Greetings Steemians, Poets, Readers, Bitcoin Millionaires, Modern Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Everyone Else!!!
From now, until next Friday, July 21st, 2017 (starting the second week, contest's will run from Friday to Friday, ending 10pm EST on Friday), we will be having a Poetry Contest (voter's choose the winner)! Tell your friends who like to write if they are interested! :)
In order to enter, submit a story to Steemit with your Poem and then put the poem in the comments below!
The poem with the most upvotes as of 10pm EST when the contest ends will win! Use your voting power wisely!
RULES:
Any style of poetry is allowed and there is no length minimum or maximum
Use of explicit adult language and or imagery should be warned about preceding the poem
Be respectful of other's poems (you don't have to like them, but there is no need to be rude) - Poets, let users know if you're looking for constructive criticism in your comment on this contest!
TAG your poem: biddle (and whatever else you would like)
Comment the link to your poem in the comments
Special Note: You can use old poems, but must create a new steemit article in order to have an entry - 1 ENTRY PER STEEM ACCOUNT, but you can vote on as many poems as you want (including your own; I LIKE THINK OF IT AS VIRTUAL APPLAUSE WHERE YOU CAN CLAP/SNAP FOR WHOEVER YOU WANT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT)!
IMPORTANT NOTE: You must follow these rules, or will be disqualified from receiving prizes.
VOTING:
The votes we count are the votes on the link to the article in the comments! ALSO, if you like a poem, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE also upvote it in the author's post as well to show your support for them! If you have any questions about voting, just ask in the comments or email me directly at my provided email address.If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me in the comments or directly at [email protected] !
If the contest grows from week to week and it is sustainable, PRIZES WILL INCREASE! :)
FIRST PRIZE: 15 Steem Dollars (15 USD worth Steem)!
RUNNER UP: 5 Steem Dollars (5 USD worth Steem)!
PLEASE PLEASE UPVOTE, RESTEEM, AND SHARE TO SHOW SUPPORT AND INCREASE PRIZES IN THE FUTURE! :)
ADVICE: THE EARLIER THE ENTRY, THE MORE LIKELIHOOD OF VOTES!! Everyone gets a vote from me for a good attitude and participation! :)
Last day! Thanks for all the entries so far! Last minute entries are always welcome and thank you so much for your participation and don't forget to cast any last minute votes for poems you like if you want! :) I'll be tallying/screenshotting votes at 10pm EST tonight and will send steem dollars to the 2 winners tomorrow! :)
My entry. Open to any criticism or praise.
Two days left! Keep on voting and keep on submitting! Resteem to let authors and readers know. Thanks for the participation so far! :)
Hey guys and gals. Check ou tmy entry below. Feel free to comment and share.
https://steemit.com/biddle/@trumotiv/crypto-poet-contest-entry
Hi @biddle! Thanks for your comment on my poem (rather prose) linking to your contest. I'd be glad to enter! Out of pure ethics, I will not vote on my own entry, but thanks to anyone who votes for me!! Here's the link:
https://steemit.com/life/@cali-girl/the-elephant-in-the-room
Beautiful poem. You're truly a great writer.
Thanks :D
nice poem you wrote, puts things in perspective...something we all need to do.
Yes, definitely. Thanks!
Winners Announced here! https://steemit.com/poetry/@biddle/biddle-s-poetry-contest-winning-poems-announcement-congratulations-winners
Thank you all for participating! It's a tie! :)
Hello guys, pls check my poem out
https://steemit.com/poetry/@hamzeto/poem-undertaker
4 days left! Reach out to any other Steemians who you think might be interested, readers and authors. The more readers reached, the more likelihood of getting votes. Don't forget to resteem too for easy promotion! Thanks for everyone's entries so far! :)
5 days left! Let you friends know if you think they'll be interested! :) Thanks for all the entries so far!
Remember to upvote and resteem to support the contest! And invite your friend! This will help the contest pay for itself, as well as increase prize money! :)
My Poem : https://steemit.com/poetry/@vikbuddy/a-body
I figure I'll go first: Feeling Again - Tibout Shaik
Constructive criticism is always welcome (both good and bad!) https://steemit.com/poetry/@martibis/feeling-again
Oh and everyone feel free to give some constructive comments, so I could do better. Anyway, here's the link to my poetryHey @biddle I know this contest from @martibis and I would like to give a shot.
https://steemit.com/poetry/@macchiata/poetry-or-tale-of-an-unfinished-empire
Excellent idea, @biddle. Here is my entry : https://steemit.com/biddle/@mrshutup/my-hound
Yay! I wrote this last night and I am glad to find your contest where I can share. I upvoted, resteemed and followed. Hope you like my entry. https://steemit.com/poetry/@creationofcare/death-from-above
my entry is called Unquiet Ragas. thanks for this opportunity. https://steemit.com/poetry/@bunabit/unquiet-ragas
everyone needs to read this.
Thanks in advance to everyone for your submissions! :)
A small question, what votes are counted? The votes on the comments or the votes on the actual poem?
Hi @martibis, the votes on the comments are the votes that are counted; thank you for asking for that clarification. I will edit the article to make that explicit to voters. I will also urge them to upvote poets' articles as well in order to support them! Please let me know if you have any other questions and I'll be happy to help! :)
Okay, I was just making sure, thanks for the clarification and thanks for organizing this contest! I hope some more people will join up!
You're very welcome!
@biddle, Heres my poem: https://steemit.com/poem/@alex-icey/glistening-waves It's kind of wierd, Im a 14 year old silver collecter, but I'll give poetry a try. Going out of my comfort zone, but this is my first poem. Thanks and have a beautiful day :)
It's really great to see all the passion here and all the great entries so far!! Share with your other poet friends (via resteem or by word of mouth) if you think they'd be interested! :) Also, please remember to upvote to help support the contest if you'd like to see more in the future! :) More upvotes means more promotions and more participation!
It really creates a great sense of community to see everyone joining in!
Hello!
Thank you for letting me know about this contest! :) Here is my entry: https://steemit.com/biddle/@lukakorba/two-days-and-two-once-more-an-original-love-poem (A love poem cause who doesn't enjoy those! )
Open to any criticism, and would love to hear feedback :)
I made a poem, about coffee: https://steemit.com/poem/@spartan23r/how-does-my-coffee-cup-feel
Thanks for inviting me @biddle