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Gillian Thomas
What surprised me about writing that piece is that the poem took over. It became what it wanted to become, rather than just my perspective of the topic. I love it when that happens!
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Dorothy Brooks
My job is to pay attention, to capture those fleeting lines, quickly write them down, go to my desk and explore the words that come, spend the time digging deeper and deeper. In that space around the work itself, I try to remain open, receptive, constantly aware, and try to avoid the constant distractions.
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Christine Pennylegion
Sometimes a piece is rejected because it needs more work. Sometimes a piece is rejected because it’s just not a great fit for a particular journal’s ethos. Sometimes a piece is rejected because the editors received 87 top-tier poems, including yours, but only have room to publish 15.
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Nicholas Grooms
It may sound cheesy to quote Uncle Ben from Spider-Man in a poetry journal, but it rings true: with great power comes great responsibility, and much like impactful lines in poems, it doesn’t always have to be the busy line with bells and whistles that says it best.
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Betty Dobson
Everyone has at least one story to tell, but not everyone has the confidence to be their own storyteller.