 Poetry: March 28, 2012 Issue [#4960] |
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This week: Selecting Work for Publication Edited by: Red Writing Hood <3  
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"With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion."
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
"Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular."
Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)
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Selecting Work for Publication
Before Publication Selection:
Research: Get to know the magazines that publish poetry. If you can't afford to subscribe to them, buy them or read them at the library as often as you can. Certain magazines lean toward certain subjects. If you've written something that fits, then consider that particular publication for those poems. Some magazines lean toward a particular tone. If you have poetry that fits, then consider that publication for your work.
Always follow the magazines' guidelines. Always. There are no ifs, ands, or buts for this. Always. If you have ten pieces that you feel would fit the magazine, and they tell you to only turn in five then only send them five. Wait a month or two and send in the next five. Don't send in all of them at once. Even if you think they will love all ten. Send the first five. Be patient. Then send in the next batch.
Poem: Polish, polish and polish it again. Send in your best work. If you don't want to polish your work, then don't send it out for publication. If you want to keep the poem raw as you first wrote it, fine. Find a magazine that looks like it likes that type of work or don't send it in. Another option is to keep the original version, and then polish it for publication. I keep several versions of my poems.
After work is sent:
Research: Monitor where you send your work so you don't send the same poem out to two different publishers at the same time. Once it's turned down at one publisher, then you can send it out again. Have an idea of where you'd like to send it next if it's not selected this time. Be ready to send it out again. Poetry is a subjective genre. If one publisher doesn't like it the next or even the fifth one might accept it for publication.
Poem: After sending your poem out a couple of times and it still doesn't get accepted, consider whether or not it needs to be polished more. Take any critiquing seriously. If a publisher sends you anything other than a standard rejection, that is important information. They may have loved your work but it didn't really fit their tone. Go back to your research. Try again.
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
By: bronxbishop
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Comment: It is amazing how often we lose sight of our goals, especially when it comes to writing. Excellent advice in the newsletter. I am so glad I took time to stop and smell the roses this represents.
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By: Ganesh Prasad~Back Home 
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Comment: I found this newsletter very helpful. Thanks for the valuable advice. I am thinking of submitting "At a Dusky Road" to a literary magazine. I am from India and I don't know much about leading literary magazines here. I need help. Please let me know where can I publish this poem of mine.
Check out the suggestions in the article above. Finding a publication for your work takes research. If you can't purchase poetry magazines, you might try online publications--or something everyone might also want to try: purchasing a current Writer's Market or Poet's Market book.
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