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Out this week: Thirty Days: Best of the 30/30 Project. Featuring my poem "Love in Reverse"


Marie Gauthier of Tupelo Press selected one of my poems, "Love in Reverse" for Thirty Days: The best of the 30/30 Project Year One.  It's one of a few anthologies to feature my work (cue haughty accent, spotlight, espresso, and French cigarettes).

Hopefully you'll be hearing more from me over the next few months as projects near completion. Thanks for the support.
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Lucia Galloway (September 30/30) said…
"Love in Reverse" is a terrific poem, Scott. When I had read it in Thirty Days, I resolved to find you on line to tell you how much I like it. Repetition and imagery are stunning. "You must walk for a while with your own music, / which is to say I cannot tune or conduct. / The lifting of the neck of the guitar is your own." Bravo!
May 21, 2015 at 7:52 PM
Lucia Galloway (September 30/30) said…
After reading your terrific poem in Thirty Days, I resolved to find you on line to tell you how much I like it. Terrific! especially the use of imagery and repetition. "You must walk for a while in your own music, / which is to say I cannot tune or conduct. / The lifting of the neck of the guitar is your own." Bravo!
May 21, 2015 at 7:57 PM
S Scott Whitaker said…
Thank you so much! I apologize for the comments not working properly. I am not exactly sure what is going on. I appreciate your kind words! Thank you again. Happy reading.
May 22, 2015 at 5:14 AM
Lucia Galloway said…
You're welcome! I too have few anthology publications. But you can find me in Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, as well as in Thirty Days. Best to you!
May 25, 2015 at 10:26 AM
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