In Competition No. 3077 you were invited to submit a sonnet with the name of a Shakespearean character hidden in each line
This one pulled in a bumper haul of entries, from old hands and newcomers alike. While some competitors described the challenge as ‘fun’, others greeted it with a squeal of horror.
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