Somehow my “Documents” folder showed up, along with the 1,000 folders and 27,000 files not in folders! Technology! Have to love it. Have to wonder about it…
I am glad I don’t have to try and find some 50,000 files. Yeah, I am old…I have that many files at least. I love to write!
Has this ever happened to you?
Shameless self promotion.(But the rejections have been many recently, so bear with me! Writers, you get it!)
I am pleased to learn that “Stopped,” a poem I recently wrote, will be published by Spillwords Press on July 19, 2018. As this poem was declined elsewhere, I am glad it has found a home. I enjoyed writing the poem, something rather out of my comfort zone! It was written as a response to a painting as a prompt.
**Note: I found this journal via the “Discover” feature of Submittable.com.
Thanks for reading!
Laura Lee
Since late spring, I’ve made 35 plus submissions just using Submittable.com. I love using this vehicle since it helps me keep track of my submissions in one convenient location. I’ve also made email and US mail submissions.
My goal in submitting work is yes, to be published, but also to encourage me to improve my writing and to feel a part of a writing community. I am not a great writer, but I can be a good one if I work at it!
It’s obvious there are more poets than poetical publishing opportunities. I am receiving a number of rejections after an early spring run of four acceptances, and so yes, I am feeling the sting a bit, even while the editors are quite kind in their notes. Just doesn’t fit, not right now, etc. No one has said I should seek solace on another planet. Yet.
Poets, you know this is mostly unpaid publication anyway, and it’s the joy of being published that urges us onward.
While I’ve submitted mostly poetry, I’ve always worked on some mini-dialogue experiments and one short story.
In the meantime, I am enjoying revising my writing, and submitting more.
I am glad I am not trying to support myself with my writing, but I am also glad I write. It’s been a part of who I am since I was an angsty pre-teen, writing my wretched “woe is me” type broken-hearted poetry.
Now it’s time to get back to work; I have a lot of writing to do.
Thanks for reading!
Poets, how are your submissions going? I have twenty submissions out there, and three were short manuscripts. The rest were single poem submissions. Two contest submissions.
Hope it’s going well.
Next up, I’d love to have a discussion about writing poetry–poetry tips, perhaps?
I really need to write more poetry, not submit as much. But I am not getting any younger!
Thanks for reading, and good luck.
Just found these old nature photos. What a lovely time of year for color!
I certainly do not (as yet!), but perhaps you have the winning poem you could submit here: Rattle Poetry Prize.
Rattle publishes find modern poetry, and has many chances for poets to submit with no reading fee. This major poetry prize is their chance to highlight one outstanding poem and poet, while also helping to fund the Rattle Magazine and all of its other awards, publications, and prizes.
I’m a better teacher than poet, so I don’t mind saying, it’s not me going to win something like this. But perhaps it could be you.
Rattle writes:
The annual Rattle Poetry Prize offers $10,000 for a single poem to be published in the winter issue of the magazine. Ten finalists will also receive $200 each and publication, and be eligible for the $2,000 Readers’ Choice Award, to be selected by subscriber and entrant vote.
Additional poems from the entries are frequently offered publication as well. In 2017 we published 20 poems that had been submitted to the contest from just over 4,000 entries.
Go on, check it out. Fine poetry and many opportunities to publish there: on their several Facebook pages, in their online magazine, and in print.
Or this–perhaps your competitive nature comes out from time to time. If so, it may be worth the submission fee.
Good luck, and thanks for reading.
Shameless self promotion.(But the rejections have been many recently, so bear with me! Writers, you get it!)
I am pleased to learn that “Stopped,” a poem I recently wrote, will be published by Spillwords Press on July 19, 2018. As this poem was declined elsewhere, I am glad it has found a home. I enjoyed writing the poem, something rather out of my comfort zone! It was written as a response to a painting as a prompt.
Thanks for reading!
Laura Lee
Thanks to Thoughtco.Com again! Here is a link to a helpful articles explaining abbreviations and acronyms for English Learners:
Abbreviations and Acronyms for ELL
The articles also gives advice on when to use abbreviations and acronyms and when not to, considering audience and intent. For example, the article states:
For more uncommon acronyms, use the entire name followed by the acronym in parentheses the first time you use the acronym in written communications. For example: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is responsible for loaning money to nations. As the world experiences more economic difficulties, the role of the IMF is often called into question.
Enjoy, and thanks for reading!
Update: the work I submitted here is short-listed; the editors will determine the overall themes of the works they are interested in and then let us short-listed know if we will be published. I was not familiar that as a writer I would ever be told this, so this is interesting.
As I find new (to me) literary journals, I am delighted to find the absolute joy of language and belief in the power of poetry to be prevalent. The journals I am finding are truly labors of love, and the publishers and editors are publishing poetry because they love poetry, love language, and believe poetry is important. What a pleasant change of pace from the local, national, and world news, which is portraying a country and world in hate-filled crisis after crisis!
For example, I just had to submit some poems to Willowdown Books out of the UK: Willowdown Books.
Willowdown is sponsoring “The Poetic Bond VIII,” a bound poetic journal in autumn; submissions are due by the end of the day tomorrow here: The Poetic Bond.
So what creates a “poetic” bond? The publisher wants to create this bond by publishing poetry that is deeply connected with humanity, nature, and the universe.
You tell me, poets, if this isn’t the heart of poetry? Deep connections. Humanity. Nature. The universe.
Yes sirree. Sure is for me.
Plus the play and delight of language.
Have a look at the “poetic bond” and Willowdown Books.
Oh! For submitting, we got to pick a book out, sort of a thank you for submitting. This also shows support for the poets already published, so that’s a great idea.
Thanks for reading!
What fun looking at the etymology of English words. I often have my students ex
plore the origins of interesting words we come across in our studies, and they are amazed to learn how much of our versatile language “borrows” from other languages. It helps them understand spelling and pronunciation in English can be greatly influenced by the origins of the words.
Plus it’s interesting to do so.
Once again, a thanks to Thoughtco.Com. To learn more about English’s interesting word origins, go here: Loan Words in English
Don’t feel bamboozled. It’s just English.
Oh. This post created entirely on my phone as I sip ice tea on the patio before the heat wave hits.
How did I do?
Thanks for reading!
Laura Lee 