"For A Gardener" in Kin
 

For A Gardener is up at KIN, a favorite poem of mine from my latest book When Men Bow Down.

Nemo

A favorite of mine, too, Nemo. Nice to see it in Kin.

What a very beautiful poem, Nemo, a real favorite of mine.

Magnificent, Nemo. Congratulations.

Beautiful, Nemo. Congrats.

David R.

A favorite of mine, too. Favorite in a field of favorites...
Kin's got class. Congrats!

Siham

That poem is pomegranates, Nemo.

Congratulations!

Martin

That's great Nemo and love the book (another one of my favorites is "Sonnet For Bill").

Interesting choice of form, both for limping and sweeping... Congratulations!

love it, Nemo!

I also quite like this e-zine. Great poetry and interviews!

Nemo,

love the opening--and the rest too.

Real nice!

Mike

Salute this gentler evolution you have spoken out so well.

Thanks, all. Ironically enough, my obstinate critical defense of this poem (many years ago) was the cause of the first poetic food-fight I ever had here on the Sphere. So take heart ye stand-your-grounders, time heals all wounds, and poems can emerge unscathed from time to time--strengthened by several rounds in the ring.

I am told by the folks at Kin that my audio of the poem will be up sometime in the near future. Stay tuned.

Nemo

Lovely work, Nemo. Congratulations! Well deserved.

Rob

Thanks much, Rob.

Nemo

A beautiful poem, Nemo. I like it a lot. Congrats!

Best,
Martin

Well done, Nemo. Swept away.

Richard

Very well done, Nemo, and thanks for the encouraging words to stand-your-grounders. (The trick, of course, is knowing when, exactly, to stand your ground!)

Best,
Jean

Thanks, Martin, Richard, Jean.

Yes, Jean, the trick is knowing if there is 'ground' to stand on at all...and there's no rule of thumb for that, since one man's ground is another's thin air. Poetry is not a science--but then again, maybe science isn't a science either.

Nemo

Great work, Nemo!

Chris