Tuesday Morning, 2013
Chris set a brown paper package down on our bed. It was addressed to me, from Taproot.
I thought back to working on a piece that would fit this issue, their Water issue. I have such an attraction to water and it is something I've felt as far back as I can remember.
I began this piece after an exhilarating swim in rough salty water off the coast of Mexico. It was a beautiful moment--the taste of salt on my lips, the force of the current, the setting sun, the crash of waves breaking near shore, and the clean scent of ocean air.
When I saw the package an instinctual and admittedly greedy focus took over. I tore open the brown paper, quickly admired the artwork on yet another great cover, found the table of contents, and let out a little squeal as I first glimpsed my poem on page 59. They allowed such a generous amount of simple white breathing space around my words. I was not involved in the layout, but if I had been, this would have been my exact choice. I couldn't be happier to again be a part of this publication. Thank you, Taproot.
Now to peruse the rest of this thoughtful quarterly. I'm especially interested in a Prince Edward Island piece I raced past, but have not forgotten.
Congratulations! I look forward to getting my issue in the mail. xo
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Denise. I would love to read it.
ReplyDeleteSeeing something as personal as a poem in publication .... I'm so happy for you.
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Denise!
ReplyDeleteWonderful, Denise!
ReplyDeletejust got my copy and i can't wait to read your poem! thanks for the mention of my piece. i hope you like it. xo
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, what an honor!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting to see your words in print laid out just the way you envisioned.Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI was swimming along side you for a moment there. I love the feeling when I'm walking back to the beach. The water heavy around my legs and ankles, almost trying to pull me back in.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeletehooray for you! I love swimming in the sea - there's something so refreshing and almost primal about being surrounded by so much water...
ReplyDeleteHooray! and much deserved too.
ReplyDeletewonderful description of ocean swimming.
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled for you. A poem in print is palpable. Happy, too, that Taproot honored your vision in its layout.
Congratulations, Denise. I've continued to enjoy your posts even though I am not able to comment much from my Iphone. Today the computer is on so I'm saying hello. I hope your day is wonderful.
ReplyDeletePoetry, print, pretty wonderful I must say.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on another contribution! How funny that I was only reading of and thinking about Prince Edward Island last week - I didn't make it to the island when I was in the part of the world in 2003 but I hope we will one day. Congratulations again. You have such a gift with words, it deserves white space around it in which to reflect and focus on its content.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to order this. So proud of you, and also... it's perfectly ok that YOU be proud of you yourself! The cover is lovely, i concur. And the topic is of huge interest to me. We are water, our planet is water, and water is fluid: Panta Rei, as Heraclitus would say.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Denise!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful news :)
I so look forward to reading your poem. (I wanted to say this days ago but a mysterious glitch has made me unable to post a comment.) Water, especially salted, holds a similar draw for me and your Mexican beach makes my heart - and body - yearn for the waves.
ReplyDeleteIt must be so wonderful to see your (very hard) work in a publication you admire, beautifully presented. What a gift! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI just subscribed to Taproot! can't wait to get your edition in the mail...
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone! You are all so kind.
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