Saturday, May 20, 2006
Back from Baca
I've returned from the Poetry West Baca retreat a day earlier than planned. It was a highly productive and worthwhile time for me--I have 10 printed drafts and two more good poem-starts that could be printed drafts soon. I'll start posting them here as I whip them into shape one by one.
I can tell I'm on the edge of another breakthrough publication. I came home to personal rejections from Puerto del Sol and Crazyhorse telling me how close my poems came--Carol Ann Davis writes that "Phoenix, Colorado" was under "serious consideration." Especially tough given how much I like Crazyhorse's look and content, but good encouragement for next time, and also nice given how responsive they were to my query after 6+ months.
This week's Photo of the Week comes from Baca--this was on the wall outside the library. I don't know what kind it is but will try to find out.
I can tell I'm on the edge of another breakthrough publication. I came home to personal rejections from Puerto del Sol and Crazyhorse telling me how close my poems came--Carol Ann Davis writes that "Phoenix, Colorado" was under "serious consideration." Especially tough given how much I like Crazyhorse's look and content, but good encouragement for next time, and also nice given how responsive they were to my query after 6+ months.
This week's Photo of the Week comes from Baca--this was on the wall outside the library. I don't know what kind it is but will try to find out.
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Well, it's a hawkmoth - what you call a sphinx on that side of the Atlantic. Having recently read this post, I'd guess One-eyed Sphinx, but Google reveals there are several species of eyed hawkmoths in the US.
Good to have you back in the blogosphere, Steven. Hope you had a good time (and great to hear you've been writing)...
Hmmm, doesn't look like the sphinx moths we get down here. I would have guessed, based on the color and markings, a geometrid moth. But then, I'm no moth expert!
Congratulations of sorts on your almost acceptances.
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Congratulations of sorts on your almost acceptances.
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