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Thank you to everyone who sent in a sonnet to our Bed of Roses Love Sonnet Contest. We received over 4,000 sonnets, and believe it or not, Garrison read them all. Writing a sonnet is not easy, and you all did very well — so well that, we had 31 finalists, and one winner drawn by a 12-year-old named Cooper from the live audience at the Town Hall. 
The first prize — from Select Comfort — will be a Sleep Number queen-size bed along with three dozen roses — a bed of roses delivered to your door — a source of untold joy, not to mention untold sleep. Read the Rules and Guidelines >> What's a Sonnet? from Wikipedia The term "sonnet" derives from the Provençal word "sonet" and the Italian word "sonetto," both meaning "little song." By the thirteenth century, it had come to signify a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. Traditionally, when writing sonnets, English poets usually employ iambic pentameter. We're not going to be as strict as your High School English teacher, but please do try. | | | |
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