The entry deadline for translations of Meleager's first mosquito poem has now passed.
On Tuesday, 7 October 2014, I will start a thread so that we can each vote for our #1 favorite among the following seven entries:
Post #3 by Ann Drysdale
Bizzery zizzery
Post #6 by Mary McLean
Mosquitoes, nightly shrill-voiced parasites,
Post #7 by RCL (Ralph Larosa)
I, Zenophila, detest your sucking sickness.
Post #8 by Brian Allgar
Vile predators, shameless and shrill!
Post #9 by Sharon Fish Mooney
Shrill voiced mosquitoes,
Post #10 by Susan McLean
Shameless mosquitoes, suckers of men’s blood,
Post #11 by Ann Drysdale
Midgie,
(On Tuesday, 7 October, in the same thread, we'll also start voting for our #1 favorite from the Meleager's bee thread, and for our #1, 2, and 3 favorites from among the eight finalists in the main Translation Bake-Off event. Voting will continue until Tuesday, 14 October.)
Thanks to all who rose to the challenge! We'll do this again sometime, with Meleager's second mosquito poem.