| Author | Message | ||
| Mariah Wilson
Member Username: mariahwilson43 Post Number: 57 Registered: 11-2007 |
Lets just say, for arguments sake, that I want to submit some of my poetry to a magazine, online or otherwise. When they tell you that you can submit up to ten poems, is it better to have the poems all theme related, or can you submit some completely non related but good quality poems? Which is better? | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 27381 Registered: 11-1998 |
Neither is really better, Mariah. At Stirring, we've received both themed and non-themed submissions and neither approach offers the author any better chance of being published. We consider each poem as a separate entity. There have been times we've published more than one poem by a particular author, but whether they were themed or not didn't factor into their acceptance. We've published both themed and non-themed batches. If the magazine is pursuing a specific theme (love poems, for instance) or form (sonnets, for example) for a special issue, of course, themed submissions are required. The above does not apply, however, to chapbook or book submissions. Chapbooks and books that revolve around a theme are more desirable and usually stand a better chance of being accepted these days. Hope that answers the question. Love, M | ||
| Mariah Wilson
Member Username: mariahwilson43 Post Number: 62 Registered: 11-2007 |
Thank you very much M. You definately answered my question. TTFN, Mariah. We do not remember days, we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese~ | ||
| Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 2651 Registered: 05-2006 |
If I had 10 poems to submit, I would diversify my submissions, and send them to two or three journals, rather than putting all eggs in one basket. Also, make sure you research the journal a bit before sending your poems in. A majority of journals these days, whether print or online, have a website. You can usually find at least a sampling of "editor's choice" type poems on the site. Journals vary enormously in their tastes. Make sure not to waste your time, your postage, or their reader's own time submitting poems that don't "fit" the publication. Best, Fred | ||
| Ann Metlay
Advanced Member Username: wordsrworthy Post Number: 1667 Registered: 08-2007 |
How do you find out the names and websites of journals? Ann | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 27395 Registered: 11-1998 |
Dear Ann -- for a listing of internet journals, check out this site: http://duotrope.com/index.aspx Duotrope's Digest is an online database of over 2050 current markets for short fiction, poetry, and novels/collections. It's one of the best/most complete listings I've found. For a listing of print publications, your best resource is The Poet's Market published annually -- the 2008 edition hit bookstores in August and can be found here in the WPF BookShop or at your local bookstore. Hope this helps. Love, M | ||
| Ron. Lavalette
Intermediate Member Username: dellfarmer Post Number: 440 Registered: 05-2007 |
Or there's Drowning Man: http://www.drowningman.net/poetrylinks.htm Maybe not as extensive as Duotrope, or with all those bells and whistles, but... also features lots of print venues, for the inkies among us --Ron. Eggs Over Tokyo | ||
| judy thompson
Valued Member Username: judyt54 Post Number: 180 Registered: 11-2007 |
It's a beautiful site, and very accessible. What I do like is the visual look of the magazine, how the poems are presented, and a selection each month within the actual pages so that you get a good feel for what the magazine wants. I think at the moment it's undergoing some changes, and is a slow loader, but I recommend this place to anyone who gets near me. Unlike Poet's market, which is often out of date by the time it gets to you in the fall, this is current and updated regularly. | ||
| Ron. Lavalette
Intermediate Member Username: dellfarmer Post Number: 458 Registered: 05-2007 |
Try NewPages dot com: http://www.newpages.com/litmags/index.htm --Ron. Eggs Over Tokyo | ||
| Will Eastland
Intermediate Member Username: dwillo Post Number: 478 Registered: 07-2006 |
Another list here. Looks like he recently updated it, but some of these may be now defunct. Speaking of which, is anyone aware of the status of Terminus magazine? Submitted some things there, and now notice the website has not been updated for a year or so. They are still in the newest CLMP directory though. I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it. ~Ashleigh Brilliant | ||
| Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 2683 Registered: 05-2006 |
When I was a mod at another site, an online zine sprang up with some name like End of the Line. I could smell "hoax" like Limburger cheese. You sent your poems there, and that was the "end of the line" for them. Everything about the zine was generic, a parody of an actual zine, even the names of the principals. When you clicked on "submissions," the blurb only said that poems would be accepted -- or not -- but not a word about actual publication. That was the truly eerie thing about the zine: no mention anywhere of publication, future, past, or otherwise. (And yes, kids, there IS an otherwise. Jane Kenyon proves it.) I tried to warn the community of poets. No one would listen. Nobody. They accused me of being harsh, unsympathetic, prejudiced. How dare I impugn the tireless dedication of Jane Doe the editor? Then, people began submitting poems. Jack Reese emailed five in. Two days later Jack disappeared. Peggy DiMarco sent in four, and -- according to her husband Gino -- vanished before she stood up from the computer. Evelyn Rodriquez sent in only two, yet all they found of her was an oily stain on the keyboard. One by one, every member of that online community sent in poems. One by one, they fell off the edge of the earth. Eventually, I was the only one left. So, here I am, Will, telling you about this, hoping for your sake that Terminus is no resurrection of this evil hoax. Fred Unofficial Forum Pariah | ||
| Will Eastland
Intermediate Member Username: dwillo Post Number: 482 Registered: 07-2006 |
Terminus has actual back issues on their site, if that lends cred, also the editors can be successfully googled and appear to be real lit types. Re: End of the Line--what a mean thing to do! I want either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it. ~Ashleigh Brilliant | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 27447 Registered: 11-1998 |
Dearest Fred -- you are the archetype of the true hero. Without regard for your own safety, you tried to warn and save others. How ridiculous of them not to listen to you. Woe is mankind for their reckless ways! I draw my sword and hereby honor you with the title of "Knight of the Otherwise Realm". I bow to your ingenuity and crime-solving skills. I pray that your poems find a home at a new 'zine I've found -- Alpha -- We are only the beginning . . . Love, M | ||
| Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 2686 Registered: 05-2006 |
As the executor of Mr. Longworth's estate, I must regretfully inform you that at precisely 10:22 this morning, he vanished. Richard Roe, Esq. Unofficial Forum Pariah | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 27450 Registered: 11-1998 |
Ah, so sad. At least we got to honor Mr. Longworth (whose worth is so long, didn't ya' know) before he vanished like all true heroes must. And let it be known that he did not go titleless into that great unknown, oh, no. What a pity to wander eternity known only as the Unofficial Forum Pariah. What an injustice that would have been. Sir Longworth, wherever you are -- we salute you!  *playing Taps* Love, M | ||
| Mariah Wilson
Valued Member Username: mariahwilson43 Post Number: 127 Registered: 11-2007 |
Dear Mr. Longworth did not vanish. He only went home. I guess the mothership came for him after all. We do not remember days, we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese~ | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 27451 Registered: 11-1998 |
(Pssst, Mariah -- you don't think they'll be sending him back here or anything, do you?) Errrr . . . *cough* . . . Long live Sir Longworth!  Love, M | ||
| Mariah Wilson
Valued Member Username: mariahwilson43 Post Number: 130 Registered: 11-2007 |
If they do send him back, I hope he's completely un-probed....er unscathed.  We do not remember days, we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese~ | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Moderator Username: garydawg Post Number: 20602 Registered: 07-2001 |
At Roswell by the Stepford, they don't probe; they dissect and implant... | ||
| Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 2699 Registered: 05-2006 |
 (I just LOVE these cute little anxiety globes!) (Message edited by sandiegopoet on December 12, 2007) Unofficial Forum Pariah recent victim of alien abduction | ||
| Mariah Wilson
Valued Member Username: mariahwilson43 Post Number: 134 Registered: 11-2007 |
Ah the price one must pay to be abducted. Will you write a book about your experiences aboard the mothership? Has Oprah contacted you for an interview yet? What about Dr. Phil? We do not remember days, we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese~ | ||
| Teresa White
Intermediate Member Username: teresa_white Post Number: 631 Registered: 01-2005 |
Mariah, I have my own "beware" for you too. Beware of contests that a) require a reading fee b)award a moderately large cash prize for winners (say $2,000) (and this is the X factor) c) they don't have a publication. I got "stung" years ago. Sent in $10 reading fee, was told my poem had been accepted, then when I tried contacting them a few months later, nada. I think the couple was fraudulently raising money for a new garage or something. I'm not saying that just because there's a reading fee, you shouldn't enter/send in your poems --but if all three conditions as stated above--then worry. ~T. | ||
| ~M~
Board Administrator Username: mjm Post Number: 27486 Registered: 11-1998 |
"(I just LOVE these cute little anxiety globes!)" Oh, no. I think it's time to worry. All abductees say that when they return. I think it's because those little globes remind them of the space aliens or the spaceships or something. Someone needs to organize an intervention. I think we need to go to Freddie's house and de-program him. I really hate it when that happens. Love, M | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Moderator Username: garydawg Post Number: 20644 Registered: 07-2001 |
before he is deprogramed, he must be deprobed s/g | ||
| Mariah Wilson
Valued Member Username: mariahwilson43 Post Number: 138 Registered: 11-2007 |
I do believe that my best friends, cousins, uncles roommate has an aunt who knows someone who knows someone who is in posession of a deprober. As for the deprogramer, well I'll leave that up to M and Gary. Smiles Forever. We do not remember days, we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese~ | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Moderator Username: garydawg Post Number: 20648 Registered: 07-2001 |
I don't deprogram. I believe once a Derf is programed, it is dangerous to deprogram. He or It might become a Ferd... Smiles. Gary | ||
| Mariah Wilson
Valued Member Username: mariahwilson43 Post Number: 139 Registered: 11-2007 |
or even worse than a Ferd.....a DREF!!!!! How dreadful would that be. We do not remember days, we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese~ | ||
| Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 2707 Registered: 05-2006 |
  Unofficial Forum Pariah recent victim of alien abduction | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Moderator Username: garydawg Post Number: 20649 Registered: 07-2001 |
The last dref was cited in 279 AD in a Starbucks in Cairo with a eggnog latte in one hand and a pumpkin spice mocha in the other. When he took a sip of one and then the other, he disappeared leaving a wife and 4 children behind who were promptly sold into a Libyian salt mine. There is a theory that Jack Ripper was a dref, but there are a great many rumors about the Ripper to say nothing of those told about drefs, the latter mostly for grandmothers to scare their kittens into submission. Smiles. Gary | ||
| Fred Longworth
Senior Member Username: sandiegopoet Post Number: 2712 Registered: 05-2006 |
I was in San Juan Capistrano, and got to visit the Sub-mission. Oooooooo! Scary! Catacombs. Lots of skeletons of kittens and grandmothers. Which leads to the $1,000,000 question: Did Father Junipero Serra have a mission statement? Oops . . . the Mother Ship is calling -----------------zoom............... Unofficial Forum Pariah recent victim of alien abduction | ||
| Cosima
Intermediate Member Username: ffyredrop Post Number: 944 Registered: 12-2003 |
......................*  yup yup and~* a way~********* |
