the PNQ Mod Account, you made me feel special :D Thank you.

And finally special thanks goes to those 4 judges whose superduper comments are GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you, once again.

On a side note, I was hoping to get a variety of HM winners (atleast), though.

There are like 7 HMs.. aren't they enough :P ?

Congrats to the Winners, nice variety this week. Congrats to the HM's & thanks for Yaki & I's HM, appreciate it. Also loved the nice little intro this week! awesome work Mod.

That would be our precious Sibby who posted up the results this week, with flair.

Congrats all.

Thanks Sibby! :D

THANK you for the 2 H'Ms, appreciated!
And congrats for the super talented winners, amazing poetry on the front page!
And for the Hms, keep writing guys! XD