Deal Peilirojo:

This has been immensely useful feedback. I have needed some-- these poems do not do well in a vacuum. This is one of my first unrhymed poems. I'll change the title-- you are right about this. it is no longer about the fisherman so much as it is about the fish. I', amazed that so much of what i wanted to say came through; that is very heartening!

I may work on the passage about familiarity. Also, I was contrasting the sportsman with in implied sense that this was a commercial catch-- but you correctly showed me that "sportsman" could be seen in a different light.

I am grateful and will keep an eye open for your poems!

Elisabeth