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My poem “Shine” has just been published in Arc Poetry Magazine 86, the Summer 2018 Issue, available only as a print issue right now. Shine didn’t win Arc’s Poem of the Year award but was shortlisted for it. You can read the poem and the judge’s comments here. I am very honoured to be among the finalists and to have this poem finally go out into the world and what a beautiful journal to make its first appearance in!
I’ve been off the grid for a couple of weeks, away boating where there’s no cell reception or internet or papers or TV! I hope to post more frequently, now that I’m back and almost completely moved into our new house (on a very large island no less!).
Lynne Burnett 
A spectacular, rich poem! I am awestruck. 🙏🏼
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Thank you so much, Bob! Your first enthusiastic response to it 3 years ago was important to me and led to this version!
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This stunning poem! It’s a winner in every way that matters! The nodding daffodils slay me! Congratulations, Lynne! 🌞💖
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Thank you so much, Stephanie!🙏Yes, those daffodils…😎
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Congratulations… well deserved recognition…I thought the poem could apply to people in different life situations other than just seniors (as referenced in the write-up) … perhaps I missed some specific clues…
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Well, Janice, thank you and you didn’t miss anything- you’re absolutely right about the poem applying to different life situations and it wasn’t written with seniors in mind either, that was the judge’s take. I did have a younger woman/older man in mind but the important thing was the complication of a deceased wife.
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That makes sense.
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Lots going on beyond, beneath the physical aspect of these lines! I like what’s left to the imagination almost as much as the lines explicit. Compelling poem!
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Oh Jazz, thank you for that! That the poem is open ended for you pleases me greatly! And your deep reading!🙏
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