Monday, June 18, 2007
Old Journal Review
Today's journal back issue is Gulf Coast, Winter/Spring 2006. As always, I'm listing all the poems I liked, bolding the ones I definitely would have wanted to publish, and italicizing any of those where I have a connection to the poet so you can see my conflicts of interest.
"Treatment," Robyn Art
"Rumination," Hadara Bar-Nadav
"Notes from the Boat Docks," Kristin Bock
"The Great Poet Makes an Offering," Eric Burger
"Manitoba Widow Flies," Lindsey Penelope Lewis
"White Room Dendrology," Lindsey Penelope Lewis
"Alba," Paul Muldoon
"Dry," Rachel Pridgeon
"Moonshine," Barbara Ras
"A Wife Explains Why She Likes Country," Barbara Ras
"Second Day of Autumn," Anthony Robinson
"Wilderness with Glowing Aperture," Tim Ross
"Trichotillomania Redux," Alison Townsend
"Loft," Ellen Wehle
That's 14 of 39 for 35.9%, a very good rate, and 4 of 39 I'd definitely have wanted to publish without a second thought, not bad either. Tim Ross's poem was particularly a standout--I'm not at all familiar with his work and may have to seek more now.
"Treatment," Robyn Art
"Rumination," Hadara Bar-Nadav
"Notes from the Boat Docks," Kristin Bock
"The Great Poet Makes an Offering," Eric Burger
"Manitoba Widow Flies," Lindsey Penelope Lewis
"White Room Dendrology," Lindsey Penelope Lewis
"Alba," Paul Muldoon
"Dry," Rachel Pridgeon
"Moonshine," Barbara Ras
"A Wife Explains Why She Likes Country," Barbara Ras
"Second Day of Autumn," Anthony Robinson
"Wilderness with Glowing Aperture," Tim Ross
"Trichotillomania Redux," Alison Townsend
"Loft," Ellen Wehle
That's 14 of 39 for 35.9%, a very good rate, and 4 of 39 I'd definitely have wanted to publish without a second thought, not bad either. Tim Ross's poem was particularly a standout--I'm not at all familiar with his work and may have to seek more now.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Birthday Treat
So as a nice surprise on my birthday yesterday, I found out my poem "Sturgeon's Law" will be appearing in the next issue of Court Green. That's another of the fun journals I've really wanted to get into, so hurray!
Labels: journals, poetry, publication
Monday, May 07, 2007
Some Good News
I just found out that a review I wrote of Susan Tichy's new book Bone Pagoda will be appearing in an upcoming issue of Pleiades. Woohoo! The book is well worth reading, and I'm glad a journal I enjoy so much was interested in my take on it.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
13 Journals with Great Names
If you have "Quarterly" or "Review" in your title, it's a lot harder to get on this list. So sorry, Alaska Quarterly Review, but while I like your content, the name is a no-go (well, the Alaska part is nice). I do have to like the content to put a journal on this list, though. The list is in no particular order, except for #1.
1. Forklift, Ohio: A Journal of Poetry, Cooking, & Light Industrial Safety
2. Fine Madness
3. Crazyhorse
4. Shit Creek Review
5. Natural Bridge
6. Many Mountains Moving
7. Spork
8. The Dark Horse
9. The Bitter Oleander
10. Puerto del Sol
11. Unpleasant Event Schedule
12. Snow Monkey
13. Pleiades
There were a lot of honorable mentions on this list. What are some of your favorite journal names?
1. Forklift, Ohio: A Journal of Poetry, Cooking, & Light Industrial Safety
2. Fine Madness
3. Crazyhorse
4. Shit Creek Review
5. Natural Bridge
6. Many Mountains Moving
7. Spork
8. The Dark Horse
9. The Bitter Oleander
10. Puerto del Sol
11. Unpleasant Event Schedule
12. Snow Monkey
13. Pleiades
There were a lot of honorable mentions on this list. What are some of your favorite journal names?
