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					Originally Posted by tracilicious  Also, my poem "Bonanza" is nominated for an English department award.  I know it's only a community college and all, and nominated isn't won (actually I don't even care if I win...for real), but I was pretty psyched about it. | 
	
 Congratulations!  For me, the poems I'm most proud of are the ones I've received money for.  Why write poetry otherwise?
Have we seen the poem "Bonanza"?  It sounds like a poem my father would have liked.  He would have also liked poems called "Matlock" and "Mannix."
Good luck.