The challenge for this month's poetry writing contest is simple : Write a sonnet.

Your basic sonnet is a poem of 14 lines in length.  These lines are broken into 3 stanzas - 4 lines, 4 lines, and 6 lines in the final stanza. Different types of sonnets have different rhyme schemes and meters. For a full explanation of what is (and is not) a sonnet, please visit the following page:http://www.sonnets.org/basicforms.htm.

There are Shakespearean sonnets and Italian sonnets and plenty more. Pick one and write an original sonnet on any topic.

Good luck and Happy Writing!