Monthly Archives: July 2010
WTC
| July 26, 2010 | Filled under Elsewhere |
No, I did not visit the site of the World Trade Center. But it’existence is everywhere in NYC.
Submission
| July 21, 2010 | Filled under Poetry |
Cover letter
Object to cover my nakedness
that was revealed by my poem.
Letter which when opened
exposes truth, beauty, grit.
Submission
Here, do with my poem what you will.
Simultaneous submission
In unison, all of my voices ask to be heard.
Manuscript
Writings on my self. A container for wandering thoughts.
Contact information
Contains polysyllables with adhesive-like qualities.
Contract
Acts as a binder between publishers and authors.
Byline
Used for identifying creators who would otherwise remain unknown.
SASE
Self addressed stamped entity. Should I drift far from home
this SASE will enable my return.
Perbohner, Ann. “Submission.” Cram Volume 9: Poetry In The First. Chicago: Chicagopoetry.com, 2010. Print.
Cram 9
| July 21, 2010 | Filled under Poetry |
One of my poems has been selected for publication in Cram Volume 9: Poetry In The First, better known as Cram 9. Selected for publication was my poem titled ‘Submission’. I was preparing a letter with questions I had about submitting poetry to a journal. Some of the guidelines for publication seemed unclear to me. Here is an example…and I wonder how you would react to knowing that a journal gives notice that they do not respond to entries unless they plan to publish your poetry. I wanted to be clear with other venues I submit to because some do not accept simultaneous submissions. Anyway, instead of sending off my letter to clarify the submission policy, I wrote a poem, and submitted it elsewhere, to Cram 9!
Advance copies of Cram 9 will be given away, FREE, to people attending The Printers’ Ball at Columbia College, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. The official release party and reading will be on Sat. Aug 14, 7 PM at Cafe Ballou, 939 N. Western Ave. Chicago. I’ll be attending a Perseid Meteor Shower Party in rural VT that eve and will not be able to participate in the reading…darn!
Be sure to check out either of these literary events.
Poetry reading filming for CATV
| July 19, 2010 | Filled under Poetry, Upper Valley, Vermont |
A number of us from the poetry writers group that meets at the Norwich VT Public Library gathered yesterday in Sharon VT. The day was hot, flowers were blooming, and words were spinning. We were filmed for a show due to be broadcast on our local community access TV, CATV. Luckily I didn’t throw out my TV yet, just mothballed it. I’m going to want to view this show!