- Hilda Raz:A Celebration
By publishing my poetry at critical times in my career, Hilda Raz helped give me the confidence to continue writing. For that I am very grateful. Hilda's willingness to encourage and publish so many young writers in the pages of Prairie Schooner will remain one of her lasting contributions. [End Page 22]
Tim Skeen is a member of the mfa faculty at California State University, Fresno. He earned a PhD in English from the University of Nebraska in 1993.