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thanks so much everyone; I'm over the initial shock I think. :) there's some prize yeah; they'll probably be contacting me on the morrow. I'll report on how taht pans out. thanks again guys; it's really nice to have a place like this to share the news! KS 2008/12/19 Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> > Kasper congrats -hey do you get a prize??:-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of kasper salonen > Sent: 18 December 2008 21:48 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: a win > > Helsinki university's english dept held a poetry competition last month, > and > I entered.. and it looks like I won it. > I heard it off the cuff from someone who thought I already knew, made me > wobbly for a second. I'm still pretty wobbly actually. I've never entered > let alone won a poetry contest before. > there will be information about it on the university webpage, but knowing > their techs it won't be for a while. here's a link the the poem that did > it. > > http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfr8jjpv_81cq4kcjgv&hl=en > > people have been congratulating me on facebook all damn day, it makes me > feel.. I suppose grateful & flattered, but really it's just a little > feeling > of confusion or disquiet. for no reason I can really pinpoint. is there > some > condition known as post-victory depression? haha. I'm chuffed, anyway. > > KS > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.19/1855 - Release Date: 18/12/2008 > 10:16 >