I see that Tim has posted an "Envelopes, Please" thread, in which I suspect he's revealed the names of the authors of these 18 poems. No harm done, though, so this Lariat and her choices are unaffected. I will simply refrain from going to that thread until after I've posted "The Winners."
I like arriving at such choices without knowing who wrote what, and in this case am almost totally happy on that score, since I know only 3 of the 18 poems, have no clue as to the authors of the other 15, and am reveling in my ignorance.
Tomorrow I'll post the 3 "winners" and one HM, which I chose, after many readings and long thought, before the poems were posted for comments by the 'Sphereans.
This has been a great pleasure to do, chiefly because the 18 poems posted are all competent, thoughtful and craftsmanslike, and also because I suspect that they are the tip of a large, very respectable iceberg. The 'Sphere has a lot to be proud of, and 'Sphereans have a lot to be thankful for: this site, for all the occasional sniping thereon, is accomplishing something very valuable for poets and poetry.
As for that sniping, it seems to be a natural byproduct of ambition and competition among talented people, and in any case nobody has ever died from a little mutual lip and sass. I've had a great time, hope everyone else has, and am grateful to all of those who have been participating with comments and suggestions. I also wish the "critters" good luck with their own work, and applaud every one of the poets--still happily Anonymous to me!--whose poems have been posted, and the much greater number who submitted work.
And, finally, profound thanks to Alex--"Saint Alex"--and to Tim and Carol, whose work and devotion make all of this possible.
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