Please excuse my infrequent updating as of late. Things have been busier than usual. The good news is I've accepted a position as a Ph.D. candidate at Ohio University in Athens, OH. My family and I officially moved on August 21, and I started teaching and taking classes just last week. Unfortunately, I've had less time for creative endeavors and haven't been writing or submitting since the latest rejection of my chapbook manuscript. I have managed to do a little reading, however, and am happy to have discovered a poet claimed by both Kentucky and Ohio (Summers worked at OU and UK). Below is a poem from his collection The Walks Near Athens (1959).
The Winter Walks in Athens, Ohio
Some bricks in the walks of ATHENS, Ohio, Are marked with ATHENS, Ohio, Encouraging students and other pedestrians To pretend to belong where they go. Some feet echo comfort in ATHENS, Ohio, Moving from ATHENS to ATHENS While firmly ensconced in ATHENS, Ohio, No matter how studiously pedestrian. Perhaps I should mention that harsh winds blow In passing through ATHENS,. Ohio, And some bricks are nameless, I know, And some are crippled in ATHENS.
Thanks for reading,
Matt
1 comment:
Congratulations, Matt! Wow, moving is such a project. How are the boys doing with it? Maybe it is a grand adventure. I hope so!
My chapbook was rejected, too. But I forced myself to send it out again. So, waiting on that.
I am so happy that you are teaching. Your students are lucky to have you.
Thanks for the poem. I love the repetition. I think I shall have to read it several times to let it sink in.
Peace,
jk
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