[Susan McLean]

A good one on the anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein:

https://newversenews.blogspot.com/20...e-monster.html

Susan

[John Isbell]

Densely packed - every rift loaded with ore.

John

[Ned Balbo]

Great poem, Rick ~ you know I have a weakness for Frankenstein poems, especially excellent ones. Thanks for posting, Susan!...and Happy New Year.

[Cally Conan-Davies]

Thanks Susan. Happy New Year to you!

And Rickster --- greatest novel of all time. (Well, there's actually Don Quixote, too . . . ) Thank you for honouring it. A great start to the new year for you! Congratulations!! And have a happy happy!

Cally

[Rick Mullin]

Thanks for the notice, Susan, and thanks all.

My New Year's resolution--and I quote Victor Frankenstein: Avoid Ambition.

[Andrew Szilvasy]

Love the poem. Love the novel. Teach it every year.

Rick, your poetry is too good to listen to Victor. He's also, to put it as nicely as I can, a tool.

[Gail White]

Wow. Great one, Rick.

[Rick Mullin]

Thanks Andrew and Gail.

I consider Frankenstein to be the greatest novel in the English language, which supports my contention that subject matter is 90% of the sale. It might also have something to do with my being the only English major writing for a chemistry magazine when I am trying to write for real money....

The dedication to Roald Hoffmann, a Nobel laureate chemist, poet, and playwright, follows my landing an editorial from him commemorating the book for said chemistry magazine. Hoffmann has published six volumes of poetry and is co-author with Carl Djerassi, innovator of the birth control pill, of the play "Oxygen."

RM

[Rob Wright]

Rick! How did not see this – I hate to bounce up this one as it has been resting, but undeservedly, at least in my opinion. Wonderful, Rick, everything a poem should be. Thank you Mary for put this up. Bravo and Brava.

[Rick Mullin]

Thanks Rob!

I'm going to be chairing a panel on Frankenstein at Poetry by the Sea this year. On the panel are Wendy Sloan, Carolyn Raphael, and Michael Bergmann.

Rick