tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post114245064324768292..comments2023-12-30T18:56:13.073-05:00Comments on Land Mammal: Happy news!Anne Haineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142992512682579362006-03-21T20:55:00.000-05:002006-03-21T20:55:00.000-05:00Jenni & Kelli, thanks! (K, I am all in favor of pr...Jenni & Kelli, thanks! (K, I am all in favor of providing an excuse to continue raising one's glass for an extended period. Especially if there are refills involved. *grin*)Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142916206020749962006-03-20T23:43:00.000-05:002006-03-20T23:43:00.000-05:00Big congrats to you! by the way, I should be abou...Big congrats to you! by the way, I should be about #5 or 6 on this celebration list, but I kept getting an error message when I first read this. So, officially I'm late, but unofficially, I've been raising my glass to you for quite some time.<BR/><BR/>by the way, Gayle B had a great book called Fruitflesh which is a great book on writing poems.Kelli Russell Agodon - Book of Kellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798460634708905783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142864853740723442006-03-20T09:27:00.000-05:002006-03-20T09:27:00.000-05:00Wonderful news! many congrats!Wonderful news! many congrats!jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572881547671631396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142642838495106552006-03-17T19:47:00.000-05:002006-03-17T19:47:00.000-05:00Gayle and Trista, thanks! :) Gayle, I will certain...Gayle and Trista, thanks! :) Gayle, I will certainly be on the lookout for more of yours, as well. "Pear" just wrecks me, in a good way.Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142540884746080252006-03-16T15:28:00.000-05:002006-03-16T15:28:00.000-05:00CONGRATULATIONS!!CONGRATULATIONS!!Tristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311067451966242570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142537728545696012006-03-16T14:35:00.000-05:002006-03-16T14:35:00.000-05:00Anne--thank you so much for your kind words on my ...Anne--thank you so much for your kind words on my blog. Your poem is gorgeous; such a pleasure. It gave me chills. What a treat and honor to be featured on the same page as you! I look forward to seeing more of your work...<BR/><BR/>xo<BR/>gaylegaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745788005478202736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142531793795909812006-03-16T12:56:00.000-05:002006-03-16T12:56:00.000-05:00Thanks, folks! Ginger, I actually wasn't terribly ...Thanks, folks! Ginger, I actually wasn't terribly familiar with Merton until recently either. I don't consider myself at all religious, but what little I know of him is pretty intriguing -- especially, like you, the social commentary. Apparently he got in a fair amount of trouble for being against the Vietnam war. <BR/><BR/>It was indeed a lovely contest -- all the more so because there was no entry fee. :)Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142527421057668922006-03-16T11:43:00.000-05:002006-03-16T11:43:00.000-05:00Anne, huge congrats. I remember seeing that contes...Anne, huge congrats. I remember seeing that contest announced, thinking it looked really good and being excited to read the winners when they were chosen. Little did I know I'd "know" one of the winners! And yes, a wonderfully talented judge in Naslund--that must feel <I>very</I> good. Great news.Emily Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920886883651975823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142525522985767242006-03-16T11:12:00.000-05:002006-03-16T11:12:00.000-05:00Wonderful news! Yay!!Wonderful news! Yay!!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623018763486643999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142522300561665692006-03-16T10:18:00.000-05:002006-03-16T10:18:00.000-05:00Congratulations!!Congratulations!!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05222297450888695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142511133735928512006-03-16T07:12:00.000-05:002006-03-16T07:12:00.000-05:00Congratulations, Anne! Before this semester, I'd n...Congratulations, Anne! Before this semester, I'd never heard of Thomas Merton, but by now I've read a good bit of his work in my theology class. Though I'm not terribly spiritual myself, I was really moved by his social commentary. What a treat it must be to have your work out there in such a context!Ginger Heatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837259481002216077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142482395861837642006-03-15T23:13:00.000-05:002006-03-15T23:13:00.000-05:00Congratulations, Anne!Congratulations, Anne!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815323448839527273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142482246906611592006-03-15T23:10:00.000-05:002006-03-15T23:10:00.000-05:00Thanks, all! Laurel, yes, do pick up Ahab's Wife -...Thanks, all! Laurel, yes, do pick up <I>Ahab's Wife</I> -- it was one of those books that made me sad when it ended, because I liked spending time with those characters. I didn't think I'd like it, but someone gave it to me so I dutifully started reading it, and was absolutely drawn in.Anne Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142480502302285372006-03-15T22:41:00.000-05:002006-03-15T22:41:00.000-05:00Mucho Congrats!Mucho Congrats!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11435013887780629734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142476301738140442006-03-15T21:31:00.000-05:002006-03-15T21:31:00.000-05:00Ahab's Wife is brilliant, and SO ARE YOU. Congrat...<I>Ahab's Wife</I> is brilliant, and SO ARE YOU. Congratulations and thanks for the link.Pamela Johnson Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637447850820805268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142465198378902732006-03-15T18:26:00.000-05:002006-03-15T18:26:00.000-05:00Congratulations to you on your honorable mention. ...Congratulations to you on your honorable mention. <BR/><BR/>A more heartfelt congratulations to you on writing such a lovely, resonant poem. <BR/><BR/>The winning poem, and yours--actually all of these poems--are the kind of poems that make me glad to be a reader of poetry.<BR/><BR/>The winning poem really knocked my socks off. But then, each poem did in its own way. I can't imagine how anyone judges any of these contests and establishes which poem is positioned first, second, third. <BR/><BR/>Bravo, Anne!<BR/><BR/>You and Rebecca both recmmend Ahab's Wife then? I had a friend try to press it into my hands a few years back and I didn't take him up on his suggestion.LKDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02171027823523187126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-1142456096529203872006-03-15T15:54:00.000-05:002006-03-15T15:54:00.000-05:00Congrats! I adored Ahab's Wife. I read it during a...Congrats! I adored Ahab's Wife. I read it during a really dark winter.Radish Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534752971317927559noreply@blogger.com