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QuoteThe most detailed attempt at scansion and rhyme of the entrants, and very promising. It is particularly technically strong in the first few stanzas - after that there are a few specimens of broken metre, style, and rhyme - but this is ambitious and largely successful. The actual tale of the poem is baroque, something between Ray Bradbury and Stephen King, and is thoroughly enjoyed. The poem lends itself to enjoyment by reading or listening due to the previously mentioned dark and baroque voice.
QuoteOur first honorable mention goes to Tric'hard Lenxheir's Untitled Poem. Lenxheir's poem includes a really enjoyable metal-ballad feel to the couplets and some of the imagery - though usually simple - is evocative. There is also an identifiable through-line to the story, the psychology of the piece, despite the intentionally stream-of-consciousness style. Within this stream-of-consciousness style, on the starting words for lines within each stanza there lies particularly strong imagery.
QuoteBraneu Excelsio's poem, Who Wouldn't Love Our Children?, is a first in the history of this poetry prize as it is the first entry to be submitted in not one or two but three languages. There is an element of playful uncertainty in the work as one can't decide if the author is being wryly cynical, rather profound or perhaps, in truly appreciable skill, a bit of both. The structure of the stanza, and the short lines building via similar "images", work really well to create the punchline.
Quote"Food is our common ground, a universal experience."
QuoteWith respect to BHAID, as previous efforts to solicit recommendations for sourcing from the public (namely, as part of the Town Hall / Trivia Night that was ultimately attended only by myself and the Seneschal) have born little fruit, within the coming days I will be creating a thread for public feedback/input. I'm happy to direct our efforts, but I'm also interested in hearing what sort of efforts the community would prefer there.
QuoteOf course, there are justifiable concerns about vesting the same individual with two offices of vital importance. That is why S:reu Nordselva will only serve as Butgermeister on an interim basis. Specifically, he will not still be Burgermeister by the next budget.