Or nearly ready. It does take time but, as Hamlet pointed out in somewhat different circumstances, the readiness is all. Sometimes I see a set of poems I think are fabulous. No editing required.
Just as they are. He or she should win one of the competitions, thereby gaining both cash and kudos. So I suggest they go away and enter. They are too off the wall, or too emotional, or too retro, or too understated, or too something else. How hard it is to put this kind of thing into words! But mostly I look when it comes to debuts for poets I can work with.
Not just in a personal sense though this is important too but in a way that can make the work stronger, that can move the poet along a little. In order to be a good editor, you need not just a sensible head in terms of meaning and impact and presentation and form, but also an intuitive grasp of what each poet is doing and how their method works.
For some people, I feel I have that. This means I can be a good sounding bell. The poet needs to be looking for something too, something more than just a publisher. It takes a little while to establish this, which I why I encourage people to send small sets of poems during reading windows, and why I rarely offer to publish a pamphlet on first submission.
I can, however, work with them on poems. And for a few people I can be the sort of editor I need myself. Love this 'explanation', Nell. So comprehensive, so sensitive to all possibilities, even those that you didn't anticipating wowing you!
Yet, and possibly precisely because of your well-intentioned 'comprehensivity', I still feel pretty much in the dark about which poems might find favour with a publisher. It does seem that, finally, the decision will be based on very personal personal to the publisher, that is and sometimes quite quirky considerations!
Well, maybe that is exactly as it should be. Poetry is ultra-personal. What pleases the poem-maker can so easily be considered as tripe by potential publishers. This is why poets are reluctant to submit their stuff for validation or possible disavowal. The huge doubt that hangs over individual writers' worth is very intimidating indeed. Perhaps better to die unpublished but also un-rejected than to find out how delusional your hopes for your brain-children have been all along?
There remains the consolation of having done the work, thought the thoughts, found occasionally the apt objective correlative for things which have mattered to you big time and, most of all, the pleasure the writing process has provided for you. It's as tough a dilemma for the publisher as it will have already been for the writer!
Or just publish it yourself, Brian. Many people do, and it's a perfectly respectable option, especially in pamphlet form. I don't think publishers, unless they are mad, will consider good work to be 'tripe', though they may have many reasons for not being able to publish it, given that choices must be made. In , the Poetry Society had 37 pamphlet submissions for its quarterly Pamphlet Choice.
In it received Last year that shot suddenly up to The poetry pamphlet has always been a good way for new poets to reach an audience.
Many of today's well-known poets were first published in pamphlet form — or have at different times in their career enjoyed the delicacy and artistry of a small pamphlet. They are the connoisseur's version of a very tasty starter.
Straight away, they give you a sense of somebody, an idea of their voice, just enough to make you know that you'd like more — or not. Oh My Rub! Thanks for your comment! Although Phoebe may not be able to respond, we certainly can! Hi, This may be a silly question, but can a poetry book contain poetry that has appeared elsewhere: in magazines, won prizes etc.? Yes, a poetry book can include poems that have been published elsewhere — you just have to acknowledge where they were first published.
Hi my 9 year old grandson written a great poem 2 A4 pages and I would love to put it into a book not for publishing just as a gift please could you tell me how I go about this. Many thanks. Thanks for your comment — how lovely! We would suggest using a self-publishing platform such as Lulu or CreateSpace. Hello dear Phoebe ; i live in Iran and write English poems. I am interested in publishing them, as a book, in a foreign country wherein English the dominant language.
Further, is it possible for you to take a look at my poetry blog and provide me with some insights about my poems? Thank you for your comment. You might also be interested in exploring this section on YPN with advice on writing and editing: ypn.
Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Skip to content. What order do you put them in? How do you submit a manuscript? Now, over to Phoebe… How do I choose which poems to go into my pamphlet? The way I see it, there are two main types of poetry pamphlets. How do I structure my book? How do I choose a publisher? Free Verse Poetry Book Fair How do I submit my manuscript? Dear Marcia, Thanks for your comment!
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