[Maryann Corbett]

And once again, in the X.J. Kennedy Parody Award from Measure, the Sphere cleans up! Big congratulations to Marion Shore, Tony Barnstone, and Richard Meyer times 2! A link to the official announcement is here.

[Jean L. Kreiling]

Congratulations to all! (And Go, Sphere!) And wow, heck of a banner year for Richard.

[Michael Juster]

Belmont, Massachusetts, the epicenter of the formal poetry movement, rules again!

[Orwn Acra]

Congratulations!

[Susan McLean]

Congratulations, Marion! And the finalists are pretty impressive too. I look forward to reading the parodies.

Susan

[Roger Slater]

Congratulations, especially to Marion. And I'll have two more things to congratulate Richard on when I see him accept his String Poet award a few weeks from now.

(I've been missing the announcements of this contest -- seems I last entered in 2012. I take it that the new deadline announced in the link page has a typo, and that the next deadline is May 2015, not May 2014?)

[Richard Meyer]

Thanks for the nod, Maryann. I saw your announcement here this morning before I opened my e-mail and found the notification from Rob Griffith. I'm delighted to be in the company of Marion and Tony.

Thanks, everyone, for your kind remarks and recognition.

Richard

[Lance Levens]

Great news, Marion, Tony and Richard! You do us all proud.

[Tony Barnstone]

Thanks, all! I do love Measure. That's a mag that does things right. Very good company to keep. Congrats to Richard and Marion!

[Marion Shore]

Thank you all! I never expected this, as I don't consider myself particularly funny! (Except unintentionally, of course). Congrats to Tony and Richard!