Hey JD,

I just wanted to say a massive thank you for mentioning me! Your recognition truly means the world to me, especially coming from someone as awesome as you 🙏🏼.

I also wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for all the work you do in promoting poetry and encouraging writers to submit their work to different publications. Your words about the power of connection that poetry brings really resonated with me. I couldn't agree more that poetry is not about competition, but rather an opportunity to share our innermost thoughts and emotions with others.

Once again, thank you so much for your kind words and for all the amazing things you are doing to support the poetry community. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated, and I look forward to continuing to connect, read and engage with poets on this publication and every poetry publication on Medium and even beyond.

Take care,

Mustapha