Have Fun, Readers: Send Us Lyrical and Poetic Letters

Once again we invite readers to have a little fun by expressing their opinions in forms other than conventional letters to the editor. Take a popular song, poem or other kind of text (from Shakespeare to Seuss), and rewrite the words in response to something or someone in the news — or write a song or poem from scratch.

For inspiration, look at what readers submitted twice before (in 2019 and last year) when we solicited such “variations.”

Please send in your submissions by Sunday, Sept. 29. Include your name, city and phone number, and put “variations” in the subject line. We will publish a selection of our favorites.

Email: letters@nytimes.com