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I'm in the 500th Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry column right now, and I don't mind tooting my own horn today. Here's the link:

http://www.americanlifeinpoetry.org/

A lovely poem, and what an honor to be in ALP -- congrats!

Nausheen

Congratulations, Elise. That's great exposure for your work.

Richard

I dig! Dig your subtle rhymes, too.

Nice work, and an impressive venue. Congrats!

Siham

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A touching poem by Sphere member, Elise Hempel HERE. Also HERE. Kudos, Elise!

Beautiful poem.

Lovely poem Elise. Well done you!

Elise, I started a congratulatory thread earlier today. Nice work.

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.

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.

Nice work, Elise!

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

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Congrats, Elise! I enjoyed reading it.

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.

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

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

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

Great poem, great place to be, and REALLY great time to be there. Many congratulations.

Numbers -- 500th at age 55.... Thanks for all the kind words. And, Maryann, you're a veteran now at American Life in Poetry!

Congrats! I like to use Kooser' s picks when I teach workshops and will add yours to my list -- I'll tell them to keep revising.

Thanks, Sharon. Yes, revise till it hurts!

Yes, I remember this one. Fine work, Elise, and big congratulations.

Heart-rending, Elise, and lovely.

Charlotte

Thanks, everyone, for all the kind words. I'll only be famous for the rest of today, before I'm archived....