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well done Kasper! I particularly enjoyed the image 'the black suede box of the water'. Odd that you weren't told sooner. That little feeling of confusion and disquiet... I can relate to that. When I perform my poems and people praise me... it's really nice, but there's a part of me that doesn't want to be praised, publicised... that wants to slink into the corner and watch the room, write something else, have another beer. Or wander off into the night. The best thing for me is when *one* person tells me their personal response to my poetry and/or performance. Hmmm... there's something else there... I feel it isn't my poem, it isn't *me* any more, once it's written. It's almost like I didn't do it and don't deserve the praise. Like I'm just the messenger, the facilitator. Like when as a parent you get praised for your child's accomplishments. Maybe that makes sense to you, maybe not. I don't know. Nevertheless... enjoy the good stuff! Nobody else writes quite like you, I think. Hmm maybe there will be a ceremony and you will have to read your poem and give a speech. <g> Hope you win some money. More likely publication in a university magazine I guess. Janet 2008/12/19 kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> > 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 > -- I'm looking for writing-related paid work! Performance (my poetry, yours or someone else's); any kind of writing including technical or corporate; ghostwriting; editing; teaching creative writing, poetry or performance; selling books; literary administration... whatever. All leads appreciated. Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]> www.proximitypoetry.com (Poetry) www.myspace.com/poetjj (Includes occasional arts & culture blog) The Line Mine, bulletin board for Perth poetry & spoken word: [log in to unmask] groups.yahoo.com/group/thelinemine Breastfeeding info & help: www.breastfeeding.asn.au