[Rick Mullin]

My crown, "The Heavyweight Crown", which started here as single sonnet about a tussle with wrestling coaches, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by the Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow. The poem ran in their annual anthology earlier this year. Thanks to Roger Slater for suggesting I extend the original sonnet.

The Rutherford Red Wheelbarrow hosts a monthly reading in Rutherford, New Jersey, home of William Carlos Williams. Other nominees include John J. Trause and Judith Christian. Much thanks to their editors, in particular Don Zirilli.

[Hilary Biehl]

Congratulations, Rick!

[Rick Mullin]

Thanks, Hilary.

[Siham Karami]

Congrats, Rick!! A crown itself is something, but about wrestling…another level.

[Matt Q]

Congrats Rick! And best of luck.

Matt

[Julie Steiner]

I remember the single sonnet, Rick! Congrats. Looking forward to reading the whole crown.

[Susan McLean]

Congratulations, Rick. A sonnet crown is quite an undertaking.

Susan

[Rick Mullin]

Thanks folks.

[David Callin]

Many congratulations, Rick. Extremely impressive.

How many sonnets does your corona run to? Is there a prescribed number?

I've recently read Donne's "La corona", although (according to Wikipedia) "because there are only 7 of them and because there's no Mastersonnet, La corona is not a full heroic crown."

That's all new to me.

Cheers

David

[Rick Mullin]

Thanks David.

I break more than one rule, including the number of lines in a Sonnet (15) ~,:^) There are nine sonnets, whereas the doctrinaire would insist, I think, on 16.

The poem also received an honorable mention in the Poetry by the Sea sonnet contest in 2021, judged that year by Alicia Stallings.

RM