On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, Lawrence Upton wrote...
>We all rush a little too much
How much is too much? Is nine months before receiving a rejection slip
(the longest I've waited) rushing things? Clearly, both editors and
poets can make things either easier or more difficult for each other,
but expecting poets to hold off submitting elsewhere while waiting an
indefinite time for a decision, seems to me unreasonable. Perhaps time-
limited submissions would be feasible, so that if the poet doesn't hear
within (say) three months, they can assume that they are free to send
the poem elsewhere. That might make things easier and more satisfactory
for both parties.
Regards,
--
Peter
http://www.hphoward.demon.co.uk/poetry/
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