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PoetryAssignment.com Forums: Recent Topics http://poetryassignment.com/forums/ { clever discussion goes here } en-US Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:52:17 +0000 bbpress 1.0-alpha-3 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://poetryassignment.com/forums/search.php Anonymous on "Bad Limerick Contest Winners" http://poetryassignment.com/forums/topic/bad-limerick-contest-winners#post-19 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:32:27 +0000 Anonymous 19@http://poetryassignment.com/forums/ <p>Chosen by a panel of unbiased observers with myself as tie breaker:</p> <p>1st: he thinks he's Superman by JessAnn<br /> 2nd: Bad limerick...I mean bad...terrible by CorbinSilverthorn<br /> 3rd: Tie:<br /> Pop Culture Osmosis by donteatacowman &#38;<br /> Evil Kitty Limerick by Kirisha</p> <p>Prize information will be posted Monday! Congratulations to everyone who participated! </p> Anonymous on "Bad Limerick Contest!" http://poetryassignment.com/forums/topic/bad-limerick-contest#post-18 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:26:42 +0000 Anonymous 18@http://poetryassignment.com/forums/ <p>This week only (6/8 - 6/12), I want to see your worst!<br /> Think your writing is terrible? This is your chance to shine!<br /> Give me the best of your WORST possible limericks!<br /> The one that makes me groan the loudest gets a prize (TBD) that I'll pick out at this weekend's Raleigh Pen Show.</p> <p>How to enter:<br /> 1. Sign in or Register for PoetryAssignment by clicking "Log in" and either entering your username &#38; password, or clicking the link that says "register."<br /> 2. Choose your assignment. Click on it, and then follow the instructions for posting.<br /> 3. Write a terrible limerick!<br /> 4. In the "tags" field in the right margin, be sure to include the name of the assignment and "bad limericks"<br /> 5. Submit the poem &#38; await moderation!</p> <p>A couple of notes:<br /> By "bad," I mean cheesy, corny, punny, silly - NOT anything that violates the standard rules of what's acceptable to post here (no spam, no hatespeech, remember?)!</p> <p>Be sure to tag your entries with both the assignment title AND with "bad limericks" to be considered for this contest! The winner will be contacted on Monday!</p> <p>What is a limerick? It's a 5 - line poem with the rhyme scheme AABBA, and is usually funny, punny, and a little naughty! For more clarification, check out: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerick_</a>(poetry) </p> Anonymous on "April is National Poetry Month!" http://poetryassignment.com/forums/topic/april-is-national-poetry-month#post-17 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:17:23 +0000 Anonymous 17@http://poetryassignment.com/forums/ <p>What would you like to see on PoetryAssignment to celebrate?<br /> Special blog banner?<br /> Contest?<br /> Themed assignments?<br /> Tell us! </p> Anonymous on "What features do we think should be added to the site?" http://poetryassignment.com/forums/topic/what-features-do-we-think-should-be-added-to-the-site#post-2 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:11:58 +0000 Anonymous 2@http://poetryassignment.com/forums/ <p>I am still hacking out some of the basic functionality, but here are a few of the thoughts that I have:</p> <p>* 'Post a poem' button on assignment pages that will automatically open a post page and fill in some some the detail to link the new poem to the assignment</p> <p>* Have the website send out a #poetryassignment tweet when anyone posts a new post or assignment</p> <p>What else can you think of? </p> Anonymous on "Home page features and design" http://poetryassignment.com/forums/topic/home-page-features-and-design#post-10 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:34:26 +0000 Anonymous 10@http://poetryassignment.com/forums/ <p>The home page needs to be usable as a dashboard for everyone. We are planning some updates to make it more functional.</p> <p>What do you think needs to be on the home page of the site? </p>