Welcome to CYS's First Annual Poetry Slam!
In this contest, we'll put your poetry skills to the limit and take you outside your comfort zones for some poetry fun!
So how does it work?
Similar to the Writing Exercises, the Poetry Slam is updated daily. Everyday, contestants will all receive a type of poem (say, limerick) and a subject (say, Nantucket). The way you use the boundaries of your poem type to describe your subject will determine the rating I give you out of 10!
Also similar to Writing Exercises, there will be BONUSES for each day, which range from relatively easy or really hard and will add to your score depending on their difficulty (if you complete them, of course!). You can also receive point bonuses for completing a good poem with a very hard poem type to work with in CYS (such as, say, Concrete).
At the end of the week, I will add up your point totals and announce the winner of the 1st Annual Poetry Slam! (Note: I will only give you a total if you compete at least 5 out of the 7 days.)
(This isn't supposed to be super competitive- it's a friendly thing for any aspiring poets or those who are just looking for something to do.)
Our "Week" goes from Thursday to Wednesday (to be different!), starting today. That being said, here's your first challenge:
~THURSDAY, WEEK 1~
Write three HAIKUS, each connected to one another (like they're all part of the same poem), about FROGS.
2-POINT BONUS: Use the word "misadventure" somewhere in the poem.
