I’m taking a page from the playbook of my poet-friend and blogging guru, Tara Lynne Groth of WriteNaked, and doing the hip thing: a post what I learned and accomplished this year.
What I learned is simple: Write! Write! Write! Submit! Submit! Submit! ‘Nuff said.
Now—on to the month-by-month highlights of 2012
January: Graduated from Vermont College of Fine Arts with my MFA in Writing.
February: Participated in peer review with fellow VCFA alum. Made 2nd presentation for the job.
March: Worked like crazy. Not much else. 😦
April: Wrote 30 poems for April Poem-A-Day Challenge. Turned 40!
May: Attended Raleigh Review writing workshop with Dorianne Laux and Joe Millar. Made 3rd presentation for the job.
June: Attended 17th Cave Canem Retreat.
July: Launched this blog, Poet’s Double Life.
August: Attended a professional conference in Chicago, wrote poems, and took tons of photos.
September: poetrySpark! “Professional Disagreement” published in Mused: BellaOnline Literary Review.
October: Worked like crazy and got an “exceptional” annual performance rating. Attended a new open mic.
November: 29 poems for November Poem-A-Day Challenge. Five years at the job!
December: Three April poems published in the Best of Fuquay-Varina Reading Series anthology. “The Truth About Fire” accepted in Pedestal Magazine’s December 2012 edition.
I’m still working on my New Year’s resolutions for an upcoming post!
A Poet's Double Life 
December 16, 2012 at 12:05
Really? Has it been five years? Time flies when you work that hard!
December 16, 2012 at 12:10
Yep! This is the longest time I’ve worked anywhere.
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