Introduction:

The Nairaland Poetry Club is here again with it's second edition of the Nairaland Collaborative Poetry Competition: a challenge created to keep this part of the literature section alive, and to promote team work among Nairaland poets. This year's is a slightly upgraded version of last year's (where the duo of Royver and Krystalxx proved themselves to be the best competitors) as all our finalists will be made to write rengas, hence earning this season of the contest it's alternate name: The Renga Fiesta.

Guidelines:

1. Two poets shall be paired randomly to write together and submit a single poem of any theme.

2. The poem may be submitted by either of the poets,
provided that every verse/stanza written shall have the
name of the poet who wrote the verse at the top of it.

3. The competition shall be of two rounds. All genres and styles of poetry of a maximum of 60 lines shall be accepted in the first round. All poems exceeding 60 lines shall not be accepted

4. At the end of the first round, fourteen (14) of the best poets (7 pairs) shall proceed to the next stage where rengas will be submitted. The winning pair of poets will emerge from these seven (7).

5. Our impeccable judges shall follow the outline below to
grade all submitted poems in the first round:

i. Organization/Structure (20 marks)

ii. Poetic Devices: (20 marks)

iii. Grammatical Accuracy: (20 marks)

iv. Strength Of Mood / Emotional Intensity (20 marks)

v. Analysis (20 marks)

Obtainable Total: 100 marks

- This outline shall be followed to grade all poems in the second round:

i. Compliance To Renga Rules (50 marks)

ii. Grammatical Accuracy (20 marks)

iii. Poetic Devices (20 marks)

iv. Organization/Structure (10 marks)

Obtainable Total: 100 marks

6. Your analysis - preferably brief and concise - should be submitted with the poems.

7. Registration will close on Sunday, the 8th of November and pairings will be done on Sunday, the 8th of November. A total of 5 (five) days will be awarded to the paired poets to work together as the first round submissions will be made on Friday, the 13th of November. Our judges will score the submitted pieces on the Saturday and Sunday, the 14th and 15th of November. The 7 pairs of poets who move on to the next stage will on Monday, the 16th of November be awarded another 5 days to work together and bring their rengas to our judges' table by the end of Friday, the 20th of November. The winning pair of poets will be announced on Sunday, the 22nd of November.

8. Previously published poems, whether electronically or otherwise will not be accepted. All submissions will be checked for plagiarism. Posters of plagiarized or previously published pieces will be disqualified from the competition and banned from Nairaland.

9. Scores by judges for all pairs of contestants will be added together to obtain their total scores for both rounds of the competition.

Eligibility:

1. Be a member of Nairaland.
2. Submit in the comment box a six (6) line poem. That is your entry fee.

Judges:

A team of six (6) accomplished poets and poetry teachers have volunteered their time to put fairness to use in judging the submitted pieces. Three (3) will judge the first round, and the other three (3) will be judges of the second round of the competition.

Prizes:

A sum of 6,000 naira each for the winning pair.
A sum of 4,000 naira each for the runner-ups.

Feeling hot,then realize nepa jus took the power...
So weak so wouldn't take a shower...
Tryna sleep but my heart keep beating faster...
And my brain wouldn't stop to think faster...
I think about how much have missed my sister....
All those moment we both spend together...

Am in for this Mr llaykron..

Fear the walking dead
The army of living corpses
Flesh is their daily bread
Blood is their currency
Tis the end of civilization
The earth is now red

Silence speaks louder than noise
Odour smells faster than scent
Clock cannot be referred to as time
And liquid is not always water
But I know in my heart
I am who I am

timpaker:
Ghen ghen!!!

Action film won start oh!.

TIMES UP;


Surely, I felt the pangs of an old mans guilt,

My world surely now on its final tilt,

My parents weeping, my kids in pain,

My thoughts bloody, my fears reign,

I peek into the shadows, the reaper lurks,

He then whispered to me while hiding a smirk!

Laveda and I strolled along the beach
Romantic was the air and soil beneath
We talked secrets, not one we missed
Then we hugged, touched and kissed
Got näked, had sex, cloud 20 it seems
Then I woke up! It was just a dream

funlord:


THE CHASM;

Out of the blue, suddenly a cursed meteor of doom crashes


All you see is confusion, debris, smoke and ashes


Dear lord, please save the children till this unknown tragedy passes


Lord who? Hater or ho? Merciless to all no matter the gender


Never been the type to consider amnesty, nor retreat or surrender


Just always prepared to deliver savagery once I decide to deal with offenders



Come from a place where death is never pretend


But rather looked upon as some sort of perfect blend


Ensuring cursed souls are never safe once this lord descends!


I'm from a nation where men are forged from steel and fire


Flawless, looming figure, my mere presence inspires


Supremely gifted right from the cradle until the day I decide to retire!


I possess an on the lam cowboys mentality


In addition to a gory and blood soaked morality


Also a firm protagonist of the scorched earth policy!


An artist spawned by the purest forces of organised religion


Who was born without a conscience but with an iron conviction


Renowned for typo-eloquence and apex levels of diction!


So be on the lookout for some of my many metaphysical clues


Maybe today, take a peek Into exodus 23: 22


In 1 of the many versions of ancient scriptures in which I foretold you


About the sort of deity that I am and what I intend to do!

6 lines!! They said 6 lines but you are here dropping 1000 bars like a possessed rapper.

Great poem though

AllNaijaBlogger:





6 lines!! They said 6 lines but you are here dropping 1000 bars like a possessed rapper.

Great poem though

My bad! Although I never follow rules anyway so no harm no foul!

I just saw the thread and the inspiration from my keyboard did the rest! Maybe they should just ban me again cause I'll never change! Lol

Great start. Can't wait!

funlord:


My bad! Although I never follow rules anyway so no harm no foul!

I just saw the thread and the inspiration from my keyboard did the rest! Maybe they should just ban me again cause I'll never change! Lol

No worries bro.

Your poem is great. I wish I could write long poems. I usually write about 15 lines and give up

funlord:


My bad! Although I never follow rules anyway so no harm no foul!

I just saw the thread and the inspiration from my keyboard did the rest! Maybe they should just ban me again cause I'll never change! Lol

If you would like to enter and participate, please attempt to follow the rules. It is not fair to others who do follow them if we allow it.

JIGSAWKILLAH

I want to feel the softness of your tongue against mine
And our mouths sealed together as our legs interwine
I want to feel you slide into me hard and warm
And my heart tighten as the next moan forms
I just want to rip off your clothes
I'm overwhelmed

Llaykorn I don't think I'm strong enough for this

Llaykorn, would there be stipends for the winner?

Reyginus:
Llaykorn, would there be stipends for the winner?

Yes, definitely. Please re-read the original post.

Laveda:
Llaykorn I don't think I'm strong enough for this

You're already in it.

JigsawKillah:
Laveda and I strolled along the beach
Romantic was the air and soil beneath
We talked secrets, not one we missed
Then we hugged, touched and kissed
Got näked, had sex, cloud 20 it seems
Then I woke up! It was just a dream

Jigs, Fantasy?

llaykorn:


You're already in it.

Just replying jigs. . I prefer watching

Laveda:
Just replying jigs. . I prefer watching

It's okay, but you derailed our thread.

llaykorn:


It's okay, but you derailed our thread.

I'm sorry

llaykorn:


Yes, definitely. Please re-read the original post.

Okay. How does the pairing work? Randomly or you choose?

Reyginus:
Okay. How does the pairing work? Randomly or you choose?

Randomly paired sir.

llaykorn:

Randomly paired sir.

Lol. Okay.

How on earth can they not see
The pains and tears buried so deep
The nights and times we cannot eat
Our moulds and faces, very lean
Do they think we'll never notice
The smiles with which they stole our peace...?

texanomaly:

Great start. Can't wait!

Howdy Tex? How has life been treating you?

JigsawKillah:
Laveda and I strolled along the beach
Romantic was the air and soil beneath
We talked secrets, not one we missed
Then we hugged, touched and kissed
Got näked, had sex, cloud 20 it seems
Then I woke up! It was just a dream

Laveda:


I want to feel the softness of your tongue against mine
And our mouths sealed together as our legs interwine
I want to feel you slide into me hard and warm
And my heart tighten as the next moan forms
I just want to rip off your clothes
I'm overwhelmed

Hmm, Not bad, not bad at all. I bet you and Jigs were having a field day daydreaming. LOL.

joseph1832:


Hmm, Not bad, not bad at all. I bet you and Jigs were having a field day daydreaming. LOL.

lol we're learners in this aspect when compared to those like you

Interesting......LadyF will be observing.

As I dey here dey observe
Na on top my mat I dey
in this cold weather for 2
I just dey reason how this week go be
make Friday come sharp sharp make I go flex
life is too short to be unhappy

lol I hope I make next round.

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#My#Opinion

students, pay attention
to this is important information
for perfection in examinations
students in the nation
need determination
in order to achieve promotion

u dey feel me ba?