...has just published my sonnet, "A Small Mystery on Gray's Field" in their Summer Jubilee edition.
I'm prouder of that than any of my publication credits.
I don't think they ever published a poem before.
Regards,
David

Ah funny isn't it, David, the things that bring us our greatest joy.

I just adore the name of your town. It is so veddy veddy British. There should be a Masterpiece Theater series set there--if there isn't already.

Many congratulations on the publication credit. You will now be a local celebrity, but we here can say "We sorta knew him when..."

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Tom

Thanks, Tom.
I've already spoken to the Vicar about having my monument erected next to Thomas Gray's, overlooking the field in question; but so far the idea's fallen on stony ground. Still, I'm sure he'll come round, eventually.
Even the Brits find the name comical.
I think the reason I was pleased, is because everything I write is targeted at an audience of non-Poeticals, and up till now I'd assumed such an audience was hypothetical.
Regards,
David

That's great, David. I think the monument should be designed to match Gray's. Then the question becomes which of your immortal lines do we engrave upon its four faces. I nominate the killer closing couplets of your sick joke poems!

Yes indeed, Tim.
I've been thinking about my inscriptions, and I came to exactly the same conclusion.

Wonderful news David, my heartiest congratulations!

Jim

David

The poem deserves that and more. Congratulations!

Perhaps the monument should have sculptures of you and a dog. That would seem fitting. In fact, there's a statue of a dog, a very fine one, here in Central Park. I think it's a rescue dog, very alert, strong, and shaggy, and I'm delighted and sometimes touched every time I see the noble canine in bronze.

Terese

I don't think they ever published a poem before.>>>

I think that's marvelous.

Good for you, David A, congratulations,
wendy

Dear David ~

Congratulations on the publication!
Such great news!

The very best to you, David ~

Elizabeth