And that poem ended up in my first book, in 1986, after years of submissions to one contest after another.
(Texas Tech University Press, AWP Award Series, chosen by John Frederick Nims)
Marriage is a lot like Poetry: You have to be willing to stay with it for the long haul. Or, the long hike!
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Kay, Thanks for sharing this, "For Jim on Siler Bald."
It's always been one of my favorites. I like the story behind it.
I remember that John Frederick Nims chose your
manuscript. I saw a photo once of that room at
AWP where the manuscripts were stacked to the ceiling. I clipped it out of the writing magazine and said, "Out of all of these, Kay's manuscript won."
Hi Nancy, it's been so long, hasn't it, and I wonder how poets keep going. We've had a good day. Beautiful weather. May we stay forever "young." K.
A lovely poem, Kay, and sounds like a special day.
Happy Anniversary.
Nice poem. Happy Anniversary.
Love to you and Jim!
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