Quenya Poetry Competition 10/05 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the guy who be short · 10-25-2005, 11:05 AM

Righto. We're back!

Stop looking at me like that... I remembered the deadline. I just ignored it - spawn had to go somewhere, and seeing as she represents a third of the poets, I didn't think it prudent to start any discussion without her. Additionally, I thought it would give time for more poems to come in, but unfortunately this hasn't happened.

So we reach discussion. Remember, everybody can participate. Even non students.

So then, a little explanation and a few facts about my poem.

Firstly, the title, which can be interpreted to mean "The History of the Gnomes" was once the title of the Silmarillion. As can be guessed, I wanted to render some of the Silm into Quenya poem form, as it was obviously meant to be.

There were a few problems with this. The Silm is very big, and Quenya vocab very small. I originally planned to call this first part of The History "Noldolante" (Fall of the Noldor) to mirror Maglor's song lamenting the fall of the Noldor. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time (or put in enough effort, interpret this as you will) to get to Alqualonde.

As the deadline loomed, I had to wrap the poem up very quickly. I think this makes the last stanzas very weak - they were rushed.

Obviously, I followed a rhyme scheme, but I did become a little sloppier afterthe first few stanzas. There are various lines I'm unhappy with, but overall, with a little sprucing up, I think it works.

10-25-2005, 11:05 AM	#5
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Righto. We're back! Stop looking at me like that... I remembered the deadline. I just ignored it - spawn had to go somewhere, and seeing as she represents a third of the poets, I didn't think it prudent to start any discussion without her. Additionally, I thought it would give time for more poems to come in, but unfortunately this hasn't happened. So we reach discussion. Remember, everybody can participate. Even non students. So then, a little explanation and a few facts about my poem. Firstly, the title, which can be interpreted to mean "The History of the Gnomes" was once the title of the Silmarillion. As can be guessed, I wanted to render some of the Silm into Quenya poem form, as it was obviously meant to be. There were a few problems with this. The Silm is very big, and Quenya vocab very small. I originally planned to call this first part of The History "Noldolante" (Fall of the Noldor) to mirror Maglor's song lamenting the fall of the Noldor. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time (or put in enough effort, interpret this as you will) to get to Alqualonde. As the deadline loomed, I had to wrap the poem up very quickly. I think this makes the last stanzas very weak - they were rushed. Obviously, I followed a rhyme scheme, but I did become a little sloppier afterthe first few stanzas. There are various lines I'm unhappy with, but overall, with a little sprucing up, I think it works.