tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post3888458606722148010..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: The Poem that FailedGeorge Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-3235506570509033222010-11-01T13:42:55.177+00:002010-11-01T13:42:55.177+00:00That mag - The Printer's Devil - has, I think,...That mag - The Printer's Devil - has, I think, ceased publication, Vincent. It appeared in the mid-90s. You should be able to date it by the Belarussian earthquake, unless I've made that up.<br /><br />Sending out poems is the devil, in another sense, Gwilym.George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-62546185486592833482010-10-31T13:54:12.147+00:002010-10-31T13:54:12.147+00:00I thought this extremely funny - especially the ho...I thought this extremely funny - especially the holocaust non-sequitur - and touching too. It certainly deserves to win a prize of some sort.Kiliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-72560704016953265122010-10-30T21:28:36.894+01:002010-10-30T21:28:36.894+01:00I wish you would still send it to the mag. I reall...I wish you would still send it to the mag. I really liked it too, though my endorsement hardly counts for much, if counting counts.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-80467258338292987622010-10-29T18:34:35.066+01:002010-10-29T18:34:35.066+01:00Perhaps I'm just a simple fella, George, but I...Perhaps I'm just a simple fella, George, but I really liked the poem.Billy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-56437676264558019292010-10-28T16:08:19.915+01:002010-10-28T16:08:19.915+01:00I've stopped. Well, almost.
I've sent onl...I've stopped. Well, almost.<br /><br />I've sent only 2 poems this year.<br />One to an anthology of Love Poems (acceptance) and the other to a free to enter John Lennon Memorial Poetry Contest (awaiting result).<br /><br />There are many reasons and you've highlighted one of them. What really finished it for me was when I sent a poem to a religious magazine and there came the reply - yes, they would like to publish it but only would do so if I subscribed. Funny, I thought, there was no mention of that pre-condition in their 'rules'. Needless to say I immediately withdrew the poem. <br />Now, I put all my poems my blog and get 2,500 readers a month.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com