Thanks again, Catherine and Sam!
One of the things I love about the Bakeoff is that the poems are pretty much anonymous, and they receive a different sort of criticism than when the poets' names are known. There are definitely some names on this list that surprise me, impress me and sometimes baffle me.
The one down side is that when the names are ultimately revealed, the human element makes me wish I'd been a bit less blunt in my critiques. So for those of you I gave a rather sharp tongue to -- it's truly nothing personal!
It's a great event, and I look forward to next year.
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