Weekly Winners 11/7

In the midst of conflict and intrigue, may we still have these beacons of light, literature, and civility to guide our harrowing path! These week's weekly winners are:

"My poetry never rhymes," by Liliana

"I like poems about poems when they are in themselves a good poem. This is what this is in my opinion. I think all writers know the 'immensity' of the 'blank page.' At some point writers block seems to visit us all in some way; imensity was a great word choice here to make an image to describe this. The poem also addresses other concerns writers often have about their work in the second stanza, for example if the words are not true or exaggerated/imagined. And poetry is a solo effort, the poet often can blame themselves for old poems as their feelings, styles and perceptions change. I thought this was captured well. Admitting to herself that her poetry will never rhyme, is a statement of intent to 'take the road less travelled,' as Frost would say, and strive to be original and true to oneself. Thats the meaning I got from this piece. Overall a job well done." (10)

"A poem which is definitely added to my list of 'unforgettable pieces on P&Q' - it's so smoothly written, yet it sounds so metaphorical and vivid. It's thick in every sense. Simply, it can be summarized by this: Most of us write about things we do not feel, do not know or lack the knowledge about. It's about making no sense at all.

You ask me innocently -
where did your manuscripts go,
I smile as I say - safe at
home, my imagination and
even though she is unfilled, you
fake-believe my lies.

^ My best part. Readers fake-believe what writers create... I just want to kiss the poetess for that. Pure brilliance!

And it sounds and reads amazing when describing 'my poetry' as 'she'. 'She' is alive... And I honestly like that, of course with the very last line: (and I leave the room as I whisper goodbye to my keyboard). Great way in telling the reader, CHAW with mockery and sarcasm.. Woah. I'm really impressed at the moment. I can't get enough of this read. SPLENDID." (10)

"This is not really an original thought, most of poets write about being blocked, or about their poems being cheesy, nevertheless, I loved the connection between the lines, I didn't really find interesting poems this week, I gave this my vote because it was kind of well-written, yet not the best this writer can do." (7)

(7) without comment

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"Debris," by Melissa

(10) without comment

"A truly beautiful poem with effortless flow. I picture the last line as more of a whisper, simple yet strong. Melissa kills me with her words, I feel what she feels, that's the kind of emotion she puts into her poetry. Beautiful." (10)

"It's really frustrating being a piece of debris in someone's life as he/she shows us compassion instead of showing us love or lending us a hand amidst merciless agony... How I love this idea, structured perfectly in a flawless poem where the 'water' theme kind of moves you mountains away and liquifies the sadness... Excellent, indeed." (4)

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"Deprived," by Yaki

"Simplicity can result in epic pieces, and this is for example, a sample of the anti-theory. At first: 'I'll abort you' : you'd imagine a woman who is talking with her unborn child.. saying I'll kill you in my womb. But then, when you finish, you'd get shivers.. goosebumps, maybe. Everything about this piece speaks of perfection. The style is captivating, and the tone is pure flawlessness. Putting such an idea in simple and countable words is magnificent. Everyone of us has so many ideas which cannot be formed or transformed into a poem, so we just deprive them from being structured or 'developed'. It's just about that. Simply, beautiful." (7)

"One of her shorter pieces but just brilliant. I think this poem quickly sums up how every writer has once felt, but at the same time I get a much deeper meaning more personal to me. Yaki does a great job at writing one thing on the surface and another that you must pull from between the lines. Beautiful." (7)

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Several honorable mentions, including:

"I think I think too much," by Melissa

(4) without comment

"First of all, I loved the title. The fact that she thinks that she thinks too much illustrates the point that perhaps she does think too much! It is a clever and catchy title, and the poem is interesting also. I love the first two lines; they illustrate the poets self-awareness of her own work, and it personifies words well. It vaguely reminded me of wizard chess in Harry Potter, where each chess piece has a mind of its own, and the good chess player must win their loyality. I also got the image throughout the poem of the poet as a leaf, falling to the cold Autumn ground and decaying into winter and the base of the Willow tree. A piece full of meaning and effective word use, which is only perhaps let down a little by the second half of the last stanza, when the burning imagary seemed somewhat contradictory to the previous images. Overall though good work" (4)

"What more can I say about Melissa? She is the queen of misc poem section and she just wows with every word written, this poem being no exception. Another masterpiece." (4)

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"The Spider that Spun Gold," by Tara Kay

"I really am not aware how this poetess can create a piece of art with simple words, and how she can paint the perfect image in my mind, how her poetry is original and everyone can interpret it the way they like, it has no limit. That poem is one of a kind, it was spectacular, dramatic. It was in my opinion the best poem I've ever read by this writer. The title says so much itself, yet couldn't expect that the content will be that wonderful, I still know not how she could link between two original ideas and create such an imagery. That was truly well-done. Perfect metaphors though they were a bit fancy, not really simple, still I was caught up in the atmosphere of this writer. Good job!" (10)

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"Dangling from Rope," by Dark Secrets

"I read this piece several times and it seemed to find a way to impress me more each time. It is quite a rare example of effective use of list-type poetry, helped no end by the fact that the same words were not used over and over. Some of the images were difficult ones to imagine, as was the intention. Hot ice, soft spikes etc are paradoxes, chaotic, unbeing; they shouldnt work. But this creates the perfect contrast to the 'equilibruim' of being in love. I thought this was a very creative and original way to portray an emotion such as love, and the images being difficult to get ones head around mirror the poets thoughts of his life without his significant other. A good read, well done." (7)

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"On a Raft Made of Yesterdays," by Hellon aka MissTake

"This is a very interesting love poem, some of the metaphors about the first kiss and such were a bit too amazing to be imagined, at least, by me. It definitely is worth my vote." (4)

Congratsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
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loved this weeks readssss, magical!! thanks sibs for posting this, thanks judges and congrats winners and hms! ;)

The front-pagers are WOAH..

especially Melissa's and Liliana's... :)

And Congrats to everyone else.

Amazing writes.

I know I nominated one of the winners. I didn't read Yaki's until a couple of days ago, though, and I really enjoyed it. It's stark and poetic and pretty evocative, for being so short. That first line does just grab you in, doesn't it?

Mmm.. Yaki's poem is great also.

Congrats to all three winners, I enjoyed each one very much :)

Also congrats to the HM's!

.. Lebanon's connection is shit!

I wanted to post something also about Hellon's poem and Yaki's.

I can remember the last lines: remind me of two rnewly released Arabian songs which are flawless!... blah

Now they're gone! :S

Fantastic Wins this week

Thanks for the HM, (I can't believe how much I write this), haha

xxx

Yes, indeed, Melissa's poem was omggg.....Lilianas was inspiring hahahaa LOVED all the writes this week..yakz oh god loved it simpleeee ;P

Congrats winners and HM's! Thanks judges & mods.

Congratzzzzz everybodddy!

Congratulations

I find it hilarious that Melissa has a 3.0 on the front page. Whoever gave her such a low vote (I'm assuming a 1.0 since there are 2 votes total), I'd really LOVE to see what you consider a 2, a 3, a 4, and by god, a 5?

Congrats winners. Well done.

Lol Jane
Haters everywhere :p

Oh yes! Haters EVERY EVERY EVERY where ;)

Congrats to all 3 winners and HM's

Thanks guys! I super appreciate the comments. (: And a big congrats to all the poems mentioned. Lovely reads!

Well done all involved!

Well done you three..all good reads

some stinky poo has down voted Melissa's poem, and given it a two... Daft really as i think she is one of the top 3 poets on this site...

Good job Poets!
Judges, well done.
Thanks, Sibs

Congraatttssss for the winners, amazing poems seriously. Well deserved!
Am i the only one who noticed that a majority of our memebers are writing love poems :p...

Congrats winners and HM's.