--- Gill McEvoy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> And also why is it hard for a jointly penned poem to
> get published? I ran a
> workshop based on Elma Mitchell's poem "Lifecycle of
> the Moth" in which the
> poet uses only the common names of the moths to tell
> a story. We used the
> names of flowers and birds to make a story-poem and
> 2 people (we worked in
> pairs as I only had a few flower books/ bird books)
> produced a stunning poem
> called "Clinton's Lily" which they can't seem to get
> published under 2
> names. Any advice?
> best wishes to everyone,
> Gill
Interesting point -- I suppose some editors may be put
off by the need to provide two contributors copies for
one poem and others may be concerned by potential
future disputes of ownership if the poets fell out.
As an editor, I've published a few jointly written
pieces in my time. The difficulty in finding a
publisher may be more due to the poem itself than its
joint authorship.
Has anyone actually cited joint authorship as the
reason for rejection?
I've written some collaborative pieces myself and the
problem with finding a publisher has often been a case
of which of us is charged with the job of submitting
it for publication. There are also cases where I've
fallen out of touch, for one reason or another, with
my collaborator.
I'm sure your two poets only need to find a suitable
market for the particular poem.
yours
Gerald
Gerald England
New Hope International, Haiku Talk
poetry, reviews, travel photography and more
http://www.geraldengland.co.uk
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