Good news! I've had a poem accepted for inclusion in an anthology currently titled Migraine Expressions. My poem, "Cure," was "inspired" by witnessing another of my mother's migraine attacks one weekend this summer (and watching my father's assiduous caregiving).
Mom laughed when I told her about the acceptance, and asked for a commission. I suggested that maybe I can buy her a gift with the payment instead--so long as I don't select chocolate or red wine!
Although I wish my mother never had to manage this problem in the first place, I'm very pleased and encouraged by this happy development in my poetry practice. Needless to say, I'll continue to send my poems out (a set of three is beginning its snail mail trip to a literary journal today).
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Congratulations, Erika! What great news that your poetry efforts are paying off. You are truly an inspiration to us, as we follow your career on these many fronts: fiction, nonfiction, and now poetry. I'm sending good thoughts for the poetry trio that's wending its way to the journal's editor.
Warmest wishes to you,
Susan (your North Carolina friend)
Thanks, Susan! What a lovely message.
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