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Tips for Publishing Your Poems Part 3

3/13/2013

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3. Make life easy for the editor(s)

This is really several tips rolled into one(call me a cheater if you like) because there are several little things you can do to make the editing process a little easier.

                A. For mail-in submissions  always always always include a self-addressed stamped envelope! Always!  Also, include sufficient postage if you wish for your poems to be sent back to you.

                B. For online submissions, avoid sending your submissions from someone else's e-mail address. If you use your son's, wife's, cousin's, or neighbor's e-mail address, it makes things a little more difficult for the editors. It can be frustrating to get a submission from "John Smith," with no name in the body of the e-mail only to find out after sending John his acceptance letter that you have actually accepted a poem by "Maggie Baker-Smith." 

                C. I would recommend starting a new e-mail address for publishing and writing or using a professional sounding address if you already have one. Treat sending your work out the same way you would treat sending out your resumé during a job search. Having a separate e-mail address will also make it easier to keep track of what you've sent where.

                D. For e-mail submissions, make sure you state your name as you would like it to appear in the publication somewhere in the e-mail. It's also a good idea to e-mail yourself so you know how your name shows up for the receiver. Again, this makes life easier for the editor by avoiding possible name confusion. 

                E. For online form submissions, beware autofill. Autofill is a feature in most browsers that will automatically fill in un-populated fields on a form based on forms you have filled out in the past. It can be quite useful when buying things online, but it's not always accurate. Make sure you check the form for errors before hitting the submit button. Never assume technology is a substitute for your due diligence!

Above all, keep in mind:
If any of these tips break tip #1, however, (some publications require anonymous submissions) ignore them! Make sure, you always follow the submission guidelines.



(To Be Continued)...
Check back each day this week for a new tip.
-Nick Hale

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New Release: Retail Woes, Poetry From Both Sides of The Counter

3/5/2013

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Ladies and gentlemen, poets and poetry fans. Local Gems Poetry Press is proud to announce, after months of work, our latest anthology--
Retail Woes, Poetry From Both Sides of The Counter!

Brawl In The Mall
Nightmare Job
Last Minute Shoppers
Tis The Season
Sometimes Right
Would You like SEX With That

are just a few of the illustrious titles of the
poems that make up this collection of over 50 poets who simply had to put their
experiences either working or shopping in retail down on paper.
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Just about everyone at some point in their life has had SOME experience in retail whether working in it or merely shopping that we swore we would write about. Here it is in this wonderful mostly comedic sometimes serious anthology that people have called "very unexpected yet somehow obvious."  

Sample Poem:

The Charge Card Delight Brigade

“Sale today!  Sale today!”
  headlines had thundered.

Off to the Miracle Mall
   Rode the six hundred.
Charging the price they paid
For every purchase made.
Into the Miracle Mall
   Rode the six hundred.

For every purchase made
Pay any price displayed!
Not that the shoppers knew
   How they had blundered.
Theirs not to clarify,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to shop and die:
Into the Miracle Mall
   Rode the six hundred.

Bargains to right of them,
Bargains to left of them,
Bargains in front of them
   There to be plundered.
Stormed by the eager horde,
Nothing they can’t afford.
Shopping carts overflow,
Nothing on sale ignored
  By the six hundred.

 Pushing straight past the guards,
Flashing their credit cards,
Clutching their debit cards,
Charging and spending while
   All the world wondered.

 Shopping, they never stopped
Shopping until they dropped,
Not till the shelves were bare.
Spent by the way they shopped
   Storewide they plundered.
Then they rode home, but not,
   Not the six hundred.

Bargains to right of them,
Bargains to left of them,
Bargains behind them,
   All they had plundered.
Now, as if in a spell,
One by one down they fell,
They who had shopped so well―
Lost in the Valley of Debt,
Broke, in the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
   Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charges made!
   All the world wondered.
Honor the charges made,
Cherish the prices paid,
   Noble six hundred.

      ~George H. Northrup


Stay tuned for more information on Retail Woes, Poetry From Both Sides of The Counter and the upcoming launch events for the anthology. The first one is scheduled for March 18th at 7:30 at Dowling College in Oakdale, Long Island, NY.
Click Here To Get Retail Woes!
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Death & Taxes

2/20/2013

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Dallas, Texas
Thurn & Taxis
Barns & Hexes
Phones & Faxes
Friend & Axis
Wheel & Axle
Spears & Axes
Horns & Saxes
Credit Maxes
Wanes & Waxes
Death & Taxes

~George Held

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Death & Taxes appears in Rhyme and PUNishment, Comedic Verse
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Songs Of Sandy Launch Raises $650 and Brings Poets Together For A Good Cause

1/26/2013

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We here at Local Gems Poetry Press have always felt that poetry is about more than just words—it is about community and bringing writers together for a purpose. As this is a core part of our belief, we are very proud to say we took part in an event last Saturday that brought poets together for the sake of Sandy relief efforts.

As many of you know already Local Gems Poetry Press frequently partners with and acts as the printer for the Bards Initiative—a Long Island based poetry organization very into poetic-activism. Their latest project, “Songs of Sandy” Poetry Concerning Hurricane Sandy and Other Natural Disasters had its launch event at the Walt Whitman Birthplace on January 19th, 2013 and saw amazing success. This article written by George Wallace at the Huntington Patch covers a good deal of the details.

http://huntington.patch.com/articles/songs-of-sandy-anthology-brings-crowd-to-whitman-house#photo-13027343


75 people came out for the reading and $650 dollars was raised for relief efforts for Sandy. Patrons commented on the event:

“This was an extremely successful event and I enjoyed every moment of the beautiful poetry.”
~ Jeremy Williams

“Such a great and worthy event.”
~Maria Manobianco

“A great night full of ebullience, unity and compassion.”
~Ed Stever

“Incredible seeing everyone come together for a common cause. I am so blessed and gifted to be a part of this awesome community.”
~ Steven T. Licardi

Anyone still interested in buying the book can do so here. 100% of the funds from the sale of this book now and always will be donated to Sandy Relief.


http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Of-Sandy-BardsInitiative/dp/1481075160/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358850288&sr=8-1&keywords=songs+of+sandy
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