[Sharon Passmore]

Thanks, folks. I had fun upholstering the place.

[Janet Kenny]

Sharon
It is such a delight. Thank you!
Janet

[Rhina P. Espaillat]

Tim, I want to thank you again for coming up with this idea. It's been a joy to say a few things about these five distinguished poems!

My thanks to the poets--Susan, Janet, Jim, Bill Daugherty and Bill Baurle--for giving me open door privileges this way into such good work. I look forward to seeing more by all five of you. To those who still cling to the notion that formal verse "limits" the poet, I issue an invitation to visit these poems; they are sufficient answer.

My thanks, also, to all the 'Sphereans who visited the site to comment and advise as well as enjoy; you added greatly to the pleasure, and to the revision process that may still be underway for these poets, and to my own learning.

[VictoriaGaile]

Creeping in the door with a technical comment...

The gift wrap was lovely, but the font change made it *extremely* difficult for me to read the poems and Rhina's commentary. Might I suggest an ongoing tradition of one without the other?

Tim, Rhina, and everyone, thanks for doing this.

PS - Oo, I see the Font Pixies have come through and removed the italics. Thank you!

[This message has been edited by VictoriaGaile (edited January 05, 2004).]