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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 3 - Advanced)
Topic: The Media (in any form) (11/11/10)
news, news, and news upon news,
so much news until the news is no more.
war has broken out, a thousand unnamed lives, not a mention,
yet Madonna and Lady Gaga are featured today,
for people want to know
whatever truly doesn’t matter,
or, at least, the pundits tell me so.
news, news, and news upon news,
twenty-four/seven, the news machine spews,
exhausting itself with more hours of news
than there are hours of life,
filling the time by un-filling the mind,
and slowly we watch and slowly we change,
anger begets anger, hate begets hate,
working away, wearing us down,
the primal within,
the anxiety within,
the frustration within,
it all is beckoned forth by the electronic voice,
magnifying, justifying all the darkness within,
seducing, distorting, twisting and tempting,
like the reporter in the garden who brought Eve the news,
abandoning the truth for the sake of the cause …
… and of course, for the sake of the ratings, the master of all.
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Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
11/19/10
The voice of the MC is perfect for the point you were trying to make. I could feel it pulling me in deeper and deeper. It reminded me of how I felt after 9/11, the news and the repetition of the same horrific scene caused deep depressions among many. Good job of delivering your message.
Troy Manning
11/19/10
The rhyming gave your rather serious message a more whimsical feel. I liked "24/7 the news machine spews." Nice job. :)
Virgil Youngblood 
11/20/10
There will always be wars and rumors of wars, and headlines that exert a siren call. Your poem is a good reminder that we can be in the world but not of the world.
Barbara Culler 
11/20/10
Powerful piece! It is amazing how news stations feature sill stuff when so much is going on in the world.

But on the other hand, the overkill when something does happen.
Caitlyn Meissner
11/21/10
This was a very interesting piece. I enjoyed reading it, and seeing the message within. Good job!
Rachel Phelps
11/21/10
I like the verse form of this. Makes it even more powerful.
Noel Mitaxa 
11/21/10
You have packed a lot into a small area, and kept the ideas flowing to a very strong conclusion. Well done.
Lollie Hofer 
11/23/10
I like how the quick flow of your words gave this free-style poem a lot of punch.