Winter Solstice, Camelot Station Explained

"Winter Solstice, Camelot Station" is a poem by John M. Ford, about the Knights of the Round Table at a train station in Camelot. It was first published as Ford's Christmas card,^[1] and came to broader attention after Jane Yolen submitted it to Parke Godwin for inclusion in the 1988 anthology Invitation to Camelot.^[2]

Reception

"Winter Solstice, Camelot Station" won the 1989 World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction,^[3] and the 1989 Rhysling Award for Best Long Poem (tied with Bruce Boston's "In the Darkened Hours").^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://slate.com/culture/2019/11/john-ford-science-fiction-fantasy-books.html The Disappearance of John M. Ford
2. Introduction to "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station", by Parke Godwin, in Invitation to Camelot; published March 1988, by Ace Books; p. 243; "Long after this volume was finished and mellowing on the publisher's shelf, Jane Yolen sent me "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station" by JOHN M. FORD, and even called to herald its arrival. I told her the book was closed. 'Read it anyway,' Jane commanded. 'It's brilliant.'"
3. http://www.worldfantasy.org/1989-the-15th-world-fantasy-convention/ 1989 - the 15th World Fantasy Convention
4. http://www.sfpoetry.com/ra/rhysarchive.html SFPA Rhysling Award Archive