Hi Chris,
If it's any consolation, mine wasn't selected either, and neither were another 320 or so sonnets. Well, there is some good news - now we can submit ours for the Nemerov, right? I know, it's a poor consolation because the odds are even smaller there.
In any event, there were a wide range of sonnets selected for this competition, and it was a lot of work for the judges who were (I'm guessing) not paid for their hard work. I'm grateful there are bake-offs like this, even though I may not love every poem selected. It just goes to show you what we already know - taste is subjective, even among a range of poets whose work I enjoy and respect.
Sean
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