Pilgrimage Palindrome 22
Below, you will find a PDF of a booklet I made that contains the poem, “Pilgrimage Palindrome 22.” It was awarded the 2020 Virginia Rucker Poetry Prize. Along with the poem, this booklet includes a reflection that I wrote titled, "About 22," the kind words from Gale Marie Thompson, the poem itself, and a drawing I did "mapping" the poem out.
“‘pilgrimage palindrome 22’ is a beautifully vulnerable and ambitious look into the humility of gratitude and passing time. What begins as an occasional poem for the speaker’s birthday evolves into a moving account of wonder at how those who love us see us in so many different iterations along our ‘same walk,’ and continue to love us.”
