Wooo Hoooo!
May 30th, 2008 . by laurieThis morning, with his customary clatter, my mailman flung our post through the door slot and onto the floor of our entryway. It consisted of a Macy’s bill and sale catalog, along with a letter from Nimrod. Imagine my surprise when I opened it up to find I’d been named a semi-finalist for the 2008 Pablo Neruda Poetry Prize. Wow! They were already going to publish the poem I’d submitted (titled “Upon Cutting My Thumb While Reading Ariel“), but now I can tell my parents I’m a “prize-winning poet.” Or maybe not, since I only made it to the semi-finals. Hm. Either way, it’s encouragement and validation, which in this business is priceless.
Yay you!! That’s great!
Julie
Fabulous news-congratulations!