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Mary Van Pelt's avatar

August 6, 2023

Andi,

Congratulations on your well-crafted poem “Shootin’ Pool” and publication in Kelsay Books Blog. I printed a copy so I could read carefully, pencil notes, and learn from your well-crafted lines and word choices. I know a few pool terms but learned more when I looked up words—strong images that speak of chalk, shooting stripes and solids, gun violence, and sudden death. Although I’ve heard and read explanations about the sestina form, a person would need a class to work through the intricacies and complexities. I appreciate how your poem developed over the years, was set aside, was rejected a few times, was once printed with line-break errors [horrors!] …and now the grand arrival of ACCEPTANCE!

Mary Van Pelt

Alamosa, CO

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Amanda McQuade's avatar

Thank you for honoring the person, the community, our world.

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