Major update to
100 Days of Poetry Challenge
(feedback, prizes change, weekly find)-----[Day 53]-----
Introduction
Hello everyone! After making the halfway mark update two days ago which shifted categories a bit from Day 51 onward, I gave some more thought to the current state of the challenge and how to improve its interactiveness. I also want to change how prizes work and will explain the reasoning for these changes below. By the way, it is now Day 53, which officially started as of 6 PM UTC on April 28th.
Interaction
In my original rules post I stated that along with posting a daily poem, you should comment on at least three other entrants’ poems daily. Of course, this was largely based on trust as I was unable to monitor this for 130 people. I have been relatively pleased to see that there has been some mutual support and interaction between poets in the challenge. Now the group is much smaller, enabling us to increase the quality of our interaction!
Instead of this original rule, each person in the challenge will now be assigned 2 different poets each week to leave feedback for. You only have to select one poem for each of them (2 in total) sometime in the course of the week to comment on. Your comments should be substantial, in the form of impressions/analysis. For a simple guide on how to provide quality feedback, read How To Critique Poetry - A Simple Structure. (Critique in this context means analysis - not criticism.)
This resource is provided as a reference only. You will find your own personal way of leaving feedback, and it need not pick the piece apart at all. The requirement is that you set aside enough time to really digest the piece and leave a reply that is worthy of the energy that the creator put into their poem. It is a form of respect that I do not see enough on Steemit. Most people that think they leave good comments still spend less than 10 minutes and put in relatively low effort on their feedback. They have mastered the art of making fluff seem substantial!
As far as length, it should be several sentences. Say something specific about the impressions you received from the piece, analyze sections you really liked or didn’t like, speculate on the meaning behind the poem, etc. Be respectful and creative! Remember, you will also receive two pieces of quality feedback in return.
This will be a required part of the challenge from here on out (Day 51 onward). I know that people are busy and have time-zone differences, so making it to classes is impractical for many. So this way we’ll still have quality interaction between participants, but you can do it whenever is most convenient for you.
Prizes change
Regarding prizes, there will be a major change. When I structured how they worked originally, I was accounting for 100+ active participants and frequent donations coming in (thank you so much for all of those!) This was to allow more people to have the opportunity to be featured. However, because of the sheer volume of poems to go through, I fell far behind on announcing them. This led to the prize feeling disconnected from the poem for which it was awarded. Also, the group size has decreased significantly.
Instead of prizes for every day as well as weekly prizes, there will now only be weekly prizes, but they will be much bigger, 15 SBD for the winner of each category! This change will go into effect starting on Day 50, so winners up to that date will be rewarded the old way.
Weekly find
On these weekly update posts, you should say something brief about a favorite poem you discovered in the past week of the challenge and comment it on my update post, by the Monday following the date on which it’s posted. Please include a link to the piece in your comment. The first weekly find will begin from next week's weekly update.
Assignments for this week (Week 8)
Conclusion
Please read this post in detail and comment below that you understood how things will work moving forward. I also invite you to give me feedback on these changes and ask any questions you may have. To sum it up, you will need to take time twice during the week to leave substantial impressions for a poem of your choice written by each of two poets. You’ll also give a short comment on these Saturday posts highlighting one of your favorite pieces in the challenge from the last week as a “weekly find.” As always thank you for your time and attention! I hope you have a wonderful week ahead.
Huge thanks to all donors!
- @d-pend (440 SBD and 200 STEEM)
- @hopehuggs (50 SBD)
- @violetmed (50 SBD)
- @girlbeforemirror (20 SBD)
- @yahialababidi (15.017 STEEM)
- @carmalain7 (11.11 SBD)
- @madushanka (10 SBD)
- @taliakerch (10 SBD)
- @firststeps (8 STEEM)
- @moeknows (5.44 SBD)
- @nikolina (5 SBD)
- @hazem91 (5 SBD)
- @josediccus (5 STEEM)
- @whack.science (3.14 SBD)
- @naquoya (3 SBD)
- @corderosiete (3 SBD)
- @nicholas83 (2 SBD)
- @acousticsteveo (2 SBD)
- @hartfloe (1.337 SBD)
- @johnrenald (1 SBD)
- @flysky (1 SBD)
- @zeleiracordero (1 SBD)
- @mineopoly (1 STEEM)
- @realnairda (0.5 SBD)
- @emekasegun (0.2 SBD)
- @zulacut (0.1 SBD)
- @setiagunawan (0.1 SBD)
- @nasrol (0.1 SBD)
- @rexdickson (0.1 SBD)
Writing & images
By @d-pend
4/28/18
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Please leave your feedback to this update in a comment below as @prydefoltz, @mamadini, @trucklife-family, @tygertyger, @sansoncarrasco, @marlyncabrera, @zeleiracordero, @firststeps, @riahdex, @mrbreeziewrites, and @josediccus have already done. If you prefer to message me your feedback privately, do so on Discord. My username there is d-pend#5693.
This is not just my challenge, it's our challenge, and I highly value your perspective. I think people are focusing too much on the term critique. I'm looking for high quality feedback for other poets. That means reading their piece of your choice several times and setting aside a half hour or so to formulate a substantial reply.
If you choose to bow out of the challenge because of these new requirements, please let me know as soon as possible so I can update the assignments for the coming week.
@d-pend it seems like most of the pushback is coming from people who either don't feel like they have the time to commit to this new change, or they feel uncomfortable about it because they want to connect with people naturally and organically. I actually understand both perspectives. You know I don't have a lot of time either, and I really think the only reason why I've done as much as I've done in this challenge is because it's an extreme passion of mine, and I get a lot of enjoyment out of it on a personal level. I think maybe you should consider allowing some of those who are in opposition to the changes to work the challenge as they deem fit. I've looked over who has brought up these concerns, and they are all people who are contributing to this challenge in numerous ways. If they want an exception maybe they should be granted it. I think there will be enough people that want to stay in according to your changes that we can go ahead and do it with those people, and just take the people who don't want to participate out of the pool of names. It shouldn't really be that much of an issue. My opinion is that the people that express that they would not like to participate in this part of the challenge should still be eligible for the prizes because they are participating at a high level in this challenge anyway. Just some food for thought. Maybe there could be an exception granted to those who state a strong case to you. I don't think any of us who are going to adjust to the new layout would be butt hurt if one of them wrote an exceptional piece of poetry that you felt you needed to reward. Poets are often a breed who don't like rules, and this challenge had few. Maybe this new system should be voluntary. 😎
I’m feeling what you are saying @prydefoltz.
@d-pend,
Once upon a time I would have loved this critique assignment (in my more academic days, when I was much more aligned to that/this mindset); however, it is pretty far from where I am these days. If there is a piece I need to focus (on a more mundane level) on for constructive critique that I'm actually not inspired by (for whatever reasons); well, that can be a big time investment as one is trying to find ways of communication without offense (and who the hell am I anyway… lol) , this is a concern for me as everything right now has cut my writing time to a short segment in my days and I’d rather focus on writing poetry and making the assorted comments as I have been all along.
Secondly, and perhaps more importantly; I am in much more of an introspective space when it comes to others work in the outer world, i.e. I just enjoy the work of others or not and try not to pick stuff apart (constructively as is being suggested), what meaning finds me is personal and I relish it that way these days. I did love critique in all my Lit classes and writing workshops and, of course, that was part of the objective before taking on heavy writing classes and such.
This seems like an aspect that should have been presented from the start as it’s a rather large structural change to this challenge that is now over half way in.
I am not throwing in the towel (as of yet) but this is a crossroad and I’ve not made a choice as I write this.
Respectfully, and in admiration,
N-
Thank you for weighing in, Niish. I did mention in many of my updates that I reserved the right to change how the challenge operates, and it wouldn't have been feasible to institute something like this with a large number of poets.
I can empathize with what you're saying and I know would be content with the operation staying as it is. But I'm not really happy with the quality of interactions that I see between poets in this community. People tend to stay in their own "hollers" and peep out, to tiny degrees. I was envisioning something more substantial, more intense.
Now that we've all written and shared poetry nearly daily for 50 days, it should be almost second nature. In order for this to remain the challenge it was intended to be, I think people need to come more out of their comfort zones if they want to take their craft to the next level. My personality is usually to just allow people to do this at their own pace, but unfortunately my experience is that they do not do so without a significant nudge.
If you have some ideas about how I might be able to do this better, please don't hesitate to let me know, here or privately.
I think my response to @tygertyger pretty much sums up what I feel would be more judicious.
I’m not trying to change anyones mind, that is folly.
It has been a great pleasure and I thank you.
As I said I am grateful to have found a few more people in the world that inspire me and that is a Win.
Best of luck to everyone. <3
He did say at the beginning of the challenge that he might change the rules along the way . I know that this kind of structure might be a bit uncomfortable for a free being like you love, but communication between the participants seems to have become a bit insular. This challenge was born to strengthen the community, but also to inspire budding writers. How are they however supposed to evolve if they do not get feedback on how to grow? And is art not there to communicate and maybe put sparks in others? If we just throw our stuff in the wind and live under glass domes like the little prices rose we become like her self-indulgent I feel and we loose our grounding. And to be frank there will be stuff that might suck but they cannot break out of that if no one gives them the time of day, just something to ponder <3
I am all for a weekly mention with a meaningful reason as to why. I am even all for a mandatory class day, those things seem fine and less structural... critique as mandatory is basically adding on anther challenge and frankly, I would not have entered had that been on the agenda. I am so all for community and that has been a great success for me so far in this as I've found kindred here in this challenge. ;)
This forced critique aspect is just not feeling great (imo).
Would you feel more comfortable in leaving just 2 comments on what the poem invoked in you he did offer both forms as option. and the reason he chose this over mandatory class is that some people cannot come to class as they are in different time zones or work at that time .
I understand the time-zone thing and the challenges here. So many needs to meet. I do prefer that option for sure as that is where I dwell these days. I was wondering if we could do something in a private (Only people in the challenge) "backroom" where we interact on documents through written interactions of feedback and general feelings to pieces at our leisure over the week.. I don’t know. Ugh, it’s getting so complicated.
if the open forum is the issue there is a goggle doc option maybe (what do you think @d-pend ) but I don't know if every one will understand how to use it and it could turn into total chaos. But the atmospheric feedback option is offered you don't need to do a guy LOL ;) let the idea germinate a bit ok? See how you feel about it then :)
I'd prefer to do mandatory class as well @mamadini, but the problem there is time zones, and in some cases technology. I do feel the project is lacking something. It was intended to be more than a motley crue of people all doing their own thing, because that's kind of how poetry on Steemit was before. You definitely could be right that this is not the way to go about remedying it, but I'm just not sure how else to. :(
I was wondering if we could do something in a private (Only people in the challenge) "backroom" where we interact on documents through written interactions of feedback and general feelings to pieces at our leisure over the week.. I don’t know. Ugh, it’s getting so complicated.
Hi Daniel. I think I will continue on with the challenge of writing a poem a day, but I will be bowing out of the critique portion of the new rules. Through out the contest I have not limited myself to commenting and enjoying 3 poems a day and have supported much more than that. But I am loathe to critique fellow poets. I am happy to offer positivity and support but not critique. I entrust a poets development to the muses. I understand this may disqualify me from enjoying in the rewards, but I hope it won't keep me from taking part in the challenge as it was originally laid out. I hope you understand.
Hi @prydefoltz, I don't think it will be necessary for you to bow out. Feedback is very personal, so I wouldn't expect you to offer anything that runs contrary to your inclinations. The expectation is just for it to be at least several sentences, going into greater detail than an ordinary comment. It need not "critique" anything so much as offer substantial insight and impressions. @geekorner's article was listed as reference for anyone not familiar with offering the gift of substantial feedback - don't let the term scare you :-) Critique in this context means analysis, not criticism.
I think I would prefer to continue on as I have been going, commenting on the posts that inspire me to comment upon. Poetry is so personal and insisting that people comment on work they might not have otherwise may have some unintended consequences. I have been doing this kind of thing for about six years and things can get hairy when poets take to this kind of thing. Plus I really don't want to pick from the work of others or even my own work. I just want to write and read what speaks to me. I'll continue to write and visit the other poets but no assignments for me. Sorry.
I understand your point of view. But the grounds for the contest have changed and I probably wouldn't have joined in if the I had been given such a specific assignment from the start. That doesn't mean I do not appreciate all the work you have done. I am seriously thankful for the opportunity you have given us all. Poetry on steemit has become stronger and so has our community. I'll still be supporting everyone and complete the challenge of 100 poems. Thank you for all your hard work and attention:):):)
Thanks for your contribution to the project thus far and for leaving your feedback @prydefoltz. It's hard because I know many would be fine with the contest remaining the same, but I'm discontent with how it's going so far.
The intention was not only to challenge people to become more consistent with their craft but to build a community. While I've seen this happen to small degrees, I have not witnessed the deeper interaction necessary for the further personal growth of the individuals involved.
In my experience, poets (and artists in general) tend to rest on their laurels unless confronted with challenges that push them outside their comfort zone. It often includes interacting with people and energies that one would not otherwise. Of course I respect your decision. If you have a better idea on how to improve the quality (not only quantity) of interactions between poets, please let me know, here or privately!
Thank you, Daniel. Ultimately people are responsible for their own growth, no matter whether it be artistic or otherwise. But like will attract like; that is the way of the universe and so is making sure we all grow and learn.
I have found the challenge personally and artistically rewarding. So I will continue business as usual: writing a poem each day and visiting other poets. I never limited myself to 3 poems a day. Where some are concerned who perhaps have not supported the work of others very much, they will get back what they put in. That is also the way of the universe.
There will always be social loafers; and sometimes, they are not loafing at all but just have other demands the rest of us are not aware of.
It is your contest and I would say make the rules as you would have them. I would warn against policing others because that will be stressful and time-consuming for you. I want you to understand I am in no way upset by the change in rules. It's just not something I want to do. But I get it.
If you want my advice for the future. I would offer a reward once a week like you are going to do now. I would link the rewards to the value of the posts that are directly related to administering the contest and I would assign some roving comment up-voters. That is ... have some of the prize pool go to the comments and not just the poems. This would encourage people to comment more. But a certain amount of attrition should be expected. There are still lots of people persevering. I think you have fostered poetry beautifully.
I wrote an ample comment in the last update stating how this challenge have been taxing and rewarding at the same time.
I do appreciate your initiative and effort to promote poetry.
I don't like the one award per week per category change. I think this change takes some of the fun out of the contest.
I would like it if every poet was required to write a single poem each week so he/she can put a greater effort on it, proofreading, etc., but it would no longer be a 100 day challenge.
On the other part of the change, I will find it hard to fulfill this new requirements because I have a full time job and Steemit as my second income and I need to have time to write or produce other type of content, not only poetry.
This has been very demanding and taxing. I haven't skipped a single day, thought, because I'm prefer to save those skip days for days when it would be impossible for me to publish like, for example, if something happens to my Internet connection (I live in the third world) or I get sick or things get ugly at work and I have to stay late several days in a row. So laziness is not the reason I don't like this change. I think the challenge is demanding enough as it is... or was.
I used to write in my mother tongue, Spanish, and then do a handcrafted, fastidiously adapted and revised translation into English which I speak as a second language. The Spanish originals were mostly poems with rhyme and metric. I wanted my Spanish readers to enjoy the poems, and some of them were curated by Spanish-speaking curators and won the day and/or week in this (English poetry) challenge. But beginning at day 42 I had to completely drop writing in Spanish at all and began writing directly in English and free-verse, because I no longer have the time or energy required for such a humongous overload.
This also means my Spanish-speaking readers and curators no longer can read my challenge entries without using Google Translator which, as you know, may kill the spark of poetry from a text.
I understand that the interaction has not been as you expected and that that was your main motivation for creating this challenge: promoting poetry and the dynamic exchange of ideas between poets, but I don't know if I will be able to make it to the end.
I love poetry and that love for poetry is recorded in the Steemit blockchain, but I also have to earn a living and get some sleep.
I'll do my best.
Thank you for your input @sansoncarrasco. I've admired your contributions and was amazed at the work it must take to make English adaptions of your Spanish poetry daily. I understand what you're saying about not liking the prize shift. If I started a project like this again, I would not do so by myself. I'd have several people commit to helping me curate through the entire period. You know how it is, people get busy, sick, things come up, and they can't find the time to help any longer.
Because of the difficulty of the daily writing requirement, the unfortunate consequence is that on some days, the writing across the boards is lacking in quality and I have to assign a winner that has spelling issues, grammatical problems, etc. It's hard for me to do this with a good conscience because I don't want to just increase the quantity of poetry on Steemit, but help people become better poets.
I understand and honor you for taking the time while being employed. I think we could work something out where you only have to look at one poet in a week. It should take only a half hour to leave a well-thought-out response to one of their pieces. Does that seem feasible?
Thanks for analyzing carefully my long replay.
What you propose about one single analysis per week would make it easier to do. Just a bit. I'll try to do as everyone else but I'm glad there's some flexibility to compromise at the one-per week review.
The lack of incentives, not being able to produce my usual content, is something hard to overcome, though.
I'll play along to the extents of my capabilities.
I understand what I have to do and fully support the change. It will definitely push me out of my comfort zone but I feel I’m ready to embrace it. I look forward to honest critiques of my work.
Most of my poetry has been extremely personal and thus highly therapeutic for me. This is often the case with poetry, and can leave us feeling a bit vulnerable. I trust that all of us here understand that and realize critiques will focus on structure, grammar, word choice, and craft. They are in no way judging content or even intention.
Building community requires honesty and vulnerability.
Polemic. Well, my opinion is that beyond rules of aesthetic nature, nothing you do to control poetry writing and critique—ever—seems natural.
I will play along, @d-pend, and see how this goes.
I promise that I will tell whenever I find myself uncomfortable, for the sake of honesty and my respect for you, guys. So far, I just can say I totally respect and understand all opinions expressed here. I particularly appreciate the clarity of @prydefoltz’s exposition, who is certainly providing wise warning.
I’m learning to cope with challenge here on Steemit, in general. This is actually soul therapy for me, so forgive me, friends, my moral laxity on these matters.
Besides, I understand that critique is personal and specific regarding purpose, and the purpose of this challenge, as I understand it, is two folded: writing poetry everyday with the benefit of probably winning and profiting from it, yes (and nothing is less poetic than the blockchain); but also promoting #steemitschoolpoetry, which means academic issues and some regulations would reach us at some point.
To sum up, I support the changes introduced in the challenge, and I promise to offer feedback regarding these changes when we're done, for I just can't tell right now.
I hope the fact that I’m tired, for it’s almost 1 a.m. here, has not affected my wits. Good night, beautiful people.
@d-pend, I covered my weekly obligations per the new rules (comments that were/are more substancial on my poets of the week and a weekly highlight). I apologize that this is so late (as is my daily poem also but I am just now home and have the internet to post -- this is how weekends go from here on out for me). I amdead-tired and am getting up in a few hours to start all over again, so please pardon any typos. :) :P
My highlighted poem of the week is from Stephen Martin : https://steemit.com/steemschool/@acousticsteveo/100-days-of-poetry-day-54-now-that-i-know
‘Now That I Know’ is a gem of repetition that rhythmically pulls the reader through a series of one sentence stanza groupings. There is a quality of transcendence from the experiential first stanza to the judgments of the second into that which is revealed through the process that leads to the last two lines. The ending thought is where the form is broken into a two line thesis with a line-break of declaration — that which is revealed through the revelation of the piece.
“Now that I know
That I know.”
I very much admire the flow of this piece and the meaning in which I derived from it. Now, I prefer not to deconstruct this into what I’ve extrapolated from this piece, my personal relationship with the poem is my own and I revel in the power of fine art to accomplish this. However, As with most art I find fascinating, there are many ways to read this piece. I can certainly see one finding a religious tone here, or a romantic overture also would not be hard to squeeze from the line stack — for me there is always certain prudence in bringing all things inward, as if this were a letter to one’s soul (free of religion though, or at least separate of doctrine).
Whatever story you find in this poem, I highly recommend reading it out loud so that you may feel the words, find the rhythm, your rhythm for them and relish in the beauty of this wonderful work.
Here are the links to the pieces from Tyger and Steve:
https://steemit.com/steemitschoolpoetry/@acousticsteveo/100-days-of-poetry-day-55-deprogramming#@mamadini/re-acousticsteveo-100-days-of-poetry-day-55-deprogramming-20180501t225210659z
https://steemit.com/steemitschoolpoetry/@tygertyger/totem-day-56-of-the-steemitschool-100-day-writing-challenge-by-d-pend#@mamadini/re-tygertyger-totem-day-56-of-the-steemitschool-100-day-writing-challenge-by-d-pend-20180501t223725657z
Thanks for the opportunity ones again @d-pend. The challenge has really grown me.
This is a nice idea for community sake and as mentioned, it'd be an avenue for us to learn more, see new dimensions to our works and help us grow more.
I, however, must point out that it might not be consistent as I might miss out some days. But, definitely, I appreciate this development and I'll gladly play along.
Hey @mrbreeziewrites! Thank you for responding. From your comment I'm wondering if you think it's something done on a daily basis? Actually, you just need to select one poem from @hazem91 and one from @ehisoria during the next week that you like and leave it some detailed feedback.
Oh, now I understand what the instruction. Thanks for the feedback. I would gladly do that
first of all i will want to take you @d-pend for this great opportunity giving to us poet, we are really grateful, been qualifying even up to the 50 days of this poetry challenges is something am still surprised of. was once discourage at first when i join and was told poetry is not really reckon with, but i know we poet need to keep pushing hard till we are fully recognize. you really give us hope.
about this new update, to my own point of view it is a good task for the participant even those most are not chanced by time, we could all still create time out of our busy schedule, it is an art of creating more interactive means among we participant and i hope we all fulfill the assignment given to us.
@d-pend we are very grateful
Thank you @d-pend. I read and resteemed this announcement. Let me check here. I should go check out 2 poems from last week @firststeps and make a significant comment and paste those links here? Or should I wait till next week? I'm honestly a little disoriented.
Hey @mineopoly! If you look on the table, you were assigned to @firststeps and @blessedben. So you will choose one poem from each of them and leave a substantial response at some point in the week. You don't need to paste the links here. Next week on the update I post you should leave a comment showing one of your favorite poems you discovered in the challenge. It doesn't have to be from the people you were assigned to.
That is very understandable. I agree this will be a much more manageable system giving respect to each individual author.
As for my part all I'm doing is writing a poem a day and leaving substantial comments on 2 poems. Then next week make a comment about one poem I read through the week. There is no complaint on my side. Piece of cake.
But about the poem I choose at the end of the week... can I choose from any level?
Yup! The poem you liked best, whether due to it being the best written, or because it had images that spoke to you the most, or showed the most improvement on the author's part, or one you found the most interesting, rather than "best."
Thank you @geekorner
Well what can I say? It's challenging but since it's the rules to move forward I understand, I however looked up the list and found the poet I was assigned to, I've however go on to leave my comments on his blog.
I think I'd have to always put you up on my ginabot, because I may miss updates as this or possibly when you post updates like this, you may tag everyone on the steemitschool so that we all get notifications of this updates anything @d-pend, cheers it's moving forward
Thanks for the reply @josediccus! Yes, I will tag everyone for sure. You need to find one poem of @rexdickson's and one from @sayee during this week and leave them some detailed feedback :-)
Next week you'll write a comment showing a poem you really liked that you discovered in the challenge, and it doesn't have to be from one of the people you were assigned to.
certainly I did, and thank you too.
Amazing @d-pend... thanks so much for this update! I've been trying my best with commenting on others work... but just fell behind recently! I can only imagine how hectic it must have been your end!
I look forward to having new poets assigned each week and ensuring that I leave a great comment on each of their poems.
Also... I would share this as my find of the week... I always enjoy @trucklife-family's poems and this one is no exception! Read here!! - Reality?
Thanks for everything my friend... I'm burning out a little too, but am gonna keep going regardless!
Thank you for your commitment and dedication to the cause so far!
<3
With Love
Hart Floe Poet
♥
I would have no problem with someone winning a prize who has not fully followed the new rules, as long as they meet the original requirements and are at least interacting in some way (upvoting, commenting, etc)
But as @hartfloe mentioned we should leave them out of the assignments so all those who wish to give and recieve critiques may do so.
Greetings, Poets! I understand the change of rules and the masterly motivation of @d-pend. I just hope it is for the good of the interaction between us and not to generate discomfort. It is a matter of being truly sensitive when facing the work of a partner with whom we had never crossed reading. You have to put yourself in the shoes of the other and shorten cultural distances at the time of penetrating the meanings and structures of the works that deserve all the respect in the world.
thank you @d-pend for the update, I really like your idea of assigning us to different poets each week it's a great way to connect and learn together, really happy about the prize change to and the fact with can nominate poems we really like. Thanks so much for all you do, I can only imagine how time consuming it is.
I understand all. This is a better way to engage more people into interacting and critiquing each others. Not saying that I did it, because it's like I need a day off to refresh my mind and I don't want to take it, so lately I had really hard time to write poems. I'm not crying about it, just saying... I'm still in the game xD
I know this will improve my knowledge about poetry and writing, and thanks for that! Much love to all my poets!
I can't wait to take on the challenge in 49 days and see how far I could go and how much I could improve
Hello everyone, from the beginning it was the rule to commit the poems of colleagues. Rule that I faithfully fulfilled. Through the comments I established friendly relations with people in other continents. I appreciate them and I hope to continue on that path. regards
Thank you so much dear. These changes are really good. Also, commenting will be taken to a higher level. I look forward to the constructive interaction
From the beginning, I was determined to finish this challenge of writing poetry for 100 days consecutively, though English is not my native language. Therefore, I'll still write a poem every day for this contest.
I am not good at criticism, and beside, am currently on a long journey (can be seen from what cities I wrote my poems since Day 50).
But I'll try to do my best. So help me God.
For a start, I want to say that am really amazed by this competition -its progress, successes and successive positive changes. It amazing how far we have come and how strong we are still going. It hasn't been easy but this thing is making us better everyday.
I really want to thank @d-pend for his understanding on the class issues. Our different time zones makes is really tough for some of us to keep us with the classes.
I understand what is being said in this post but I don't really get...
will your weekly updates be posted on mondays too?
I’ll give it a shot!
, so we should expect another assigned poet later in the week right ?
Hey @dmilliz, you will see your two assignments above, under the columns Assignment I and Assignment II. Yours are @corderosiete and @ayahkasih :-)
I'll try and do my best with all of this but not sure about all those deadlines. Steemit for me right now is an opportunity to step back from analysing and enjoy the content (also create one) while also being able to earn a passive income.
And yeah - poems take a while because it's not my first language.
Everything takes a while - don't know if I have that many while but I'll try!
Have everyone a blissful week!
About the weekly find, I don't really understand. And the assignment, is it starting from day 53:or 50.
Hi @adebayopaul. A week from now, you will comment on the next update listing one of your favorite poems you discovered in the challenge this week (it doesn't have to be one of the poets you were assigned to.) The assignment starts from Day 53 onward. You should find one poem from @zulacut and one from @whack.science that you like sometime during this week and leave a detailed response to them.
HEYOOO MY LOVELY POETS! Here is my Update:
I commented and upvoted on my assignments. I enjoyed reading their other poems!
This is the poem that I choose this week:
https://steemit.com/steemitschoolpoetry/@spellmaker/day-57-of-100-touch-the-star
It is because the topic is perfect for me. It just got that extra flow that got me feeling much more about it. But, I didn't wake up ;) hihi
Thanks for making this happen! I really enjoyed reading others poems and finding a good one. The poem I choose from this week is also that I commented because it is a poem I really liked. But, I intend not to do that.. This time it was just because the poem got me in Cosmos. And that is all I want :D
Much love to all. @d-pend thanks again for everything, if you need any help or anything, feel free to ask me anytime.
weekly find here in the comment section or in a separate post on our blog?
yep, here in the comments :-)
^_^
Although I have not participated in this contest, I like to read the poems of the participants... really many are inspiring and deep, there is a lot of talent here, for now I'm stuck in your poetry @d-pend
Well, i think the critique stuff is a good idea which would really get us into the poems we write. It would also be perfect to see your poems through another's perspective. But as most have pointed out, the problem might be time, however i would do my best to ensure i give mymost honest critiques.
Hi @blessedben, thank you for your input. I agree that time is a factor and think it works best when you set aside a half hour or so to really interface with someone's piece.
As far as the term "critique" I think people are focusing on it too much. I'm looking for substantial feedback/analysis that goes into detail about how the poem makes you feel/think.
Glad you're on board and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Basically you should choose one poem from @theverve and one from @trucklife-family in the next week that you like!
Wow. This is getting hardcore. Great. I will do my part.
Wow things have definitely changed, well I'll try to blend in with the changes and see how it goes thanks @dpend for this sublime contest more grease to your elbow mate
But who will i be selecting from i mean other poets
Hello @d-pend, analysis of the poems assigned week 1: @ayahkasih CERTEBRAL CORTEX NETWORK LIVE! Day 56
@adebayopaul CONDEMNED Day 56
Poetry Report- Week #1
My two people were @marlyncabrera & @nicholas83
I chose Cup of Tea from @marlyncabrera’s blog and Bread for Brutes from @nicholas83 ’s blog
My find of the week was Don't touch by @girlbeforemirror
Regards, appreciated @ d-pend.
Responding to the assigned task. My poets of the week were @hartfloe and @riahdex. From his the first one I chose the poem Losing it- day 57 and the second one: IN MY COUNTRY -day 55.
My finding of the week is the poem of the beloved poet @girlbeforemirror: Do not touch on day 51
best wishes for all.
Thanks for all donors who donate money for poetry.
Great job.
Wow! As I have given a good life here, reading, I am surprised by some of the great talent they have. I always remember the phrase of The poets are men who have kept their eyes as a child. And you remind me. Let's say that there are two types of poetic minds: one apt to invent fables and another willing to believe them.
Are we allowed to participate if we haven't thus far? Also, are we allowed to participate intermittenly?
Everyone did a fantastic work so great :)
Hello @dpend here's my analysis for this week
I really enjoyed @corderosiete -
flight of the seagulls and @dmilliz - hazed desires
And my find of the week is corderosiete wormhole