he other sonnet-only feature you should keep in mind is the volta, which means "turn" in Italian (think "revolve").
Visiting an American poet in Normandy, Smith finds herself in the beach where the landing took place. "She showed me Juno Beach, the cliffs in which the snipers crouched, the maze-like hedgerows that proved so lethal, and finally the American cemetery." This event makes her want to investigate her father's experience in World War II.
I think deleting first person will make it sound more professional
