The Awakening

[John Ippolito]

The Awakening<o:p></o:p>
A prose piece published in the summer 2011 solstice edition of
Cirque - A literary Journal for the North Pacific Rim<o:p></o:p>
http://www.cirquejournal.com/index.php (http://www.cirquejournal.com/index.php)<o:p></o:p>
They have a pleasant online flip book available in full screen by clicking the image.<o:p></o:p>
It was published as the prose only. I felt that without the image, the gist of the piece was more broadly open for reader interpretation.<o:p></o:p>

[denise ippolito]

John, I love everything about this one right down to the font you used. There is a great sense of movement conveyed in the image, it seems to cut right into the page. Great work and congratulations on the publication. Thank you for the link.

[Brendan Dozier]

Very nicely crafted composition, John. Beautiful image and excellent choice of words, experiencing the wild through the bear's eyes and senses. Congrats on publication!

[Ron Bernstein]

This is my first visit to this forum, and I agree with the commentators that this is a beautifully crafted composite prose piece. It's not surprising it was published. Congrats!

[Dawn Miller]

I agree completely that the words are much better with the image! The sense of wildness, and of hunger is focused by the picture. Good job.