Congratulations to the Sweet Sixteen! So many great matchups, so many excellent poems.
It’s PINCH DAY on the #MMPoetry calendar, which means we merge the two flights together for Round 3 and beyond.
Without further delay, here are our Round 3 matchups and word assignments. (Individual matchup pages will be posted at a later time.)
16-bifurcate (Renée M. LaTulippe)
vs.
13-morass (Angie Marie Breault)
6-quasi (Laura Shovan)
vs.
7-torrent (Marcus Ewert)
9-anteroom (Ken Slesarik)
vs.
4-gnawing (Buffy Silverman)
6-conservative (Mary Lee Hahn)
vs.
7-brandished (M. M. Socks)
8-certitude (Marileta Robinson)
vs.
5-palate (Tiffany Strelitz Haber)
6-involuntary (Cheryl Lawton Malone)
vs.
15-rationalize (J. J. Close)
9-nondescript (Samuel W. Kent)
vs.
4-signature (Callie C. Miller)
3-mooch (Quinette Cook)
vs.
15-extrinsic (Dave Crawley)
Winners of these matchups advance to the Elite Eight! An up-to-date bracket will be posted later tonight.
Remember, authletes: the poem length limit for Rounds 3 and 4 is extended to sixteen (16) lines!
Enjoy the madness …