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Time You Let Me In

April 12, 2010 at 9:25 pm | Posted in Poetry | 1 Comment

I’ll blame it on my travels, but I’ve still been remiss in not mentioning my first book publication, Naomi Nye’s anthology Time You Let Me In, especially there are a few people who deserve my most hearty thanks for the project. The first is, of course, Naomi herself, who has been the most generous of editors: personal, encouraging, and incredibly patient. Thank goodness there are mentors like her in the world, who take such an interest in young writers.

And the second is my personal Jedi master, the poet Jack Ridl, who has taught nine out of the twenty-six poets selected for this anthology. And anyone who knows Jack can tell you that’s no coincidence. He’s far too modest to tell you so himself, so I’ll just set the record straight. I wouldn’t be the poet or the person I am today without him, and for as long as I’m writing, you will be able to trace any success I have back to Jack in fewer than three steps. You can read his lovely write-up of the book on his website.

So thank you to Naomi, Jack, and to anyone who’s read the book! It’s been an honor to be involved and to share the experience with so many great friends and great poets.