The reflection of the graffiti doubled how colorful that patch of the bridge looked as L and I came around the bend, and it reminded me of Laura Gilpin's poem "Two-headed Calf."
L hadn't heard of this amazing poem, so I found it on my phone and read it to her with my voice breaking at the end.
Then we finished up our walk and I headed into a day of meetings meetings meetings meetings.
And some good news from this week: two poems accepted to an anthology of pandemic-era writing, and also accepted--an academic book proposal that the editor who wrote back characterized as "gentle and kind."
5 comments:
That poem. Oh my goodness. I had never heard it either *sobs*
That is not just good news, that is GREAT news, Maya! Well done you!!!
No more rejections for you. Congratulations.
Thank you, Nicole!
(I had another book contract, which I wasn't able to deliver on--that's why my celebration sounds quiet, I guess...)
Thank you, Gillian!
I can handle rejections as long as there are acceptances too. I had one just the week before :D.
Congrats on all the good news!
That's a striking photo and poem.
Thank you, StephLove!
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