Hey thanks, Doug and Roger. I try not to publish many of the things -- because the "public like a frog" aspect makes me profoundly uneasy. Or because I like to brood over the poems endlessly, maybe thinking they'll hatch. Something like that -- in any case thanks again for the kind words. Stephen, love that picture of you with your grandbaby! And the splendid one of your mom. Rachel > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Douglas Barbour > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 7:54 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Snap - Vincent > > OOO, massively neat, Rachel. Looking forward to the book, for sure... > > Doug > On 10-Jul-08, at 10:43 AM, Rachel Loden wrote: > > > In the meantime I signed a book contract and put it into > the mail -- > > just > > today, actually. > > Douglas Barbour > [log in to unmask] > > http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ > > Latest books: > Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) > http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 > Wednesdays' > http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-from-abovegro > und-press_10.html > > It's the first lesson, loss. > Who hasn't tried to learn it > at the hands of wind or thieves? > > Jan Zwicky >