The essence of poetry is will and passion.

--William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)

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I received a rejection on Monday from The Gettysburg Review. My Yemassee contributor copies should be arriving any day this week.

Here’s a word frequency counting web site if you ever need the service. My poetry friend J. passed it on to me after she found it on the web. I was using Control F in Word to count up key words in my chapbook.

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I dreamed a few days ago that I was driving an ice cream truck in reverse and keeping up with the traffic around me. I remember looking for a side street where I could turn around and drive normally on the main street. I felt confused and impressed with myself as I drove in reverse.