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I am happy to announce the following recent acceptances. Many of the poems were workshopped here, which I've indicated with an asterisk. Thanks to everyone who helped me polish them.

The Centrifugal Eye:
"Spring Peepers"* (plus a poem I wrote for the interview: "His Poems Were Kites")

The Flea:
"Leatherback" & "A Summer Songster"*

14 by 14:
"Insects of Mass Destruction"*

MindFlights:
"A Jump-Off Place"* & "Starship Astronaut"

"Charles and The Ubiquitous Industrial Machine Explosion"* will appear in the anthology Poe Little Thing: In Space No One Can Hear You Scream (NSP Books)

Verse Wisconsin:
"Firefly Glow"


*Workshopped here at Eratosphere

I'm really happy for you too, Martin! I think I might have to have a glass of champagne tonight, to toast your success (any excuse, eh? ;))

Well done!

Martin,

Nice haul. Congratulations.

David R.

Hurrah, Martin! You're on a tear! Keep going!

Thanks,

Bill

I loved that insect poem. Congratulations, Martin!

Jayne, David, Bill, Kimberly -- Thanks!

Try not to overdo it on the champagne, Jayne!

Kimberly - I'm glad you liked that insect poem. Thanks for saying so.

Keep up the good work, Martin. I remember Spring Peepers. Fine placement.

Congratulations, Martin!

And Jayne, I think I'll start that tradition here at my house!

Best,
Jean

Janice & Jean,

Many thanks.

Janice, it's great to know that you actually remembered that spring peeper poem. Originally it was a sonnet, but I threw out the couplet and added a quatrain, which was what the poem wanted. (I try to listen to what a poem wants.)

Jean, don't forget to save me some of that champagne!

Well done, Martin

Congratulations, Martin! I'm a fan.

Pedro.

Tim, Pedro - Thanks for you kind words and encouragement!

Good work, Martin!

Thanks, Lance!

Just adding a small congratulations from me, too.
I hope to see all of these poems when they appear!

What a great lineup, Martin! Nicely done.

Thanks, Gail & Bob. You can see a couple of them already, in The Centrifugal Eye and 14 by 14. The others will appear in spring and summer. I'm not sure when Poe Little Thing will be out, but I'll let you know when I get my copy.