Sturgeon's Law

I already knew Michelle Bitting had won the DeNovo first book contest from C&R Press, and Brent's since-accepted manuscript was one of the runners-up. However, in the letter I received today, I found out that my manuscript was a semifinalist as well. Other names of note on the list include Kathleen Rooney's manuscript now forthcoming from Switchback (she also has some poems upcoming in Anti-), and Ellen Wehle, yet another of those when-with-the-first-book people. Anyway, this is a nice little result for me, especially since the retooled manuscript I'm sending out now is a good bit stronger than the one I sent back in September.

Also, my poem "Oh Kay" is now up in the new issue of 21 Stars Review.