tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post869009729735852223..comments2024-03-28T00:47:47.162-07:00Comments on Better View of the Moon: Ask the Moon: What to do with our less-accessible poetryKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-58285164232232375172016-09-25T06:37:08.403-07:002016-09-25T06:37:08.403-07:00I smiled when I read this article. I had a housegu...I smiled when I read this article. I had a houseguest last night who said that she'd seen some of the poems I'd had published in zines etc. and that she hadn't commented to me as she 'didn't understand them'. <br /><br />I know how difficult it can be for people to get published but I always send out my 'difficult' poems, I just send to zines that I believe will cope with the subject matter. Yes, I make shaped poems, poems about political / gender etc. issues and ones that are simply not vanilla enough to be described as 'nice' but you are SO right, trust the editors (who you have researched :-) ) and if some prefer the vanilla flavoured then you'll still have the difficult ones for those that find them a fit. <br /><br />Thanks for the article, it was very interesting to read your thoughts on this matter. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253720467882855131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-62047340800574209472016-08-05T08:58:48.435-07:002016-08-05T08:58:48.435-07:00
After riding the whole thing i really appreciated...<br />After riding the whole thing i really appreciated with the author. he describe every step in details. It is so tough to find such a informative article like this. https://longboardsreview.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382860549225158461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-14329160948695224042016-03-20T22:09:37.216-07:002016-03-20T22:09:37.216-07:00Thanks for this down to earth, uncondescending ad...Thanks for this down to earth, uncondescending advice. I agree with you and Anthony regarding contests. I'd ratherjust buy the magazine or donate.raw poetry by donna snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395778100606034963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-70060791447638092652016-03-12T09:41:34.723-08:002016-03-12T09:41:34.723-08:00<3 The world needs to see your poems! I remembe...<3 The world needs to see your poems! I remember them! They're good! :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-2786061159425583672016-03-12T09:34:15.490-08:002016-03-12T09:34:15.490-08:00Awesome! Thanks so much, Karen. This is incredibly...Awesome! Thanks so much, Karen. This is incredibly helpful. You are right - I'm selling my readers short - as well as the poems. If I don't think the work to read them pays off, transcending the why-am-I-working-for-this, the poems need more work. Otherwise, its time to find them an audience.MFDescheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107641687763355006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-52927800474090113432016-03-12T09:25:20.650-08:002016-03-12T09:25:20.650-08:00By the way, I'm suspicious of contests for a l...By the way, I'm suspicious of contests for a lot of reasons, too. You should write a guest post on the toic! I'd be interested to see it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-73229643049135663612016-03-12T09:13:39.657-08:002016-03-12T09:13:39.657-08:00Yes, good points. Sort of depends on what's me...Yes, good points. Sort of depends on what's meant by "accessible." Found poetry? L = A = N = G = U = A = G = E-inspired stuff? Or just dense and philosophical? The latter could potentially be placed anywhere, as could experimental content in a mostly tradional poem. May as well submit your best work to the journals you like, though, unless your favorite mag is Narrative. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-2641267934176157062016-03-12T09:13:17.061-08:002016-03-12T09:13:17.061-08:00So strange! But true.So strange! But true.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015043462448739504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-80724399923512048112016-03-12T08:58:09.936-08:002016-03-12T08:58:09.936-08:00Oh my goodness...the editors snap up the poems I f...Oh my goodness...the editors snap up the poems I feel are "less strong" in the packet...yes, yes, yes. Always.Sandy Longhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04735445958970512617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989462215449497614.post-48311940672091499152016-03-12T08:14:08.533-08:002016-03-12T08:14:08.533-08:00I am generally suspicious for contests for a lot o...I am generally suspicious for contests for a lot of reasons I don't need to go into here, but it might be worth mentioning to your friend (even though it seems like obvious advice) that knowing the venue you wish to publish in is still important. If I had, say a less "accessible" manuscript I wanted to place, I'd know to send it to presses that tend to publish more of that kind of thing, right? A couple places that come to mind immediately are Ahsahta and Fence, though those are just two examples. If one has equally strong work that one considers more accessible or "conventional" there are plenty of places that are more amenable to that kind of work as well, right?Anthony Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344532091414013818noreply@blogger.com