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Pushcart Prize Nomination

Posted on November 25, 2023 by robert okaji

Stone CIrcle Review Pushcart Noms

My poem “Trigger Alert,” which was published earlier this month by Stone Circle Review, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. I am grateful to editor Lee Potts for the nomination, and for taking this piece, which is one of a series of hendecasyllabic (eleven lines consisting of eleven syllables) poems written since early September. My illness has been rough at times, but at least a few poems have emerged from it.

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beth on November 25, 2023 at 2:08 pm said:

congrats!

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 4:45 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Beth!
  
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prairiepomes on November 25, 2023 at 2:12 pm said:

Great news, Bob! Hope you win!

Anna Marie Sewell

http://prairiepomes.com/

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 4:46 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Anna Marie! For me, the honor is the nomination!
  
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Chandra Lynn on November 25, 2023 at 3:40 pm said:

Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 4:47 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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Confounded on November 25, 2023 at 3:50 pm said:

Color me very impressed! Rock on!

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 4:48 pm said:
  
  Thank you. It was totally unexpected, which I guess is the nature of these things.
  
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Susi Bocks on November 25, 2023 at 3:57 pm said:

❤ Congratulations, Robert!!

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 4:49 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Susi.
  
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  - Susi Bocks on November 25, 2023 at 7:34 pm said:
    
    You are very welcome, Robert!
    
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Liz Gauffreau on November 25, 2023 at 4:07 pm said:

Congratulations on your well-deserved Pushcart nomination!!

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 4:50 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Liz. It’s always an honor.
  
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  - Liz Gauffreau on November 25, 2023 at 4:57 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome, Bob.
    
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R. Christopher Hickok on November 25, 2023 at 4:37 pm said:

It’s a dark roast, this one. Hope you win.

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 4:51 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Rob. It’s gratifying that someone out there thought my poem was worthy of nomination!
  
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  - R. Christopher Hickok on November 25, 2023 at 4:55 pm said:
    
    Approaching such a difficult (and personal) experience like this in so many good words certainly rates consideration.
    
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Lynne Burnett on November 25, 2023 at 4:57 pm said:

Congrats, Bob! Fingers crossed for you – one of your best!

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 5:06 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Lynne! I’m so pleased you think so.
  
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Andrew McDowell on November 25, 2023 at 5:08 pm said:

Congratulations!

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 5:20 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Andrew!
  
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  - Andrew McDowell on November 25, 2023 at 5:24 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome, Robert.
    
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memadtwo on November 25, 2023 at 8:17 pm said:

Excellent news! (K)

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- robert okaji on November 25, 2023 at 8:30 pm said:
  
  Always a welcome surprise!
  
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ダニエル・シュネー on November 25, 2023 at 9:31 pm said:

Fantastic news!

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- robert okaji on November 26, 2023 at 8:23 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Daniel. Maybe the 12th time will be the charm. 😃
  
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derrickjknight on November 26, 2023 at 2:38 am said:

Congratulations on the section of this most poignant poem

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- robert okaji on November 26, 2023 at 8:28 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Derrick. Much appreciated!
  
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derrickjknight on November 26, 2023 at 2:39 am said:

Selection

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- robert okaji on November 26, 2023 at 8:29 pm said:
  
  Ha! I never noticed—my brain corrected it. 🙂
  
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  - derrickjknight on November 27, 2023 at 2:28 am said:
    
    🙂
    
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Cate on November 26, 2023 at 8:32 am said:

Congratulations, Bob!

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- robert okaji on November 26, 2023 at 8:33 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Cate. I’m grateful to have been able to write the poem. The nomination is pure gravy!
  
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julieallyn on November 26, 2023 at 8:52 am said:

Wonderful! Congratulations!!

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- robert okaji on November 26, 2023 at 8:34 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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Cindy Georgakas on November 27, 2023 at 2:18 am said:

What a lovely acknowledgment, Robert! Bask in your glory! 💕

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sunhesper on November 28, 2023 at 4:44 pm said:

Hooray! I know the honor is already there but I will still be hoping it’s selected ^_^

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- robert okaji on November 29, 2023 at 6:28 pm said:
  
  Thanks, SJ! That would be nice, to say the least, but I’m giddy, as it is, over the nomination. 😜
  
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C on November 28, 2023 at 11:36 pm said:

I’m sorry to hear about the circumstances that inspired it but happy to have read this poem and to know that it’s been (deservedly) nominated — rooting for you!

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- robert okaji on November 29, 2023 at 6:30 pm said:
  
  Thank you! I’m so glad you’re still out there writing. Your occasional posts are always joyful occasions. I so look forward to them.
  
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Jazz Jaeschke on November 29, 2023 at 9:35 am said:

Hurrah!

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- robert okaji on November 29, 2023 at 6:31 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Jazz!
  
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Carrie Birde on November 29, 2023 at 3:42 pm said:

Congratulations! 🙂

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- robert okaji on November 29, 2023 at 6:31 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Carrie. Always an honor!
  
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Frank Hudson on December 2, 2023 at 7:32 pm said:

Congratulations. Interesting form, 11 not being a popular number beyond Spinal Tap.

Thinking of you this week.

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- robert okaji on December 2, 2023 at 10:26 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Frank. I find the form’s limitations and short length helpful these days.
  
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Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr on December 3, 2023 at 12:26 pm said:

So well deserved. Congratulations, Bob.

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- robert okaji on December 3, 2023 at 12:55 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Ken. I was so pleased that one of my recent poems was nominated. That never happens!
  
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