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Poetry Published

  • 14-03-2015 6:15am
    #1
    Crann na Beatha
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  • #2
    Das Kitty
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    There are a variety of literary journals you could submit to. Some even exclusively for poetry.

    There are also competitions to enter.

    I'll try to post a list later. It's something I've been intending to make a sticky of.

    So, the way most people approach submission is like this.

    You send out a flurry of submissions to these places.
    Wait.
    Eventually you'll hear back yea or nay. (Unless it's a competition. They don't normally contact you if you're unsuccessful)
    It'll be nay a lot of the time. This will hurt. But less each time.
    If it's yea - hurrah!
    Nay? Send the poem to the next place.
    Repeat.

    It can be a pain, but the acceptances make up for the rejections.

    It helps to read an issue or two of the journal itself to be sure your style suits. Or you could see it as a challenge, as I have on occasion, to write to fit editorial preference.


  • #3
    Dave!
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    [plug]

    There are lots of places to find this info, but my website lists Irish publications that are open for submissions currently.

    http://irishwriting.ie/

    Go to their websites, follow their submission guidelines, and submit before the deadlines.

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  • #4
    BerMacLovin
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    Hi there,
    I've had a few publications and I can tell you that there is a wonderful world of opportunity out there, but don't be put off by rejection--no matter how good your poetry is, you're bound to get rejected from time to time.
    There are a good number of Irish journals that support new and emerging poets e.g. The Linnet's Wings, The Penny Dreadful, The Poetry Bus, Brain of Forgetting. Before submitting, I would make sure you have totally honed down to your poem to the most 'perfect' form possible. This will require a lot of editing and re-editing. While some amazing poems have been written as first drafts, most of the time poets need to go back and re-visit their work again. Make sure you're happy with punctuation, that you've eliminated all unnecessary words, that you've avoided cliches, and used just the 'right' word for what you want to say. Read it aloud. And if you haven't done one before, it might be worth doing a poetry workshop to get the critical opinion and advice of others.
    Good luck getting published, there's nothing like the feeling of seeing your work in print, but don't be disheartened by any initial rejections.


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