tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post1891937774764352225..comments2023-09-21T05:16:43.144-04:00Comments on They Shoot Poets - Don't They?: The Poet's Phrase BookNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-21091713465569386982008-02-10T22:39:00.000-05:002008-02-10T22:39:00.000-05:00That's a good one - getting somebody else's reject...That's a good one - getting somebody else's rejection notices.<BR/>:-)Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-27090864419664836322008-02-10T19:53:00.000-05:002008-02-10T19:53:00.000-05:00Very funny, Nick! I received one this week with wh...Very funny, Nick! I received one this week with what was supposed to be my cover letter in the envelope along with a little square form rejection note. But the letter wasn't mine. So now I don't know if I've been rejected or if it was really Stephanie, the MFA student from Penn State. An email to the editor has not cleared up the mystery. Like I don't get enough rejections of my own, now I have to take other poets' as well?Diane Lockwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614479152159652577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-31048673299977535412008-02-10T15:42:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:42:00.000-05:00The translations are obviously very tongue-in-chee...The translations are obviously very tongue-in-cheek worst case scenarios. Still these thoughts do cross the mind of the poet that seems to be rebuked at every turn. But, I haven't given up on my poetry. Although, I sense that some of my on-line colleagues might have. I might just turn this into another post. Thanks, Brian, for your response. Much appreciated.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-58825491361146346302008-02-10T15:40:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:40:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602358126864479992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-56781669004181114932008-02-09T18:41:00.000-05:002008-02-09T18:41:00.000-05:00I read this with great amusement, even read out so...I read this with great amusement, even read out some of them, with your "translations" to a friend over the phone. I definitely can relate. I just got one just like Collin's above from a review that, believe it or not, solicited work from me because the editor "enjoyed my work" -- what do you make of that?<BR/><BR/>But a proviso here: your "translations" are projections of your worst view of yourself. Don't give in to it (that view, I mean). It's bullshit. If you're getting kind rejections -- esp. with handwritten praise on the rejection slip, even just a "thanks for these"-- take them at face value, as signs that you're on the right track. There are all kinds of extraneous reasons they've turned you back -- maybe they've selected something similar by someone better known. Maybe, believe it or not, your work is TOO good, and has unsettled them. Maybe they don't want to outshine a featured author who they've solicited work from, who has submitted something similar they've committed themselves to publishing. If you're convinced your work is good, have faith. Persist, and that work will find a home.Brian Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182888011015400963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12675490.post-632688860846132982008-02-08T18:23:00.000-05:002008-02-08T18:23:00.000-05:00Along the same line:I loved these poems, especiall...Along the same line:<BR/><BR/>I loved these poems, especially X, but ultimately decided the work just wasn't right for us.Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.com