Who Decides When A Poem Has Worth?
Back when I first started publishing, waaaaay before the invention of the Internet, I used to periodically design flyers and pamphlets and broadsheets of my own work. Id have copies printed up fairly...
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let me get back to you on this, john. missed ya tons too. send me an email.I understand what you you are saying here, just cannot think yet - I am going to put a copy of this in Observations, k? might...
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I had exactly the same question for years. In fact my first published poem was about my feeling that someone else owned poetry and they were going to take it away from me. I self-published a string of...
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Quote:afraid of what I saw as inevitable rejection. eh - that is why you have to just keep submitting, eventually someone will like you (we hope). I was rejected the other day from no-tell motel......
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I can't say I've spent tons of time submitting poetry, it comes in spurts. I've had fairly good success in the past, on-line mags like Lily, Red River Review, Steel Point Quarterly, etc. And some...
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I guess it comes down to this...how long are you willing to dance for your own enjoyment?"Vanity Press" got that title because a HUGE amount of self published work is done by people who are too damned...
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That was priceless, lisa. I couldn't have said any better myself. Two thumbs up! ...by the way, how the hell are you!Best,Jim
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Working on my second collection!And how the hell are you? Long time, no see!
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I don't want to weigh-in, yet - but fantastic topic.I will be back to comment later.Anyway, it is an absolute pleasure to see you at Verse. Your presence ....greatly missed!!!Hope yo see (much) more...
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A Vanity Press, on a writer's part, is an act of desperation.I could have chosen from many to publish my work. I was encouraged to do it several time.I see that many of them want ownership of your...
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Since this is about marketing, maybe it would be a good idea to discuss it with an agent.
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