Hello DB Readers! In celebration of this week's Throwback Thursday, today's post is triple the amount of literary fun, featuring not one, but three poems out of DB 12, Summer 2010, by writer Gray Jacobik. "The Nomination," "The Surprise," and "Eleanor Finds Lucy Mercer's Letters," are central selections from a larger series of dramatic monologues, all written in the voice of Eleanor Roosevelt, which Jacobik began in 2007 after extensive study of Roosevelt's writings and history. Since each poem focuses on a different turning point in Roosevelt's life, they make a great set for contrast and comparison, beautifully capturing "those authentic lyric moments that will prop up the weight of facticity," that Jacobik describes as her greatest challenge in writing "The Eleanor Roosevelt Letters" as true-to-life as possible. "My awful failing is not forgetting a hurt, rarely forgiving one. Who was I if not his  unwanted, if respected, nemesis, his hair shirt, his harasser, waving my  moral standard with nary a smile or cheerful word? Franklin, this action must  be taken. This congressman placated. This reform pursued. I could never relax, never  enjoy, completely, his bonhomie, his sparkle. Had I become such a cynic?" - Gray Jacobik, "The Surprise" Gray Jacobik is the author of multiple books of poetry, a former professor of literature, a literary critic, and a strong advocate for the literary arts, as well as an established painter. Her poetry has appeared in countless anthologies, literary magazines, and journals. To enjoy more of her work, visit her website at grayjacobik.com. Click here to read "The Nomination," "The Surprise," and "Eleanor Finds Lucy Mercer's Letters"