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Welcome to a Preaching Poetry!

Please take a seat, the refreshments table is to your left and seating is to your right.
It is human nature to create and use words for more than speech. The imagination has many rooms and many doors to which we must unlock to achieve our full potential. I present this wiki as a means for people to express themselves and show off their talents. The main talents to be shown for this wiki are of course POETRY.
They are songs that need no music and no tone, they can be spoken and read, heard, one may say, without ears. They come from the heart and from the depths of ones very conscience. Poetry says what the human mouth struggles to give words. What the human mind struggles to give meaning, what the heart struggles to understand.
Poetry breaths life into us and then allows us to express our selves.

I am [Reaver.] and I would like to offer all of you the chance to show Elftown what your soul is trying to say. Everyone is welcome, poems of all styles. It need not rhyme; it need not even make sense, just so long as it means something to you.

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Rules:

1. All poetry contributed to this competition must be completely your own, if you are found out to have plagiarised any work you shall be banned from Preaching Poetry and reported to the guards.

2. Poetry must fit the current theme, if any poetry does not fit the theme it shall be removed. (Also feel free to recommend any future themes)

3. You may use a poem you have previously written though not a poem you have used for any other past Elftown Contest.

4. Please be respectful of others poetry, criticisms are allowed so long as they are constructive. I shall not stand for people insulting others work; if you get arrogant and cocky you will be warned.

5. Your poem must fit the format, and contain no spelling or grammar mistakes. If you wish for your poem to be looked at before you post it, feel free to ask me or contact any of the other contestants.

6. Last but most important, have fun. At the end of the day it matters not if your poem wins, everyone shall receive a banner for taking part made by yours truly.



(Rule of the competition are enforced by [Reaver.])

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Judge:

The judges of this competition shall all pick there favourites and then create a poll. We shall decide a fair number of poems to select once we have all contests poems. The selected poems shall then be put into a poll were Elftowners shall then vote for their favourite.

Judges: - [Reaver.] - [A Phoenix Rising]
            

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Information:

Poem must follow the format below:-

Poem Number. Poem Title
(Insert Poem here)
- Written by 'Username'.



Keeping to the format is not me being picky, it’s just so we keep the page clean and tidy. Also please make sure you separate your poem from everyone else’s with a single line.
There is no limit to the amount of poems you can enter.
Now if you have any questions contact me and I shall get back to you and help you in anyway I can.

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Rewards:

First place shall recieve a banner and have the pride of knowing they won. (Also they get the pick the theme for the next round while also judging in said round!)

Secound place shall have a banner made for them present on their house.

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Current Contest:

Theme:
Starts:
Dead-Line:

Preaching Poetry: Page One

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RESULTS FOR INNOCENCE: 12th November 2009 

Winner: [ziddystardust] - 'Holy Innocence'.
Second Place: [W.L.] - 'Raised By Wolves'.

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