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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 525018" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I hate contests.</p><p>Especially "anyone can enter" contests.</p><p>Because... the results can be skewed so many ways.</p><p>- maybe only a few entered DS's division, so it was easier to win</p><p>- maybe one or two real shining literary stars entered difficult child's division and left everybody else in the dust</p><p>- maybe DS is close to the top of his age-category, and difficult child is in the middle of the pack where there are "senior" individuals entering</p><p>- maybe DS's poem struck a chord with the adjudicators, and difficult child's did not... but that can be a very personal thing and does not reflect on ability or the "value" of the poem.</p><p></p><p>Personally? I'd be guessing it's more #4 than anything (and partly #3)</p><p>It's like adjudication in any form of art - I'm more familiar with music, but same issues.</p><p>As you get to more advanced levels, you have to learn "what to present" so that you float higher up the list. There is music (classical) that everybody loves... and that you should never ever play for an adjudicated performance, because... everybody has their own favorite interpretation and you will never know which way the adjudicator wants it.</p><p></p><p>So much in life is about learning the "rules" and the "systems"... and those who can do this well, make far better progress than those who do not. Even though the ones who do not... often have more talent.</p><p></p><p>So, you can tell difficult child... that I, for one, believe her. I believe that she IS a poet, and has talent that needs to be nurtured. I also believe that those who write to somebody else's rules, are not true artists. Not all winners play the rules... sometimes you get lucky. But it's more important to be true to your own talent.</p><p></p><p>(note... this does NOT mean that DS is playing the system... the whole "systems" thing comes more into play the older they get).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 525018, member: 11791"] I hate contests. Especially "anyone can enter" contests. Because... the results can be skewed so many ways. - maybe only a few entered DS's division, so it was easier to win - maybe one or two real shining literary stars entered difficult child's division and left everybody else in the dust - maybe DS is close to the top of his age-category, and difficult child is in the middle of the pack where there are "senior" individuals entering - maybe DS's poem struck a chord with the adjudicators, and difficult child's did not... but that can be a very personal thing and does not reflect on ability or the "value" of the poem. Personally? I'd be guessing it's more #4 than anything (and partly #3) It's like adjudication in any form of art - I'm more familiar with music, but same issues. As you get to more advanced levels, you have to learn "what to present" so that you float higher up the list. There is music (classical) that everybody loves... and that you should never ever play for an adjudicated performance, because... everybody has their own favorite interpretation and you will never know which way the adjudicator wants it. So much in life is about learning the "rules" and the "systems"... and those who can do this well, make far better progress than those who do not. Even though the ones who do not... often have more talent. So, you can tell difficult child... that I, for one, believe her. I believe that she IS a poet, and has talent that needs to be nurtured. I also believe that those who write to somebody else's rules, are not true artists. Not all winners play the rules... sometimes you get lucky. But it's more important to be true to your own talent. (note... this does NOT mean that DS is playing the system... the whole "systems" thing comes more into play the older they get). [/QUOTE]
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