The last VERSE COMPETITION was a mere exercise in forumular shambolism. That's like excorcising an embolism, although it's meant to be the noun form of 'shambolic'. Bill Watterson once said that 'verbing weirds words', which is a mildly amazing exercise in self-reference. Indiscriminate nouning is referred to by verbing a self-referential noun and causes a grammatical shambolism.
The RHP VERSE COMPETITION POET LAUREATE EDITION is here. The rules/procedures are as follows:
1. Any verse is allowed, provided you wrote it;
2. Send submissions to me at mark.hagen@ic.ac.uk on or before midnight EST, 1 August 2006;
3. Commentary on the entries and general discussion goes in this thread;
4. On 1 August, entries will be posted in a new thread for voting, which will last until midnight EST on 22 August. Voting procedures will be explained in that thread, which will be called 'RHPVC: PLE VOTES';
5. Anyone may submit any number of entries;
6. The subject line of submission emails must indicate that you are from RHP and not trying to sell me sexual performance enhancement products, which is the goal of most of the emails I receive--these emails are always unsolicited and completely unnecessary, just so you know;
7. Posts not by me and not containing votes are unnacceptable in the voting thread.
The top three versificators will receive a SECRET PRIZE ©. In addition, the winner will receive the title of POET LAUREATE of RHP, and will hold that title, complete with a dedicate avatar designed by myself, should xe so wish, for a period of ONE YEAR.
Get writing!
Originally posted by royalchickenDid I miss something, or topic should be about.... shambolism?
The last VERSE COMPETITION was a mere exercise in forumular shambolism. That's like excorcising an embolism, although it's meant to be the noun form of 'shambolic'. Bill Watterson once said that 'verbing weirds words', which is a mildly amazing exercise in self-reference. Indiscriminate nouning is referred to by verbing a self-referential noun and ca ...[text shortened]... avatar designed by myself, should xe so wish, for a period of ONE YEAR.
Get writing!
Can it be anything? length?
