Translated sonnets are more than welcome. Don't worry about the presenece or absence of initial caps. Roger, of the batch I've seen so far, yours is the best. Fortunately, I'm not judging.

Tim,
I apologise for my false-start entries.
Final just sent.
Janet

Would you need permission from rights-holders to post translated sonnets?

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Svein Olav (The poet formerly known as Solan )

Svein,
I don't think so if it's just for this forum.
Janet

I have received scores of sonnets, all of which I have duly forwarded to Len. He will post his choices and his comments next Thursday. Many thanks to all of you. Anyone else wishing to be considered should get to me by Saturday, for I'll be on the road thereafter.

Quick question since you're leaving town: Do the sonnets have a better chance if they're ip?

Probably a silly way to phrase the question, but then it's a silly night. I mean tet is acceptable I suppose? But less than welcome, or ?? Because I may have to change my entry, and time's a wastin.

Terese: No prejudice against tet. In fact, I have forwarded several, including your Ronsard.

Thanks, Tim. Have a good trip!

Terese

I have no idea if I'm breaking some sort of rule or set of protocols here by posting in reply to a number of questions that have arisen, but here goes (I have just finished posting the nine sonnets I thought particularly worthy of comment, so there's a faintly ridiculous, too-late quality to what's being said).

What Tim has said deserves my seconding: I have no prejudice against inital caps, tetrameter, or other minor variations. One of the nine sonnets commented on was written in IP (and a fine sonnet it was, too), but seemed to me, no matter how many times I re-read it aloud and re-counted syllables, to contain an inadvertent hexameter line. But you will notice that didn't stop me from singling it out as one of the best.

I hope that helps.

I'll be curious to hear others' favorites, particularly given that Len hasn't disclosed the authors' identities. I think "Fire" is probably my favorite.