This is, indeed, an immeasurable loss to the world of formal poetry. I wonder what will become of the X. J. Kennedy Parody Award, the winners of which were published in Measure, (though I notice that winners have not been announced for that contest yet, whose submissions closed at the end of September 2017). Measure also published the Nemerov winners. That contest has ended, but if anyone wants to revive it or something like it, I wonder where the winners would appear. The world of formal poetry appears to be contracting on all sides, which is not a good sign for those of us who love it.
Susan
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