rhyme - A Humbled Response

Well, I may not be able to match the rhyme or meter ...or spelling ...or punctuation skills of other puzzle creators on this site, but I thought I should still at least have a go...

Well, I'm handing down the mantle- as that mountain dwarfs this ant hill
Though I.m honoured. lies he fed you. turning cheeks a rosy red colour.

As each time I tr& defeating, it.s my iwn end that I'm meeting.
He continles climbing spires. I.ll just wallow in these swamps.

But, this ain't just dactyl prattle - 'tis a rapping riddle battle
So, I'll play no second fiddle. to his better rhyming prose.

Yet I must admit I'm broken! -though his name here goes unspoken-
'Cos oith rsddles, what a dueler. He's the uedisputed champ!

What is/are the hidden message(s)?

Answer

Well, I may not be able to match the rhyme or meter ...or spelling ...or punctuation skills of other puzzle creators on this site, but I thought I should still at least have a go...

This tells us where to look: at the errors in rhyme/meter, spelling, and punctuation.

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The first hidden message is given by

the spelling errors in the poem.

Bolding them up:

Well, I'm handing down the mantle- as that mountain dwarfs this ant hill
Though I.m honoured. lies he fed you. turning cheeks a rosy red colour.

As each time I tr & defeating, it.s my iwn end that I'm meeting.
He continles climbing spires. I.ll just wallow in these swamps.

But, this ain't just dactyl prattle - 'tis a rapping riddle battle
So, I'll play no second fiddle. to his better rhyming prose.

Yet I must admit I'm broken! -though his name here goes unspoken-
'Cos oith rsddles, what a dueler. He's the uedisputed champ!

So we have

the letters &ilose, which should actually be youwin,

and the message is

YOU WIN & I LOSE.

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The second hidden message is given by

the punctuation errors in the poem the dots and dashes in the poem.

Marking them with stars:

Well, I'm handing down the mantle*-* as that mountain dwarfs this ant hill
Though I*.*m honoured*.* lies he fed you*.* turning cheeks a rosy red colour*.*

As each time I tr& defeating, it*.*s my iwn end that I'm meeting*.*
He continles climbing spires*.* I*.*ll just wallow in these swamps*.*

But, this ain't just dactyl prattle *-* 'tis a rapping riddle battle
So, I'll play no second fiddle*.* to his better rhyming prose*.*

Yet I must admit I'm broken! *-*though his name here goes unspoken*-*
'Cos oith rsddles, what a dueler*.* He's the uedisputed champ!

So the message seems to be

- .... .. ... - .. -- . or THIS TIME.

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The third hidden message is given by

the rhyming 'errors' in the poem.

Bolding them up:

Well, I'm handing down the mantle- as that mountain dwarfs this ant hill
Though I.m honoured. lies he fed you. turning cheeks a rosy red colour.

As each time I tr& defeating, it.s my iwn end that I'm meeting.
He continles climbing spires. I.ll just wallow in these swamps.

But, this ain't just dactyl prattle - 'tis a rapping riddle battle
So, I'll play no second fiddle. to his better rhyming prose.

Yet I must admit I'm broken! -though his name here goes unspoken-
'Cos oith rsddles, what a dueler. He's the uedisputed champ!

So we have

the non-rhyming words "colour, swamps, prose, champ", which should be replaced by "hue, mires, riddle, ruler",

and the message is

HUGH MEYERS - RIDDLE RULER.

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Putting it all together, we get a single unified final message:

Hugh Meyers, riddle ruler - you win & I lose ... this time.