I’m delighted that my poem “Other” was the most popular piece on Bold + Italic in 2018! Thank you, Lisa, Kat and Jayant for publishing it.
To begin with, allow us to wish all of you — our friends, friends of friends, and friends of friends of friends — a very happy new year, with a hope that it all begins the best way possible and continues thus.
This new year, we’re reading new and old writers alike while working on our Issue 03, which is partially based on the theme of ‘infants.’ We began with Vladimir Nabokov while sorting out the submissions, are reading Miriam Darlington and are moving forward to Sylvia Plath later this month.
This blog post, here, is meant specifically to celebrate three pieces of the many that we published. Those three pieces that were the most read in our very first year, which are —
- Other, by Robert Okaji — Poetry, 220 Views
- Black, by Divya Devarajan — Poetry, 184 Views
- The Man Who Stopped…
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Thanks, Beth!
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Wow! Congratulations!
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It’s gratifying to learn that someone, somewhere has read my poem!
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That is always gratifying!
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Most-read … pretty impressive! And a poem deserving.
This one calls for multiple reads, ponders … so many questions, so few clear answers!
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Thanks, Jazz! I have many questions (with more always brewing), yet so few answers!
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No surprise…congrats! (K)
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Thanks, Kerfe!
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Good news, and well deserved.
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Thanks, Ken. It’s always nice to hear that someone has read my poetry!
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Happy new year and waheyyy! Definitely deserved!
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Thank you, Arbie.
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