First the good news–my first poetry acceptance of 2018 to a very small local journal called North Coast Squid. The poem was one I have been working on a very long time and felt very attached to. I’m so glad to have it find a home with a local print journal. I’ve only lived in Oregon a little over a year, but I’ve felt the literary community was closed off to me. Now, it feels like one door has opened. Perhaps more will follow.
I’d like to submit more poems this year than I did in 2017. My depression and angst over the state of our nation got the best of me last year. Not only didn’t I write much, I also didn’t send much out.
I do have a backlog of poems I’d like to get into circulation. Some are speculative, some political, some more autobiographical. I’m planning on having one day each month where I focus on getting poems out.
Wish me luck!
Best of luck, and congrats on that first acceptance of the year!
Thanks for your support, Tom. Much appreciated!
Congrats on the acceptance. I’m sure its the start of many more to come. You are so talented, I feel confident that 2018 will be a stellar year for you. Best of luck!
Thanks, Valerie. You are so supportive. Hugs!
Hi, Lana — do you know about the 100 Rejections Club in the FB Binders Full of Women Writers? Similar to your goal — encouraging us to try. Congrats on the Squid!
Thanks, Mary. Didn’t know about the rejections club. Looking forward to becoming a member!