“Publication–is the Auction / Of the Mind of Man–“ -Emily Dickinson In my first month as Senior Poetry Editor of Silk Road Review, I have already read over a hundred poems (selected from hundreds more by assistant editors). In the end, we will reject most of it. As a poet, I am no stranger to …
The first article in my new series for Read Write Poem is now available, tackling the painful and often taboo topic of rejection letters head-on. It’s not something poets tend to admit to receiving, let alone talk about with their peers. Yet rejection is a natural and necessary (albeit sometimes painful) part of the writing …
