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AOWL Magazine: The Move-in Edition
Art of Writing League: Season 5 Week 6: Move-in Edition [Introduction] Here we are again, folks. Another (2) week(s), another magazine. This edition is entitled the "Move-in Edition" because, as those of use who live in cities know, in a few short days it will be move-in day. Dead man is moving, currently. I just moved as well. But, more than that- The day of the year when thousands upon thousands of minivans and UHauls clog the streets of our fair cities with young, hopeful minds, still yet unaware of the eighteen chakras of ramen noodle cooking or the alcohol-infused glory of two-buck chuck from Trader Joes (not the Charles Shaw varieties you goddamned amateurs!), will soon be upon us. A parallel can be drawn to our sweet little league here, as well. As the summer wraps to a close, only those dedicated to the craft and with the drive to win will be sticking it out as we enter the midpoint of the season. Not participating from this point outward will likely disadvantage you in the playoff-- not that late sign-ins haven't gone on to champ. Those here to stay & win will be pretty much all moved into the league, and a few names come to mind. Look for writer profiles next week! Anyways, here's to the recent upswing & the one of the busiest IRL times of the year! Cheers Week 4 [Adonis] Ullr defeats Innovator 7-0 Ullr - “with merely their intent the fuse that bore war in the streets into peace, an ascension to:” This is not a legible sentence to me bro. Your adjective usage is off the richter scale my friend. Reading this verse was subtle imagery before even more dignified imagery. From sordid to assuaging this verse was chalk full of fun words to write with. You have evolved the rhyme scheme beyond bitches and hoes and old simple poems into a new age mix of velvet and concrete. Needless to say I loved this verse. As I read on I could sense the effort you poured into this. Championship worthy verse. I said we'll see how you compose under pressure because in the poetry league it seemed like you folded against Buddha in the similar contenders spot. Yet here, a shining occurred. Now, as for the concept, I shall take a stab at it... You retold the story??? hmmm...not sure how I feel about that? I am just assuming, because there was zero character build up or background, this aspect failed. But the rest was well worth 10 Africans deaths worth of gold, ¼ ounce?? Anyways, voters had this correct. You wrote a verse that connected to the topic on a high level yet aesthetically and fundamentally executed at high frequencies. Good god @ word usage, I loved that part the most. Innovator - “blood soaked cobble stones, landscape dies under piled bones” This cuts out a syllable or two effecting rhyme scheme positively while simultaneously giving a clearer image in which you gifted me with your words, which was pretty awesome by the way. What I'm saying is that you went one syllable too many. Poetically this can often times be great because you can fit in more meaning, rap or aowl wise however, it clutters the flow. Essentially what I'm saying is this, you don't need the word “THE” you can become a more powerful writer without it. This was a good verse aside from the few nitpicking errors in scheme or cadence. But as far as transitions of scheme and content swinging on full tilt, this is a very solid exert. You hit the topic off the bat but you stayed on subject to a fault. You did not progress enough story wise nor in multies. Sure you were consistent as fuck, which I think is a major feat and deserves glorification. But you did not step out of that shell and destroy thoughts, be it rhyme scheme, story progression or vivid thought. You remained synonymous with fire, which is consequently less than lava, am I right? Dope verse, but in comparison to this weeks opponents, not enough. One of those not so rare occasions where you could have beat everyone but.... Asylum defeats 2tripple0 8-0 [Split] This was a pretty cool battle, I think that 2tripple0 has been elevating in jumps and starts since the start of the season. I think he did a great job of writing to the topic, and only stumbled a little here and there with some unresolved thoughts and strange word choices. Pretty lucid and linear (in a good, storytelling way) so props for that. I think that Asylum had an o.k. verse with a lot of flash but sort of fizzled out quick. More polished but not as stable as it looks at first glance. I'm surprised at the one-sidedness of the voting in this battle, actually. No matter, good verses all around. Week 5 [Split] Dancake defeats Innovator 7-0 Dancake shut out league regular Innovator in what is (perhaps) Dancake's return to topical glory. Innovator essentially wrote a no-show verse (first line: "is Dan gonna show?"), so I mean it's a poor spot of luck that lead to this loss. But Dancake wrote a really fucking cool verse with what I would consider to be a difficult topic. Very off-the-wall, very original, perhaps my favorite verse of his in recent memory. Godcomplex beats asylum 4-2 Solid battle all around, I'd say neither eclipsed the other in any measurable category. Asylum did a great job of world-building, Godcomplex developed his narrator a little bit more. As shown by vote tally, voters were a little torn on this battle. Pretty even match, but GC emerged the victor. Razah beats Ullr 6-1 Everyone really enjoyed the technicality of Razah's writing, though perhaps his verse was a little less finely controlled. I feel as though Ullr's verse seemed almost aloof and off-putting, but I thought his adherence to the topic was more visible and appreciable. Razah got away with this in the end. Rakontur beats YDK 4-3 This was close, and the effort levels certainly matched. I wouldn't go so far as to say that this was an excellent matchup, as each offering seemed half-formed (even when intended to be 10~12 lines apiece) No-Show Shine Week 4 [Adonis] Godcomplex – You went hard in terms of rhyme. I noticed the heavy accent and follow through early on both in cadence and rhyme structure. It seemed like, (I can't imagine this true) but it seemed like you took more time this week to find the perfect words to fit. I'm not saying at times you don't take your time, but it clearly read as though you were going for the jugular. This was a simple story, and although freak show verses have been done to death, you kept that fact as secondary to the overall theme. I especially liked the ending as the beginning, I too used this once where the guy woke up in hell and counted backwards essentially. This adds to immediate suspense, thumbs up. Overall this was a verse penned with a deft touch. I don't think you waned from the main point you were getting across, you kept up flow and mastered pace of storyline here. An unconventional twist on an overused concept, potentially, but done the correct way so that nothing else mattered other then you wrote a commendable verse that would have got the win over just about any verse this season, let alone week. Nigma – This is a thought provoking verse brother. I may be very far off but, what I took away is that you wrote from the perspective of death, almost like apocalypse in xmen. A god in older times whom was worshiped because of his power, but all he wants is to destroy all mankind or be destroyed, kind of like meeting his match. This verse was tough to decipher and I know I'm not close, maybe slightly. You chose to go with more of a flow laden style then usual, either that or you are just simply evolving. I enjoyed that shit. I feel bad because you do get no-showed against quite often, its a sad thing to sit and write and only get two readers or so. I feel like you grew stronger both in scheme and structure. I know you are consistent as they come, but I mean, this was your first verse in a few months if not mistaken and you not only picked up where you left off, but evolved and got better in the off season you know? The story did read as a bit scatter brain because I did not get that overwhelming sense of totality in the end, that wind of completion and enlightenment upon finishing the closer. I did go back multiple times however and came up with that apocalypse theme. Not sure how populace fit in there, but in any case, this was a very enjoyable read my friend. Good shits. [Split] Razah- I really liked the schemes here, especially "cinematic to me" as a rhyme. Very nice and unforced transitions. Decent concept, but I think the execution of this verse is what really stood out to me. Didn't try to be anything more than it was, which made it that much stronger. [Throwback] [Split] So, Adonis would like to start featuring throwback verses from our collective past. The focus doesn't necessarily have to be AOWL. [Adonis] If anyone has suggestions feel free, if you wouldn't mind posting one of your own older works PM it to me and I can feature it in a mag and we can all laugh just as we are at this one here. Enjoy. Quote:
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[Power Ranks] 5. YDK 4. Dancake 3. Rakontur 2. GodComplex 1. Razah [Outrospection] [Split] There you have it folks. Promises to be early with the next magazine. Stay up y'all.
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08-25-2015, 10:59 AM | #2 |
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@Dr Dog i carried on writing
We were a colony of ants with a home built on unity a proud product of our ancestry and own ingenuity. A close-knit community with everybody playing a part from those soldiering dutifully away in the yard. The women raising their larvae through adolescence, while males were discarded as having only one use within essence. To reproduce at the zenith of their physical primes in a herculean effort to deliver new life. Those picked at the direct request of The Queen were risking their lives to attend to her needs. Her sentry stampeded through Tunnel Two up ahead with antennae defeated, hanging loose from their heads. Gewgar chewed for a second, standing upright as he clacked, “She wants you to be next,” he sighed in our path. |
08-25-2015, 11:00 AM | #3 |
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lemme finish it up and post
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08-25-2015, 11:09 AM | #4 |
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double post
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08-25-2015, 12:52 PM | #5 |
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dope mag
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08-25-2015, 01:16 PM | #7 |
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@Dr Dog a verse is here!
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08-25-2015, 03:03 PM | #9 |
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much respect bruh
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tyty, impressive verse with that time restraint. do i know you under another name? are you an alias with your identity in the closet? new face around here?
also +1 fistpump for the work you been puttin in
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It's me.
LOL
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08-26-2015, 08:04 PM | #12 |
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Super dope
Not sure how much free time I will have beyond this next week so take the help while you can PM what you need and you got it snoop
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Good mag and recap.
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I'm coming for god comp and dancake asap
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didnt read the verses but whos razah and rakontur? new ppl or dif names?>
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The league is getting chock full of writers who can write, if the sign in is any indication. Less dilution. I hope to see you sometime. My victory over you in some generation of AOWL past was my springboard to topical relevance. I wrote some nonsense about an English major writing the most beautiful suicide note ever, or something.
Glad I've progressed since then, and glad srs writers are coming back into the league. No offense intended to the current roster, please understand.
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08-27-2015, 01:20 AM | #17 |
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oh ok
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not really a springboard u were prob already a good writer who got A's in English class... u just had to cater your shit to rhyming in topicals, which probably takes like 1-10 verses depending on who it is... but next time ur getting ate up, plus I got my shape up...front squat 225 my G. what's your max front squat?
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Hello, welcome back, I had wondered where you were at, although you did swear in your last AOWL final interview you were going to leave for good, glad you didn't. I believe you and I have never faced, even though we competed all of last AOWL together, you notably making it to the finals and I the semi's, but both of us losing to deadman's deadly hand. Basically, I'm just giving you clues to who I am, if you didn't recognize me.
It is lovely to see contenders from last AOWL, other individuals who are needed are Certain, Zygote, and Frank. I still remember the match you had with Zygote, very monumental, at least to me. It was akin to two titans clashing and it was quite a spectacle to witness. Last edited by UnbornBuddha; 08-27-2015 at 01:34 AM. |
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unborn, nice elevation.
i will see u soon
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