With things just coming out of nowhere

Today--Roberto said maybe the most wonderful thing that has ever been said about my writing.

He said that he saw a preview of the Review, and he read my poem An Ode to the South, Which I Detest. He told me that he thought it was one of the best modern poems he had ever read [this from someone taking Modern Poetry this semester(!)] and that he "LOVED" it.

He said when he read it the first time, as a reviewer for the Review [when he didn't know the poet], he thought "This person will be known for this someday."

I was just bowled over. I was like. Wow. Wow. Wow.

It was a feeling of absolute GOOD. We all need more GOOD, I think.