And the Clouds & Rain Just Kept Comin' . . .

In the course of the clouds and rain radif challenge, several poets sent ghazals that got lost somehow. They were good ghazals, too. When I announced that the issue was up, I got several emails: What happened to my ghazal?

Fortunately, the poets sent the ghazals again, and they are now in the Clouds and Rain Special Issue: Ahmed Masud, Tree Riesener, R. W. Watkins, Bill Batcher, and Margaret Bell.

Another brief note: You may find The Ghazal Page not working right for awhile this evening. I'm changing it to a different host. That change should've been seamless, but I'm not familiar with the procedure. It should return to normal in a few hours. (It's 7:30 PM CDT, USA, March 14, 2008 as I write this post.)

The clouds and rain issue really is wonderful, with a wide variety of themes and styles. I'm really tickled with it and am looking forward to the results of the "moon radif challenge." There are 18 poems by 16 poets in the clouds and rain issue. Give me a real challenge and double that for the moon challenge.