Beginner’s Mind Publishing has made its first nomination for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. The Academy of American Poets oversees the award annually for a poetry collection by a living U.S. poet.
It was a pleasure to nominate PHANTOM OF THE APPLE by John Kay, Beginner’s Mind Publishing, 2010.
The following poem from PHANTOM OF THE APPLE first appeared in 5 AM:
Who’s Who of the Dead
I see that I made it into the
Who’s Who of the Dead
and there’s a picture of me,
wide-eyed, looking stern, as if
I have a serious beef with life,
on page 727 of the fifth volume.
I’m the first of my family, and
I didn’t get in because I knew
somebody. I jumped the fence
and ran like hell from one yard
to another, and the doctors
could never catch me.
Good luck to John Kay and Beginner’s Mind Publishing.