Waking up to an e-mail saying that I’m a finalist in a poetry contest is probably my favorite way to wake up. 10/10 recommend.
But really, it’s so hard to “make it” in this space (whatever that means), to feel like your words even mean anything sometimes, so to be recognized for them means everything to me. We’re all navigating our own struggles, and I’m really glad this vulnerable poem found such a great home. It’s included in Issue 4, which you can read here.
Many thanks again to all the editors of The Lumiere Review and to the judges!
Congratulations to the other winners, finalists, and contributors of this wonderful issue!
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That’s so wonderful! I know that your poem will knock their socks off.
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Congratulations!
On Mon, Apr 12, 2021, 3:02 PM from this side of the sun wrote:
> karaknick posted: ” Waking up to an e-mail saying that I’m a finalist in a > poetry contest is probably my favorite way to wake up. 10/10 recommend. But > really, it’s so hard to “make it” in this space (whatever that means), to > feel like your words even mean anything, so to” >
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