On this Thanksgiving Day, I pause to offer my gratitude for all of the good fortune that has occurred in the past year, and I once again express my appreciation to each reader of Valparaiso Poetry Review who has happened upon the valuable works included in the current tenth anniversary issue of VPR, as well as the marvelous materials accumulated in the journal’s pages in the twenty-one issues throughout its decade of publication.
Additionally, I am thankful to the large number of individuals who have visited this site in the last year and examined the articles at “One Poet’s Notes,” the editor’s blog for Valparaiso Poetry Review. I am amazed and honored by the tremendous growth in readership for this blog since its initiation in 2007, as the accumulated number of visits to the pages of “One Poet’s Notes” alone approaches 300,000, with monthly statistics now averaging nearly 15,000.
I am especially thankful to the many readers over the years that have sent messages containing complimentary comments and continually constructive statements about the content or form of both Valparaiso Poetry Review and the VPR blog. Moreover, I have been struck recently by the many supportive emails and facebook notes, particularly concerning the celebration of VPR’s tenth anniversary, as readers have favorably responded to the special fall issue with words of praise and have expressed respect for the ongoing efforts at Valparaiso Poetry Review during the past decade.
Therefore, I would like to acknowledge again the fine contributions by the hundreds of authors who have had their works appear in VPR since its initial publication in 1999. I wish all those writers, as well as each reader who generously decided to spend some time considering posts at “One Poet’s Notes” or browsing the poetry and prose among the thousands of pages of Valparaiso Poetry Review, best wishes for an enjoyable holiday season.
Additionally, I am thankful to the large number of individuals who have visited this site in the last year and examined the articles at “One Poet’s Notes,” the editor’s blog for Valparaiso Poetry Review. I am amazed and honored by the tremendous growth in readership for this blog since its initiation in 2007, as the accumulated number of visits to the pages of “One Poet’s Notes” alone approaches 300,000, with monthly statistics now averaging nearly 15,000.
I am especially thankful to the many readers over the years that have sent messages containing complimentary comments and continually constructive statements about the content or form of both Valparaiso Poetry Review and the VPR blog. Moreover, I have been struck recently by the many supportive emails and facebook notes, particularly concerning the celebration of VPR’s tenth anniversary, as readers have favorably responded to the special fall issue with words of praise and have expressed respect for the ongoing efforts at Valparaiso Poetry Review during the past decade.
Therefore, I would like to acknowledge again the fine contributions by the hundreds of authors who have had their works appear in VPR since its initial publication in 1999. I wish all those writers, as well as each reader who generously decided to spend some time considering posts at “One Poet’s Notes” or browsing the poetry and prose among the thousands of pages of Valparaiso Poetry Review, best wishes for an enjoyable holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving!
—Edward Byrne, Editor of Valparaiso Poetry Review
—Edward Byrne, Editor of Valparaiso Poetry Review
7 comments:
What a lovely post of thanks. I am honored to be a Valparaiso poet two times over. Ten years as an on-line journal seems like a major marker. Happy Anniversary and may there be a few decades more - until the newest technology takes over.
Dear Edward,
And my gratitude to you for creating such a beautiful journal, and a rich virtual community for poets and poetry lovers through your blog.
I'm grateful right back for your superb magazine and even more so for you as an editor. I recommend Valparaiso and you specifically to my colleagues and students around the world.
Rock on! Marilyn
Dear Edward,
You have created an elegant place for poets & poetry in the online universe. May the virtual sun keep shining on Valporaiso Poetry Review--& you--for many years to come.
Happy holidays!
Charles
I, too, am honored to have contributed to Valparaiso Poetry Review in the past. Thank you for creating a beautiful place for poetry!
Thanks, Ed, for your vision and for the longterm care and feeding of one of the best reads on the Web. And thanks for your friendship and willingness to take a chance on my work way back when. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
Your post inspired me Ed, not to want for things we do not have but to look at what we do have and appreciate it.
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