[CW-Grad] Poetry Alumnus Neil Aitken strikes again!

[David Campos]

Saludos!

On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Sara Borjas <saraborjas2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yay! Congratulations Neil!
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> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Robin Russin <robin.russin at ucr.edu> wrote:
>>
>> >From Neil, via FB:
>>
>> Guess it's official now. My poem "Vigil" was selected out of 800 entries
>> from all over the US and awarded 1st prize in the 3rd annual Beyond Baroque
>> Poetry Contest. Needless to say, I am humbled and delighted by this honor.
>> It's a poem that grew out of a scrap of paper, a few unmoored images, and a
>> memory of my mother during the long days while we cared for my father who
>> was dying of ALS.
>>
>> Regarding the poem, contest judge Suzanne Lummis said:
>>
>> “Of all the entries, my first choice, "Vigil," was the one that struck
>> that fine balance between clarity and mystery, simplicity, and shimmering
>> depth. After I'd read it, it continued to echo in my imagination.”
>>
>> Kudos, Neil!
>>
>> Robin Russin
>>
>> Associate Professor and Director
>> MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts
>> Department of Theatre
>> University of California, Riverside
>> Riverside, CA 92521
>> (951) 827-2707
>> (213) 949-1061 cel
>> robin.russin at ucr.edu
>> http://robinrussin.com
>>
>> "I try all things; I achieve what I can." - Ishmael in "Moby Dick,"
>> written by Herman Melville
>>
>> "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." - William Munny in "Unforgiven,"
>> written by David Webb Peoples
>>
>> "Hunger is the best spice." - Spike Spiegel in "Cowboy Bebop," written by
>> Keiko Nobumoto
>>
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