More Thoughts about Manuscript Submissions
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by Diane Lockward
3d ago
I recently completed the 18th submission period at Terrapin Books. Here are some thoughts I jotted down as I read. I hope you'll find them useful for your own manuscript submissions, though each publisher and editor has their own guidelines and perhaps an idiosyncrasy or two. 1. There’s a bit of a trend now with plentiful use of ampersands. I don’t care for them as I find them a visual distraction, especially if there are a lot of them in the poem. Avoid them or be very sparing. 2. I find way too many hyphen errors. Be sure to check your hyphenated words. I use the online Merriam Webster d ..read more
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Thoughts on Poetry Manuscript Submission
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by Diane Lockward
1y ago
I just completed the 15th reading period for Terrapin Books. It's hard to believe but the press has now been around for seven years! During that time I've read a lot of poetry manuscripts. I've read lots of wonderful material. But I've also noticed some of the same errors being made again and again. So I've jotted some of them down and offer them here, hoping that they might be useful to you as you prepare your next manuscript submission for Terrapin or another press. Of course, these are my thoughts; another press may have very different thoughts. 1. The first thing your reader sees is your ..read more
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Terrapin Books Interview Series: Diane LeBlanc Interviews Robin Rosen Chang
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by Diane Lockward
2y ago
The following is the thirteenth in a series of brief interviews in which one Terrapin poet interviews another Terrapin poet, one whose book was affected by the Pandemic. The purpose of these interviews is to draw some attention to books which missed out on book launches and in-person readings. Diane LeBlanc talks with Robin Rosen Chang about the role of a prefatory poem, the use of myth in poetry, manuscript organization, and the function of form. Diane LeBlanc: The first poem in The Curator’s Notes, “My Mother Was Water,” introduces some of the collection’s central motifs: water, a mother/da ..read more
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Terrapin Books Interview Series: Karen Paul Holmes Interviews Hayden Saunier
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by Diane Lockward
2y ago
The following is the ninth in a series of brief interviews in which one Terrapin poet interviews another Terrapin poet, one whose book was affected by the Pandemic. The purpose of these interviews is to draw some attention to these books which missed out on book launches and in-person readings. Karen Paul Holmes talks with Hayden Saunier about place in poetry, sections in a collection, selecting a publisher, choosing cover art, and reading/performing poetry for an audience. Karen Paul Holmes: I’ve dog-eared so many pages in this beautiful book, A Cartography of Home. Please tell us how this ..read more
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Terrapin Books Interview Series: Lisa Bellamy Interviews Jeff Ewing
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by Diane Lockward
2y ago
The following is the sixth in a series of brief interviews in which one Terrapin poet interviews another Terrapin poet, one whose book was affected by the Pandemic. The purpose of these interviews is to draw some attention to these books which missed out on book launches and in-person readings. Lisa Bellamy talks with Jeff Ewing about what's it's like to write in multiple genres, his use of point of view, and his unique writing process. Lisa Bellamy: Jeff, Wind Apples is such a memorable poetry collection! I was delighted to have the opportunity to read it. Your biography notes it is your ..read more
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Terrapin Book Interview Series: Geraldine Connolly Interviews Dion O'Reilly
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by Diane Lockward
2y ago
The following is the third in a series of brief interviews in which one Terrapin poet interviews another Terrapin poet, one whose book was affected by the Pandemic. The purpose of these interviews is to draw some attention to these books which missed out on book launches and in-person readings. Geraldine Connolly: What central themes haunted you in the writing of Ghost Dogs? Dion O'Reilly: The mind grappling with a world full of both exquisite beauty and also unimaginable evil pervades Ghost Dogs. We shy away from what we call the cruel facts, but if they can be balanced, almost in the way ..read more
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Terrapin Books Now Open for Submissions of Full-length Poetry Manuscripts
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by Diane Lockward
2y ago
We will be open for submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts from January 24 thru February 28. We plan to select 2-4 manuscripts each submission period. ​All submissions must go through Submittable. Please read our FAQs page before submitting. Any questions, please use the email address or the Contact Form on the Contact page. Guidelines: A manuscript of approximately 40-55 poems​. This will produce a book of approximately 90-110 pages. (Please note that your book will always be more pages than your manuscript. Page count for the book includes poems, front and back matter ..read more
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Terrapin Books Interview Series: Yvonne Zipter Interviews Heather Swan
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by Diane Lockward
2y ago
I've been feeling bad for poets whose books were released during the Pandemic, poets whose book launches were cancelled or never scheduled, poets who haven't been able to do in-person readings. I asked myself, Aside from buying lots of books, what could I do, especially for my own Terrapin poets? So I devised an idea for an interview series. I invited all of my Terrapin poets to select one poet whose book had come out during the Pandemic. They were invited to choose a poet whose book they'd read or wanted to read and then to come up with five questions for that poet to respond to. The response ..read more
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Sample Bonus Prompts from The Strategic Poet
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by Diane Lockward
2y ago
 FYI--Terrapin Books will open for submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts on January 24 and will remain open thru February 28. Please note that we publish only poets living in the US. Check our Guidelines and our FAQs. Then send us something wonderful.   Named a Best Book for Writers by Poets & Writers Click for Amazon Now that the holidays have come and gone, it's time to return to your poetry. If Santa didn't bring you a copy of my latest craft book, The Strategic Poet: Honing the Craft, perhaps you should gift yourself with a copy. To entice you and to give you ..read more
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The Tradition of Santa Clause: A Letter
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by Diane Lockward
2y ago
Each Christmas I like to revisit the following essay from the The Sun. My grandmother read it to me many years ago. I've always remembered it. If you don't already know this piece, I hope you'll enjoy it. I also hope you'll have a Merry Christmas if that's what you're celebrating. And I hope you'll have a wonderful New Year. Thank you for being a Blogalicious reader. Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's The Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial on September 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has s ..read more
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