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Congratulations goes out to Poemeleon contributor Christina Lovin, who was recently awarded the 2008 AWP WC & C Poetry Scholarship by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. The $500 award is to be used toward any member workshop, conference, or residency.

It has taken me far longer than I anticipated to finish getting out all of the notifications for the persona issue, but it's done.

I think I've said this before, but the rejections are the hardest thing for me. I, too am routinely on the receiving end of the rejection slip, so I know how it feels. You've all put an enormous amount of effort and time and thought into your poems, and it shows, which is why I ended up turning down some very competent work this time. I hope that those of you whose poems we did not select will find success in publishing them elsewhere, and that you will continue to write and submit to Poemeleon. Regretfully, in order to speed up the process I had to resort to generic letters for the majority of rejections. It's not my preference, but I just didn't want to keep anyone waiting any longer. Joyfully, I think this is going to be one our most interesting issues to date.

Thanks for your patience. Look for the persona poem issue in early June.

Cati Porter