Yay Emily!!

My wonderful, clever daughter, Emily just informed me that she won
THE MICHAEL R. GUTTERMAN AWARD IN POETRY

The prize money awarded for the first and second prize of this poetry contest is awarded annually from funds contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gutterman as a memorial to their son. The terms of the bequest stipulate that the prize poems “shall exemplify the new, the unusual, and the radical.“

What a lovely way for the Gutterman’s to honor the memory of their son.  I can’t even imagine the heartbreak of out living one of my children.

Anyway, I think Emily was a very good choice.  I’ve heard some of my daughter’s poetry and let me tell you, it definitely is new, radical and unusual!  You know what, maybe they should add heartbreakingly beautiful to that list and thought provoking and wry and exquisite.  Because Emily’s poetry is all of those things.

But hey, I’m happy that she was chosen for… ahem… FIRST PRIZE!  Eeeeee!

Emily was so funny.  We talked on the phone for quite a while about this and that, and then right before I hung up, she mentioned it as an afterthought.  AN AFTERTHOUGHT!  Good gracious.  And then I had to wiggle the information out of her.

She was probably nervous that I’d post it on my blog.

Heh…heh… TA DA!  Here it is folks.  Hey, I’m wondering if I can convince Emily to let me post the winning poem on my blog?  It’s a long shot, but I’m going to give it a go.

I’m smiling SO big right now.  Love you, Emily. xo

Posted by Meg Tilly on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 in

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