Publishing Your Own Book of PoetryWritten by Peggy Eldridge-Love
Many established poets published themselves initially, some of them do so continually. In literary arena that currently exists this is very acceptable and respected. But before you consider self-publishing consider following.Does your poetry hold universal appeal? You can determine whether or not your poetry holds universal appeal by joining a few well-established poetry forums that offer critiquing from a variety of other poets and poetry readers. Search around first. Explore forum for quality of work that is being exchanged there and quality of feedback that is being offered. Bring your hard hat and leave your sensitivity checked at door. You want legitimate critiquing, not something to make you feel good. You want to ensure that your poetry meets and exceeds norm. If it does not you may want to continue to write poetry for your own enjoyment, but not labor with issue of publication. Is your poetry extremely well received by your poetic peers? Within forums where you have been developing your craft you are receiving extremely good reviews. If this is case, and reviews are not just from friends you have established within forum, but due to quality of your work (you will honestly know difference), start to set aside ones that have been best received. You might want to take them though even deeper critiques in more sophisticated poetry workshops, but bring them to highest level you can. If they continue to receive good feedback you will almost certainly want to include them in your book ultimately, but you will now want to submit them to publications. Submit to Publications. Submit your work to reputable Literary and Poetry eZines and print publications. There are hundreds of eZines online that you can submit to. Do a little research. Look at what they are publishing and if you feel they might be receptive to your work submit to them. The same with print publications. When you receive notification that your poem(s) has been accepted this will be first bona fide signal you get that publication of your first volume of poetry is a good idea.
| | Online Poetry Community Begins Topic Slam Competitions Written by Tempered Solomon
Urbanlivez.com, underground hip hop poetry forum is looking for poets, rappers and lyricists. Atlanta, GA, July 20, 2004 — The Urbanlivez.com online urban poetry community has jumped on to band wagon of popular hip-hop, rap battle forum trend. But with a twist. The community is beginning a moderated Poetry Slam Battle Forum. This hip-hop battle forum is unique from typical rap web communities because of use of threaded Slam topics. The Topical Slam threads allow authors and competitors think critically, and express their feelings on relevant and pressing issues of current interest. At any given time, there will be three open Slam Topics. The topics will range from issues of politics, love, nature, evolution, and many more. In current, often hostile, environment of Hip-Hop rap forums "This forum was created to provide a nuetral ground for both traditional/urban poets, hip hop lyricists and rappers to just post good poetry and be rewarded for it.", says urbanlivez.com web site owner March Moieh Eric Konan. The first of it's kind, this forum will be a unique outlet for Generation X Hip-Hop artists and lyricists, and younger products of modern rap mass media Generation Ys alike. Like current stand-up Poetry Slam rules, forum Topical Slam threads will have rules as well. As an overview, all entries must be less that 50 lines, and each line must be 15 words or less.
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