andrew burke wrote:
> Let it hereby be known that Alison Croggon has been awarded one of two
> prestigious International Tour spots from the Australian Poetry Centre. (The
> other spot was awarded to Robert Gray.) She will be visiting UK and Ireland
> and promoting Australian poetry and poets, as well as occasionally reading
> and talking about her own works.
>
> I might add she won her place against stiff opposition! Poets from east to
> west applied for the gig. (It's my turn next year.)
>
> Congratulations, Alison - you'll do us proud.
>
Oh my goodness. Marvelous indeed! No chance of extending the trip into
the US, then?
Friends rejoice, enemies are confounded, and for this moment at least
things are as they deserve to be.
Ken, from just north of Portland, OR
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