Steemit Poets United - Poetry Contest Ideas
Steemit Poets United is planning to organise weekly contest! @angelveselinov and I have been thinking of ideas that would make a cool poetry contest that YOU would like to enter! So, what a better idea than let YOU choose the format of the contest.
We have prepared five ideas which can be made into contests. We would like to hear which ones you would be interested in and why. Tell us in the comments below or on Discord. Other feedback and suggestions are also accepted.
Option A - Poetry Prompt
The prompt for the contest is a stanza/poem/quote.
e.g. Write a poem inspired by the following stanza:
"For you,
I have walked barefoot
in the scorching sands
of a vast desert."
In order to promote our community's poetry, we could use quotes/stanzas/poems that are submitted by our poets; or chosen specifically from the Best Poems of the Week.
Option B - Mix 'n Match
| Theme | Picture | Word |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral | Pic 1 | "brick" |
| Underwater | Pic 2 | "fire" |
| Exhausted | Pic 3 | "dance" |
The rules would be to select one theme, one picture and one word from the table. The poem then needs to be written on the theme chosen, inspired by the picture, as well as including the word or a derivation of it.
E.g. From the above table, I could write about a funeral, inspired by pic 3 and use the word "dancing".
The Mix 'n Match is flexible. We can update the table to have just a theme and a picture, or two words, etc. Suggestions are welcome.
Option C - Picture Trail
In the picture trial, participants have to search for three drawings/pictures in different posts on Steemit. Then, they have to write a poem inspired by the three chosen pictures.
The pictures have to be linked (not attached - unless granted permission by the artist). That way, we can go to the original post and see the pictures used.
Option D - Recreators!
Participants will have to link to a poem which they have written in the past. Then, they would have to recreate a new poem that is inspired by that old poem. It has to show either a big change or else it needs to be a new poem with a similar theme/story. This idea is simple: we can always learn from our past. Additionally, there are more ways to express the same thing.
Option E - Artist Collaboration
In this option, the poet will write a poem within a deadline (7 days). When the link is posted, they have to tag an artist(photographer, any kind of visual artist) that they have already agreed to work with. That artist will have 7 days to submit visual art that reflects the poem. Both the artist and the poet would be the winners and share a prize. This encourages collaboration and communication with other steemians.
Give us Feedback
As I said earlier, we would appreciate if you could give us feedback. Tell us which you would be interested in joining, why, and what would you change! We will select the most popular option, so make your voice heard! We want to have contests that more people would be willing to join; so no matter if you're new to Steemit Poets United or you're just a tiny minnow, your voice counts!
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