Poets for Living Waters posted  my poem, A Full Page Ad in the Des Moines Register’s Sunday Travel Section Praising the Fine Climate for Poets in Florida: Paid for by a Generous Donation from BP That in No Way Represents an Admission of Liability.

Sadly, it was not published in the “Featured Poems” section, but merely in an “Open Mic” section.

One suspects that this means I was merely part of the slushpile.

The only indication I have that any consideration went into choosing my work was that they picked neither the first poem I included nor the shortest poem – suggesting that maybe they actually read and enjoyed some small part of it.

Or I’m just clutching at straws.

In any event, please check out Poets for Living Waters and please check out my particular poem. It’s not a bad piece. Though, I admit to having edited it slightly before submitting it (the original title was merely A Full Page Ad in the Des Moines Register’s Sunday Travel Section Praising the Fine Climate for Poets in Florida – yes, a shameless move, I’m sure, and only slightly rewarded), but it’s still a fine piece, I think, and might some day be worthy of a future, second publication. Or not.