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Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by llaykorn: 4:42pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
Smartlife: kagari: No, kagari, you can't. You have to be re-paired. I'll search your partner up and send him a message, but for now, you have been re-paired with Smartlife. Contestants 28: Smartlife & kagari 1 Like |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by kagari: 6:01pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
llaykorn:. Smartlife hola at me, my number is on my profile, whatsapp onl, i cant access pms |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Smartlife(m): 6:18pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
kagari: I can't see any number.... Add me on WhatsApp 08139088832 |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by acesoul(m): 6:26pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
ZYZZA: zyzza were you they na..lets write our poem o |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by ZYZZA: 7:07pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
acesoul:brother ,sorry o how is it going to be na are you on what app |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by ZYZZA: 7:15pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
acesoul:my guy acesoul sorry I Don show, are you on whatapp |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by ZYZZA: 7:27pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
acesoul:check my profile my number is there halla me let start |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by acesoul(m): 8:07pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
ZYZZA:am out of subscription o...add me on Fb Adeniran Pelumi Abraham and lets chat |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by acesoul(m): 8:16pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
ZYZZA:boss am temporarily outta whatsapp o. you can reach me via email or facebook orebramz@gmail.com or via FB: Adeniran pelumi Abraham |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by texanomaly(f): 8:47pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
Can all participants please tag the judges when you submit so it will be easier to find your poem for judging? Thanks |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Threedots(m): 8:58pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
texanomaly: please how can i tag a judge and should i just open a thread for the poem or post here? |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by ZYZZA: 9:08pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
acesoul:just sent you a mail |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by kagari: 9:49pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
texanomaly:. Are you a jugde, i wanna post ours now |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by ibnzubair(m): 10:05pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
IBNZUBAIR There is this future we all expected A dream that has kept us all excited A past we believed, that never was For as it had always been, we had no cause Now we see a future that isn’t to be Eyes open or closed that we won’t see We rather told our hearts it will come That the future was sure, and it was for some Those opportune to rule like kings They are those who fly over with wings Who deceives us that we are on the path But live on our wealth and grow so fat O youths of today when will you arise And tell yourselves “enough of the cries” It’s time to fight for that which is right Let on our torches, and not wait for the light The light the deceivers have promised for long DONJOWEBS No! We won't tarry and wary In this quest for our conquest So let us embrace this race To fight this gloom and doom of evening men A doom that has built a room over our boom Let us disunite our weaknesses And unite in our strength of collective belief Belief bonded and forged In a furnace of brotherhood and nationhood Let’s stand together and defeat the wrong And to this I can proudly say The future is here and has come to stay ANALYSIS This poem is generally about Nigeria... Past present and the likely future. We all believe in a great past that never existed, we kept whining in the present about our condition instead of standing up for ourselves and we hope the future brings better without working towards that... The aim is the youth, they are the group most affected by this chaotic situation so it is left to them to decide what they want. cc texanomaly |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by texanomaly(f): 11:00pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
kagari: Yes I am a judge. Please tag me. |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by texanomaly(f): 11:02pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
Threedots: Just mention us at the end. Thanks |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Nobody: 11:19pm On Nov 13, 2015 |
Mehn, I read poems in there. Those guys are doing great. 1 Like |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by llaykorn: 5:21am On Nov 14, 2015 |
ibnzubair: Please post it on this thread: www.nairaland.com/2722154/npcc-competition-2-renga-fiesta 1 Like |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Nobody: 10:16am On Nov 14, 2015 |
WE DARE TO HOPE I still can’t forget the pain Ever fresh like the day’s rain The only gleeful grain Is that no pain, no gain.(divinepen) Yes, pain is more gain than pain, We have been through the mud stain, Swam the sharks’ infested water, Still standing erect, doing better.(rainiscoming) Still wondering what this is The pain that comes with this ease I wish to go apart Yet, it seems I’m destined to play the part.(divinepen) Yes, we all must first suffer, Sandpaper? My hands are rougher Escape? Not an option, I must play my part in this great nation.(rainiscoming) Like an obsessed fanatic I kept the faith in Naija fantastic Despite the hues and cries This green and white must rise.(divinepen) I once lost hope, I must confess, Naija flag defiled, dumped in mess I saw the stars and stripes and in delight, I ask, why are my parents not white?(rainiscoming) Then I read of the wild, wild west When for the whites all was not at rest For they had once gone through the pain That seemed to hold us like chain.(divinepen) The welts on our back, Is it a crime to be black? The sweats on our brow, Are we doomed to bow?(rainiscoming) For mirrors and gin Brothers sold kith and kin I thought it was long past But they still hunt for the slavery path.(divinepen) A path strewn with tears and bones, Slavery was never gone, it exists as clones Independence brought water and soap, Grapes and goats while they held the rope. (rainiscoming) They cut the freedom cake and ate While stewing in the broth of hate We shall really celebrate If only our hearts we can remediate.(divinepen) From the top of the food chain, Down to the dregs of the drain, The addicts, the perverts, the thieves Get to choose who become the Chiefs. (rainiscoming) The pain and the ache rise As men ruled with hearts of ice Oh, but for a moment of rarity So that the oppressed can keep sanity.(divinepen) For hope and change, we pray again and again, Praying the vultures to be born again! A good welfare and a decent job, Will convert even a lynch mob. (rainiscoming) For Nigeria of our dream we dare to hope Believing we will be delivered from the hell hole Through faith, integrity and hard work Nigerians shall surely rock (divinepen) ANALYSIS The poem opened with the illustration of the hope Nigerians have despite the daily pain unleashed on them by the harsh economic environment.This poem reviews the challenges of Nigeria from the period of slave trade when "for mirrors and gin, brothers sold kith and kin" to the present moment when forces of oppression still " held the rope" . Despite abundance of resources, the country is plagued by bad leadership since addicts and perverts are those who select leaders. The independence of 1960 did not translate to real freedom because people "cut the freedom cake and ate while stewing in the broth of hate". The truth of this manifested when few years after independence, the nation went to war with itself. The poem emphasizes the fact that Nigerians must remediate the ills of the heart for the country to be truly free. People become a "lynch mob "because of societal deprivations which if remedied by leaders can reduce crimes. Despite all the analysed challenges, the poem closed with a ring of hope that with prayers, "faith, integrity and hard work ,Nigerians shall surely rock". cc:texanomaly 2 Likes |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by texanomaly(f): 3:40pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
^^^ Did you post this on the submission thread? @ devinepen |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by adeagbo101(m): 11:16pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
kagari:i'm here man. Never knew i was picked. Sorry man can we get down to work? |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by desmondDessi(m): 11:20pm On Nov 14, 2015 |
Mehn |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Nobody: 10:22pm On Nov 16, 2015 |
Is this competition dead ? |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by israelboy1(m): 11:37pm On Nov 16, 2015 |
TheAgba: i guess the judges are still on it...........keep calm.........bro |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Nobody: 4:34am On Nov 17, 2015 |
israelboy1: I hope so bro . because everything should have been made known on Monday and not any other day . Wrong ? Good morning |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Nobody: 6:24am On Nov 17, 2015 |
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. It appears that the judges are one day behind schedule. |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Nobody: 6:28am On Nov 17, 2015 |
Gr8Adedayo: Where is Ilaykorn ? |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Nobody: 8:26am On Nov 17, 2015 |
TheAgba:he's working hard I guess. Let's be calm. |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by llaykorn: 7:59am On Nov 18, 2015 |
TheAgba: Gr8Adedayo: Thanks, Gr8Adebayo. One of the judges ran into some unforeseen circumstances which we were lately informed about so we had to delegate just this morning. They will be posted by the end of today, and the qualifying pairs of poets announced. Thanks for your patience, poets. 1 Like |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by Stoical: 3:32pm On Nov 18, 2015 |
Hmmm, I missed out on the submission, as I went off this page for a while and my pair xoxoxoxoxox haven't contacted me either. However, I love poems and I may just read along, as I can't compete again. Cheers Cc : llaykorn |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by desmondDessi(m): 10:59pm On Nov 18, 2015 |
llaykorn:Hmmmm so who and who qualified? |
Re: NPC Collaboration Poetry Competition Season 2: The Renga Fiesta by llaykorn: 11:12pm On Nov 18, 2015 |
desmondDessi: Making It To The Next Round Are: Contestants 5: rainiscoming & divinepen with 273 points.. Contestants 65: Weno & TheSCRYPT with 273 points... Contestants 8: slidewaxie & uncjay with 272 points... Contestants 50: threedots & Chuksab with 272 points... Contestants 2: emaculate99 & funlord with 270 points... Contestants 3: Jigsawkillah & Imanuelle with 270 points.. Contestants 15: Divepen1 & Gr8Adedayo with 270 points.. Contestants 56 : TheAgba & Speeder with 270 points... Contestants 63: pureIvory & spidey77 with 270 points... Congratulations poets.... Your next deadline is 11:59pm, on the 24th of November. Remember that your poems will be judged by these criteria: i. Compliance To Renga Rules (50 marks) ii. Grammatical Accuracy (20 marks) iii. Poetic Devices (20 marks) iv. Organization/Structure (10 marks) & Goodluck.... 1 Like |
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