In this guest appearance on Luanne Castle’s Writer Site, I offer submission advice.
Today I want to introduce you to Robert Okaji, poet and the writer of the new Finishing Line Press chapbook From Every Moment a Second. Robert’s poems are relatively short and seem simple. I said seem. Each polished gem is the kind of poem you fall into, without worrying if you will “get” it or not, and an array of meanings will wash over you without effort on your part, but the reward is great –an emotional and intellectual payoff.
Robert is published regularly in literary magazines. So I asked him for advice for readers about submitting to magazines. This is what he wrote for us.
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Newer poets occasionally ask me for advice on how/where to get published. What follows expands a reply I made to a comment on my blog in August, 2014. I can speak only from my experience, thus any advice I offer should be taken with a…
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Great advice. Thank you, Robert!
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Thanks, Merril. It’s worked for me, but I’m sure others have better ideas.
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Kudos, Bob, for your generosity.
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I hope it helps a few people.
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Thanks Robert! (K)
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I’ve made so many mistakes over the years…
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Haven’t we all? But you are so much more organized than I! Which I suppose is why “success” is always elusive…still, it’s good to know what I should be doing, even if I can’t focus enough to do it!
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I admit to being a planner with many parts of my life. Otherwise disorder and sloth will overcome me.
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Disorder is certainly my constant companion…
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