So yesterday I had some of my poetry writing classmates thank me for being in the class because I am demonstrating "what real poetry is".

And nobody had any criticism of the poems I handed in officially, and even though Bennett printed the sestina I told him to save for next week and we didn't get around to it, they said they really liked the sestina.

So I'm like... a real poet or something. Or at least my peers think I'm a real poet, and my professor thinks I'm a real poet, and the visiting poet thought I was a real poet. I'm willing to accept other people's word on this matter.

I just get so warm and happy on the inside when people compliment my poetry! And I've been revising everything according to what the class says, so when I go to hand in my portfolio at the end of the year everything is right there at metaphorliteral. And I'm selecting the poems I want to submit to the Chronicle, and I'm getting Bennett's help with that because I really want to turn in my best work. One of the things on my 101 list was to get something published, and I could get up to five poems published in the Chronicle. Which is exciting! SO EXCITING.

So if anyone has any feelings on which poems I should submit, you should let me know. I'm open to suggestion.