Friday, September 7, 2012
Top Shelf Poets (First Friday Poetry Series)
Creative studio Space Studio A, 2941 W. Belmont, Chicago, , Chicago, Illinois 60647
Do you have what it takes to be a Poetry Champion!!
The Poetry Pentathlon
is a live event held in Chicago. Poets compete in 5 separate events designed to test there writing and performing skill. If you wish to compete contact us at weirdowatch1@gmail.com, all contestants must be registered by the last week of July. All materials Provided by the hosts of the event will be sent out the first week of August.
1:Form Poem-
Tanka consist of five units (often treated as separate lines when romanized or translated) usually with the following pattern of onji:
5-7-5-7-7.
The 5-7-5 is called the kami-no-ku ("upper phrase"), and the 7-7 is called the shimo-no-ku ("lower phrase").
Traditionally tanka has had no concept of rhyme (indeed, certain arrangements of rhymes, even accidental, were considered dire faults in a poem), or even of line. Instead of lines, waka has the unit ) and the phrase
The term waka was coined during the Heian period, and was used to distinguish Japanese-language poetry from kanshi[2][3] (poetry written in Chinese by Japanese poets), and later from renga.
2:Poetic Monologue-
Dramatic monologue in poetry, also known as a persona poem, shares many characteristics with a theatrical monologue: an audience is implied; there is no dialogue; and the poet speaks through an assumed voice—a character, a fictional identity, or a persona. Because a dramatic monologue is by definition one person’s speech, it is offered without overt analysis or commentary, placing emphasis on subjective qualities that are left to the audience to interpret.
3:Secret Word
The Weirdos at Waiting 4 the Bus will provide each contestant with a word or phrase. Each contestant is to write a poem about the word or phrase without ever using the word or phrase in the body or title of the poem.
4:80's lyrics as poetry- This is our performance event of the year. All contestants will choose a song form the 1980's and, using only the lyrics, perform it as poetry. Songs may be edited to fight off being repetitive and annoying the judges
5: On the spot prompt-A writing prompt will be provided to every contestant upon their arrival at Studio A. All players will write a poem based on the prompt, during the course of the evening.
