Dear Loser, Aspiring Loser or General Hanger-On: Holy moly, do you think we'll have enough source material this year for our annual obit poem contest? We're looking for a witty (but not cruel) verse about someone who died in 2016. You get to enter up to 25 poems, each eight lines or fewer. And we have the winning "silver linings" to comfort those who were less than ecstatic over the election results. Like this runner-up: It’ll be fun to see Cabinet meetings televised and end with a firing. In my supplementary column The Style Conversational, I discuss the new contest and results -- and I also wrap up the year with a look back at the top winners of the past year's contests -- everything from song parodies to neologisms, and all of course exceedingly clever. And many of them alluding to one particular person. This week's Invitational: http://bit.ly/invite1208 This week's Conversational: http://bit.ly/conv1208 — Pat Myers, Empress of The Style Invitational pat.myers@washpost.com ADVERTISEMENT   Connect with The Invitational •   On Facebook •   Entries and ideas •   Contact the Empress •   Past contests •   Contest rules Recommended for you   Travel A weekly tipsheet for those who love to get away. Sign Up »         Share The Style Invitational:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for The Style Invitational or submitted an entry. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post 1301 K St NW, Washington DC, 20071