It's always nice to get a nomination, and to get it from my publisher who
believes in me. It is my 19th Pushcart nomination. Robin Stratton and Big Table are always on my side, and I'm very happy they published Almost Bluing for X-Tra Whiteness, and nominating the poem Star Island, Night One, 2024. This is a poem I wrote on Star, and read in the chapel. Also, kudos to Niles Reddick, Paul Beckman, and Zvi Sesling.