I’m honored and delighted to report that my poem “Other” has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by the editors of Bold + Italic. The writing is everything, but it’s nice to know that someone out there in the world has responded to a piece. And as it turns out, my friend Kristine Brown was also nominated by Bold + Italic. Be sure to read her poem, too!
A well deserved nomination.
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Thank you, Ellen. It’s an honor to be nominated.
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Wow! Congratulations, Robert!
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Thanks, Merril. You send these pieces out, just hoping they’ll land somewhere…
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That is wonderful news! Congratulations!
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Thank you very much!
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You are welcome 🙂
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Woohoo! Congratulations Robert, well deserved!
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Thanks very much, Kim!
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That’s fantastic Robert, congratulations :O) x
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It really is, Lisa. Thank you.
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commendable
accomplishment 🙂
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Thanks very much!
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Bob! Fantastic!
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Thank you, Cate. These things are always unexpected, and thus quite pleasant. 🙂
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Bravo for you! Superb!
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Thanks, Jazz. From my Texas shack to India and beyond…
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Moon and anvil – who’d’ve combined those except YOU?
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It helps to be a little cracked. Ha!
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Well done and congrats!
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Thank you, Jonathan!
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Congratulations!
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Thanks, Andrew!
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Your welcome!
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Hope you win it!
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Thank you, Nazir! The chances of winning are slim to none.The honor is in the nomination!
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Good news. Congrats, Bob!
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Thanks, Ken!
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This is awesome, Robert! Congratulations!
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Thanks, Tre!
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You’re most welcome!
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This is awesome Robert!!!! Congratulations!
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Thanks very much. A pleasant surprise.
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it shouldn’t be too surprising, you’re really talented!
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You’re very kind!
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Congratulations on being nominated for the Pushcart! That’s great!
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Thanks very much!
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Congrats! How wonderful!
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Than you, Sascha. It is wonderful, indeed.
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Great news, Robert!
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Thank you, Sarah. Life is good!
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Well deserved!
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Thank you, A.M. Much appreciated.
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Congrats. Excellent poem, well deserved. Good luck
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Thank you, Derrick. An honor and pleasant surprise.
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How do we find this poem? I’m sorry, but I missed the post. Congratulations! Your work is deep and worthy. I want to READ this piece!
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Thanks, Ruth Ann. Here’s a link to the poem: https://boldplusitalic.wordpress.com/issues/issue-01/p01/
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How wonderful – and well earned.
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Thanks very much, Susanne.
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WOWSA!!!!
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Thanks, Luanne!
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CONGRATULATIONS, ROBERT! I’m in agreement with the other commenters who said “well-deserved.”
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Thank you, Leslie!
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I am going to get a Pushtrolley prize, I can feel it in my bones.
It’s a worthy poem, I sense a hint of your decision to take you mother’s name in it, just a hunch from
Which name rings truer — the father’s
or that forged on the anviled other.
& a rhyme too. Best of luck, remember, it”s the taking part that counts, everyone’s a winner blah blah, now go out there & break some hearts.
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Thanks, Daniel. Oh, the elusive Pushtrolley! You have surmised correctly.
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The most esoteric, prestigious award out there, so prestigious no one knows about it.
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And of course the Trolley Committee never informs the winners…
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They don’t trust the post office, but they do trust wind & ghosts.
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More reliable, or so I hear.
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For code & a virus.
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Ha!
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Congratulation Robert, just as well I bought a bottle of red wine today.
“Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash”
— Leonard Cohen
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Cheets, Ivor! 🍷
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Wow. Congrats. 😊
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Thank you.
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congrats to you and your friend
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Thanks very much!
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Congratulations! How wonderful.
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Thank you very much, Alison!
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Congrats!!!
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Thanks very much!
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Congrats
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Thank you!
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No problem
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Excellent! And well deserved. (K)
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Thanks, Kerfe. It’s truly an honor, and something I’d never take for granted.
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Hooray! 🙂
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Thanks, Carrie.
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It is about time you got more of this kind of thing. I agree the poetry is the sole point, but it is high time that the world outside of your own inner reality gave you some damn trinkets! 🙂
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Oh, you know these things are so fleeting, though I do like trinkets, like the stones loved ones have given me!
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Your writing should be in a Norton anthology…
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Not much chance of that. But little by little, they’re making their way out into the world.
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I think there is a better chance of them being in such an anthology than you realize…
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You’re much more optimistic than I, and I appreciate your enthusiasm! Thank you.
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I just have extremely good taste! 🙂
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Congratulations, Robert! So happy for you. 🙂
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Thank you, Susi!
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You’re so welcome!
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🙂
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Congrats on the recognition! Much deserved😁
Sweet Blessings!
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Thanks very much, Lorrie.
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Congratulations!
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Thank you, April!
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