Hmm, perhaps you misjudge yourself. . . . or maybe he/she
misjudges you.
Hal
On Jul 25, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Joanna Boulter wrote:
> Hm. In that case, can anyone tell me why it is that an editor
> unfailingly picks to publish *only the poem that I put in as a
> makeweight?
>
> joanna
>
>> Thank you, actually, for making me think about that statement. "Send
>> only your best work." And there we are again, enmeshed in an
>> unwinnable layered contest where part of the "fun" is seeing how
>> closely your judgment lines up with the editor's. This sounds very
>> much like a variation of the other game: "Read several issues at $12
>> a pop before submitting." Think like the editor, win a prize? Could
>> you imagine including a cover note: "This is just some crap I threw
>> together over the last week to keep in practice. The stuff I love is
>> out at Ploughshares. If they reject it I'll send it to you."
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> --
>> Kenneth Wolman
>> Proposal Development Department
>> Room SW334
>> Sarnoff Corporation
>> 609-734-2538
>
>
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