laykorn:


Let's patiently wait for OAM4U for the updates.

Ok *waiting*

Cool. Been a while I visited here.

Rocktation:
Cool. Been a while I visited here.

Sq,got someone from Events.

laykorn:
Can't we create threads in the General section of NL inviting to the competition?

good idea

OMA4U:
of course, you're in.

We need publicity pls. This's going to be interesting if we can get people to participate.

register me

#following
Tag Missmossy come and register

ELIGIBILITY
1. Be a member of Nairaland
2. A participant must submit a poem of five lines (any theme), and above the poem should indicate a number (1, 2, 3 etc). This is the entry fee.
DEADLINE: Sunday 26-10-2014 Time: 6:00 pm

GUIDELINES
1. This is a collaborative poetry whereby two poets shall be paired together to write and submit a single poem of any theme.

2. The poem may be submitted by either of the poets, provided that every verse/stanza written shall have the name of the poet who writes that verse at the top of it.

3. At the end of the first round, ten (10) best poems shall be chosen for the second round and from which the best three (3) poems shall emerge the winners.

4. Our impeccable judges shall follow the outlines below to grade each poem:

i. Organization: Structure/Form of the poems; coherence/comprehension ( that is the ideas of the poem being presented as a whole; the meaning of the poem and how the meanings are being conveyed)
(20 marks)

ii. Poetic Devices/Dictions: The number and effectiveness of those devices that raise poetry beyond prose. Also, the poets' choice of words used to paint imagery and evoke emotions.
(20 marks)

iii. Content/Significance: Do the poems deal with human experience? To what extent has the poem changed or add to our understanding? The universal-tility of the poem: should the poem be translated to other languages, does it still apply to human's conditions?
(20 marks)

iv. Grammatical Accuracy: Well punctuated poems are more appreciated and can add to the cadence of a poem. Every word must be well spelt, except for the intentional use of MALAPROPISM.
(10 marks)

v. Theme/Analysis: Brief analysis of the poem will give better understanding of the poem and the analysis of how the poetic devices used help the poets to achieve their aims. This should come after the poem, NOT BEFORE.
(10 marks)

vi. Mood/Imagery: Can the readers feel the feelings? Does the poem evoke emotions? Does the poem lift spirits and/or suppress the readers to a different mood? (20 marks)

5. The competition begins:
First round: Saturday 01 - 11 - 2014; Time: 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm. Then, submission of scores will follow by the judges.
Second round: Sunday 02 - 11 - 2014; Time: Same time as the first round.

PRIZE
The ten best poems will automatically make it to our forthcoming Nairaland Anthology of Poems (Volume 1), while others are being screened. The anthology will be published in print as well as electronic and every qualified poet shall be reckoned with.

LET'S PROMOTE POETRY
We write to entertain, to rejoice and cry, to gasp and wonder, to share victories and defeats, pain and joy, to share love, life and death. We write to debate and discuss, to provoke and to questions the existence of things, to rebuke and probe. We write to address and proffer solutions to uprising in Nigeria, Africa, and the world at large.

Poets and poems that have inspired and lifted my spirit: Edgar Poe's Annabel Lee; William Shakespeare's sonnets, especially Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to the summer's day? This poem lives in me) . Samuel Coleridge's Rime of an Ancient Mariner; John Fletcher's Upon a Honest Man's Fortune; Maya Angelou's I know why the caged bird sing and Still I Rise; Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken; John Donne's Death be not proud; Wole Soyinka's Telephone Conversation and Abiku; Jared Angira; Gabriel Okara; Lenrie Peters; Sola Owoniyi's Homeless not Hopeless; Niyi Osundare, J. P. Clark etc

All these poets have done great things with words and have also inspired the world. So we, the poets of this generation can also inspire the generations to come.

Great Nairaland Poets! Advocates of what pen can do
Thanks
OMA
Siggy:
My Silent loquacious pen speaks louder than my quiet lips; A drop of ink makes a mighty word

Any question? May I be of help in any way?

Tag: Philtrum, niftyrules, okwutency,
JigsawKillah, gottoboy, harddon, poeticjazco,
dtito, isaiahogodo, paulaok4, basille, krystalxxx,
richommie, Chuksemi, Texanomaly, divepen,
michaelok, giyazz, nickz, firestar, Bamibor,
osiawa, kagari, elvisosho, maxwellbaba,
tjkdzyanju, AmiableJay, lordidol, mrwhat

SammyHoe:

Present sir!!!

Bros I don't see u on the EBIAG Planet nah! Why nah?

Bros Biko no mind me

#walks into my spaceship

Going there right away

OMA4U:
Philtrum, niftyrules, okwutency, princesa, timpaker JigsawKillah, gottoboy, harddon, poeticjazco, dtito, isaiahogodo, paulaok4, basille, krystalxxx, richommie, Chuksemi, Texanomaly, divepen, michaelok, giyazz, nickz, firestar, Bamibor, osiawa, kagari, elvisosho, maxwellbaba, tjkdzyanju, AmiableJay, lordidol, mrwhat

A call to participation in the forthcoming collaborative poetry competition.

once again gladly
my pen sluggishly
i shall awake coyly
to the dance of this drum

my Quiet Quill

HARDDON:


once again gladly
my pen sluggishly
i shall awake coyly
to the dance of this drum

my Quiet Quill

Is this your entry? If yes, endeavor to put a number pls

OMA4U:


Is this your entry? If yes, endeavor to put a number pls

thou art but funny.......firestar? could you please break it down for him?

I don't really get the number thing. Do I add just any number to make my intentions known?

What number please?

OMA4U:
ELIGIBILITY
1. Be a member of Nairaland
2. A participant must submit a poem of five lines (any theme), and above the poem should indicate a number (1, 2, 3 etc). This is the entry fee.
DEADLINE: Sunday 26-10-2014 Time: 6:00 pm

GUIDELINES
1. This is a collaborative poetry whereby two poets shall be paired together to write and submit a single poem of any theme.

2. The poem may be submitted by either of the poets, provided that every verse/stanza written shall have the name of the poet who writes that verse at the top of it.

3. At the end of the first round, ten (10) best poems shall be chosen for the second round and from which the best three (3) poems shall emerge the winners.

4. Our impeccable judges shall follow the outlines below to grade each poem:

i. Organization: Structure/Form of the poems; coherence/comprehension ( that is the ideas of the poem being presented as a whole; the meaning of the poem and how the meanings are being conveyed)
(20 marks)

ii. Poetic Devices/Dictions: The number and effectiveness of those devices that raise poetry beyond prose. Also, the poets' choice of words used to paint imagery and evoke emotions.
(20 marks)

iii. Content/Significance: Do the poems deal with human experience? To what extent has the poem changed or add to our understanding? The universal-tility of the poem: should the poem be translated to other languages, does it still apply to human's conditions?
(20 marks)

iv. Grammatical Accuracy: Well punctuated poems are more appreciated and can add to the cadence of a poem. Every word must be well spelt, except for the intentional use of MALAPROPISM.
(10 marks)

v. Theme/Analysis: Brief analysis of the poem will give better understanding of the poem and the analysis of how the poetic devices used help the poets to achieve their aims. This should come after the poem, NOT BEFORE.
(10 marks)

vi. Mood/Imagery: Can the readers feel the feelings? Does the poem evoke emotions? Does the poem lift spirits and/or suppress the readers to a different mood? (20 marks)

5. The competition begins:
First round: Saturday 01 - 11 - 2014; Time: 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm. Then, submission of scores will follow by the judges.
Second round: Sunday 02 - 11 - 2014; Time: Same time as the first round.

PRIZE
The ten best poems will automatically make it to our forthcoming Nairaland Anthology of Poems (Volume 1), while others are being screened. The anthology will be published in print as well as electronic and every qualified poet shall be reckoned with.

LET'S PROMOTE POETRY
We write to entertain, to rejoice and cry, to gasp and wonder, to share victories and defeats, pain and joy, to share love, life and death. We write to debate and discuss, to provoke and to questions the existence of things, to rebuke and probe. We write to address and proffer solutions to uprising in Nigeria, Africa, and the world at large.

Poets and poems that have inspired and lifted my spirit: Edgar Poe's Annabel Lee; William Shakespeare's sonnets, especially Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to the summer's day? This poem lives in me) . Samuel Coleridge's Rime of an Ancient Mariner; John Fletcher's Upon a Honest Man's Fortune; Maya Angelou's I know why the caged bird sing and Still I Rise; Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken; John Donne's Death be not proud; Wole Soyinka's Telephone Conversation and Abiku; Jared Angira; Gabriel Okara; Lenrie Peters; Sola Owoniyi's Homeless not Hopeless; Niyi Osundare, J. P. Clark etc

All these poets have done great things with words and have also inspired the world. So we, the poets of this generation can also inspire the generations to come.

Great Nairaland Poets! Advocates of what pen can do
Thanks
OMA
Siggy:
My Silent loquacious pen speaks louder than my quiet lips; A drop of ink makes a mighty word

Any question? May I be of help in any way?

Tag: Philtrum, niftyrules, okwutency,
JigsawKillah, gottoboy, harddon, poeticjazco,
dtito, isaiahogodo, paulaok4, basille, krystalxxx,
richommie, Chuksemi, Texanomaly, divepen,
michaelok, giyazz, nickz, firestar, Bamibor,
osiawa, kagari, elvisosho, maxwellbaba,
tjkdzyanju, AmiableJay, lordidol, mrwhat

May I know who I've been paired up with please?

1.
THE MANE!!!

Does he have a name?
Good God, could he be tame?
What a horrendous reason for fame!

It was he, who made the hunter lame!
The terrible one with the mane!!!

Why aren't people picking a number yet?

By the way Oma4u, this promises to be fun.

Sometimes reason needs an interpreter

Sometimes logic, a simple revealer

If i could, I would ask thee the inventer

To try and explain things a little better.

For what could be the use of a number

In a poem of such few letters?

I'm in, I dont understand the number thing though. I choose number 2.
Hello princesa.

Hey royver, nice poem, I like your wit

3
WHERE IS MY PEN:
Where on earth is my diamond pen?
I used it last on Eve New Year.
When it had written me lines of swords and spears.
Come,come,you are sought here.
Where I feel the heat of a thousand poets.

I can see this thread coming to live. OMA4U, you've done a great job... #Thumbs up# oops, I salivate as I anticipate interesting poems

hi royver, nice poem you got there.

Wow! Interesting...I'm glad that this thread is growing.Thumbs up OMA4U.

As for the poems I'm seeing, are they for the competition or you poet are just displaying your talents and dexterity?

JigsawKillah:
What number please?

To qualify for the competition, each poet is to write a five-line poem and should include a number at the top of that poem. It's that number we're going to use to pair the poets together.

Thanks @ all who have shown a modicum of interest.
God bless you all.

When the roll call came I didn't see my name. ..let's come together create an anthology and sell it on e bay...serious am in check my works on poetry on www.thunderboltpearlz..com and you will be surprised I have more than 80 poetry.....keys do this or create a thread on whatsapp and them compile a d the best poems sold...let's do this am waiting for your answer my number is 08064447793 get me on whatsapp let's create the whatsapp thread now...add min of this thread do the needful

laykorn:
3
WHERE IS MY PEN:
Where on earth is my diamond pen?
I used it last on Eve New Year.
When it had written me lines of swords and spears.
Come,come,you are sought here.
Where I feel the heat of a thousand poets.

4 my pen called
family trolls
abandoned their chores
to the flutes of my pulse
my bloody friend is my all

Where is no. 5 oooooo?

8
Infinitely prostrate
Cool smilies demonstrate
Gentlemen elongate
And old songs emanate
I choose the number "eight".

iyabodeh:
I'm in ooo.

"To qualify for the competition, each poet is to write a five-line poem and should include a number at the top of that poem. It's that number we're going to use to pair the poets together. "


8,
Hate is an emotion for the weak.
Love is its sister that's meek.
Hate loves love and it's abode it always seek.
Love is the meek with the loudest essence.
Hate is loud but it bows in love's presence.

Do those nice legs belong to you?

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The sound of cymbals,
In the whispers of the wind,
Joined by the clap of thunders,
The music to which I sing,
"And dance in the rain"[/size]