My poem “In Lieu of Flowers” was one of the winners in the 2017 City of Cambridge Sidewalk Poetry Contest. After delays last year, the winning poems were finally installed during the first weekend of this month (June 2018). Unfortunately the Department of Public Works didn’t alert the Arts Council in time to notify any of us, so I wasn’t able to watch the installation. Also, rainy weather (and/or other factors) caused the imprint to be uneven, so not all of the words came out sharply. Plus, vandals scratched some graffiti into the wet cement (it seems to be fading and is almost invisible in the photo below). Despite all of that, I’m honored that my poem was chosen, and I’m delighted for my words to be shared with the community through this physical embodiment. If you’re in Cambridge, MA you can find my poem on Broadway in front of the Cambridge Public Library main branch.