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Elise Hempel 10-20-2014 06:32 PM
Thanks, all. My fifteen minutes (or, rather, a week) of fame. Better than a birthday, and I just turned 55, so I'm late on the scene. Proud to be part of Eratosphere too.

Shaun J. Russell 10-20-2014 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Elise Hempel (Post 333167)
Thank you, Catherine and Ross. A whole year from acceptance to publication in Kooser's column. Isn't that what publishing poetry is all about? -- waiting, waiting, waiting.... The poem was originally published in Rattle's single-parent theme issue.
Nice work, Elise!

You should let Tim at Rattle know. He often tweets or posts on Facebook about this sort of thing.

Marcia Karp 10-20-2014 09:38 PM
Read it
Dig it

Martin Elster 10-21-2014 01:15 AM
Congrats, Elise! I enjoyed reading it.

Elise Hempel 10-21-2014 09:10 AM
Thought I'd add, for the sake of the workshop forum, that this poem was revised many, many times, over many years. I started it when my daughter was around seven, and she's now 19.

Rob Wright 10-21-2014 10:35 AM
Elise,

Stunning poem. And what a great place to read it. Love the last line, wonderful rhythm there and elsewhere. A big hearty congrats.

RobW

Ed Shacklee 10-21-2014 01:00 PM
I felt a lump in my throat at the end of this. Congratulations, Elise -- not just for the fine placement, but for writing the poem.

Best,

Ed

Susan McLean 10-21-2014 01:31 PM
Excellent poem and worth waiting for. Congratulations on being featured in the 500th column. Numbers should not be significant, but somehow they feel that way.

Susan

Maryann Corbett 10-21-2014 02:48 PM
Great poem, great place to be, and REALLY great time to be there. Many congratulations.

Elise Hempel 10-21-2014 07:04 PM
Numbers -- 500th at age 55.... Thanks for all the kind words. And, Maryann, you're a veteran now at American Life in Poetry!


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