“Next Line, Please”: this week’s challenge. . .

Go to an art museum—or to the website of New York’s Metropolitan Museum—and write a sonnet about the painting you name in your title. Remember to pivot after line eight, whether you rhyme or not.

Deadline: Sunday night, February 5, midnight any time zone

Winner will be disclosed Tuesday the 7th along with the challenge for next week. Click here for details.

— DL