[David Anthony]

Many thanks to Cathy and Sam for running the competition.
Congrats to the winners.
Thanks to those who commented on my poem. Also to those who voted for it: your cheques are in the post.
Best regards,
David

[Shaun J. Russell]

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.

[Maryann Corbett]

Congratulations to the people's champions, Cally and Adam and Tom! and to John, Mr. Gwynn's top choice.

(I haven't seen Adam around much lately; Adam, come out and take a bow!)

And yes indeed, thanks again to Cathy and to Sam--and to Tim for originating our sonnet bakeoffs.

[Gail White]

I always look forward to the moment when the secrets of all hearts are revealed and we know who's who. I add my congratulations to our winners and my thanks to the judges - and a special thanks to Cathy for adding that second list of 13 - I can see what a problem the choice presented! (Wish we could put the whole 26 in a chapbook). Again,
congratulations to all.

[Anna M Evans]

As always, tremendous fun to take part, and thanks so much to Cathy and R.S. Gwynn for all their time and effort. I was thrilled to even have a horse in the race when the field was so strong. And congratulations, of course, to the winning sonneteers!

(The funniest part for me was being pegged as a guy. Made me smile for days!)

Why CAN'T we put all 26 in a chapbook? Able Muse Press? Someone else?

[Tracey Gratch]

But Anna, you haven't answered the question, illicit affair, or not?

I thought not. Enjoyed, either way.

Tracey

[Maryann Corbett]

Originally Posted by Anna M Evans

Why CAN'T we put all 26 in a chapbook? Able Muse Press? Someone else?

Actually, this has been thought about before. At Tim's urging, I once compiled a file of several years' winners. The plan was to look for a trade publisher. I never heard that this had any success.

Some stickiness is involved in the case of poems already published (or to be published) in books, in which case the publisher probably owns the rights. So it would take some administrative work, and it might cost some money.

But maybe something informal and privately distributed?

[Anna M Evans]

The sonnet is a work of fiction, as all poems are, even those based on autobiographical incidents. As I say to my students, "Try not to conflate the author of the poem with the first person narrator of the poem," and then we invariably do...

I could have a word with the press that does my chapbooks, if you'd like...

Maverick Duck Press

[Pedro Poitevin]

Congratulations to the winners!

I wish I could read the honorable mentions. (One of them a Rude Sonnet, another one titled Parting Shots--and I recently wrote one initially titled "Parting Punch," which is my rude sonnet. Naturally, I'm very curious.)

I'd buy the chapbook.

[Rick Mullin]

Yay Cally!!!!

Hooray all winners!

Rick