[Edmund Conti]

Joining the unhappy few. We band of brothers.

[Jayne Osborn]

Originally Posted by Edmund Conti

Joining the unhappy few. We band of brothers.

Plus a sister, Ed. I'm also a dejected, rejected villain... Hell, what a disappointment, and, to make matters worse, I neglected to submit my best villanelle about love, which might have stood a chance...

But this evening I received a lovely email from Marilyn, not just a one-size-fits-all note, which made me feel better.

I can't wait to buy the book, and huge congratulations to all of you who'll be featured in it.

Jayne

[Rick Mullin]

Remember, those who did not make the cut. The thing to do is complain bitterly.


RM

[Roger Slater]

You're such a pacifist. I was considering violence.

[Edmund Conti]

I think we need violins.

[RCL]

How about a mini e-book of rejects, Villainously Rejected Villanelles, launched from Drills and Amusements? I’ll start with my dastardly doggerel on Dylan.

[Edmund Conti]

Just received my lovely rejection from Marilyn. I feel I should write her back and say, It's OK, I've been rejected before.

[RCL]

Yeah, I got one too. Maybe the thread on D & M should be Villanelles Rejected Vehemently!

[Gail White]

I'll be joining Jerome with a cat poem called "The Overview."

[Claudia Gary]

I’m honored to join some of you with my “Blues Manqué.”


(Note to those whose poems weren’t accepted: I hope you’ll keep writing villanelles anyway.)