Comments on: announcement: transitions and changes

By: wayne

wayne — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:27:48 +0000

THANKS…THANKS….THANKS……AWSOME…..and GOOD LUCK

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:35:23 +0000

Thanks, Dave. You do understand. I’m glad to be leaving while I still love it. Exhaustion can brown the bloom. Now, to make use of the time! No excuses.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:32:12 +0000

Thank you, Maya, for all of us.

Juliet has written many fabulous prompts (and book notes, too) that have been enormously popular with RWP participants.

Tom has a keen understanding of form and has helped us all be not-quite-so-afraid of it. I remember his first post that was simply about line length and how it opened up my writing.

And, Christine is a gem. They are all wonderful poets! So thank you~

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:29:16 +0000

I see Dave J has been talking to the poetry dominatrix again!

Thanks, Nathan.

Sam, it’s been a pleasure, and thank you for seeing the work it takes. Thank you, on behalf of everyone.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:03:10 +0000

Thanks to everyone who’s been a part of this site, but especially to to you, Deb — I know how exhausting this sort of thing can be. And I’m glad you’ll have more time to focus on your own poetry now.

By: Maya

Maya — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:52:54 +0000

(And I forgot to mention Christine! I’m sorry.)

By: Maya

Maya — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:52:22 +0000

I’ve been following RWP for a while quietly, and I thought I’d take the chance to thank you, Deb, Juliet, and Tom for everything you guys have done.

I will continue to visit back here — good luck on your writing projects, all.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:45:03 +0000

I would still consider myself to be a pretty new participant on RWP, but this post reminded me of the hard work that is going on behind the scenes to build this community. Thanks, guys (and gals).

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:46:48 +0000

It’ll be great to have more time to write, huh Deb? Thanks for everything.

By: DaveJarecki

DaveJarecki — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:36:11 +0000

Thanks everyone – glad to be a part of RWP’s world domination.

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:54:33 +0000

Thanks, Christine, for the nod. I have to say though, that it is the great content and heart, from people like you — amazing contributors with ideas that resonate and inspire — that bring people to Read Write Poem and keep them coming back.

And the madwomen prompts of April had an enormous impact on the site’s visibility, I am just sure.

It helps that it is a lovely-looking site, too, that attagal goes to Dana.

Thanks, Dana for my attagal. It’s been a privilege to work on the project.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:57:25 +0000

Deb, I know you’ve added this item under the news section, but I thought it was important to point out that under your leadership RWP was listed as one of the top 100 poetry blogs, and we are at the top of the list!

http://tinyurl.com/pwctnv

Yay, you!

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:43:39 +0000

Thanks for everything you’ve done, Deb. The community has thrived under your leadership and with your support.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:41:53 +0000

Thanks for a great ride, Deb! I’ve loved working with you. I’ll continue to follow your poetry trail on the web, and maybe even on the ground!