Either way I can't find them! For my project I had this really cool idea that I was going to write handwritten Thank You notes to all of these authors, but a lot of them don't exactly list their home addresses. Which is understandable, I mean I am not posting my home address out there in the world either. SO, I guess I will have to resort to writing Thank e-mails. Which I guess is good, I mean I am saving money on stamps and saving a tree right? But still, there is something that is very magical about getting mail in your mailbox, or perhaps I am too sentimental for this world.
Well I have decided that the first person I am going to write to is Jack Ridl. I saw him at Schuler's Books for a poetry reading and enjoyed every second of it. His poetry is wonderful and he shows great humility in his writing. I did a review of his book of poetry Broken Symmetry, which I recommend to everyone. Ridl takes something as simple as a pencil, and writes a poem of remembrance for this often forgotten utensil. He also did a poem about Ireland which I was most tickled to read as the departure for the wonderful green country draws nearer and nearer with every second of my days. While the subject of his poems may be something simple, they are profound in their message or in their slight humor that sneaks its way in. Ridl was a Professor at Hope College in Holland Michigan and still resides in the beautiful mitten state along Lake Michigan.
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