http://www.fenceportal.org/operations/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:04:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.fenceportal.org/operations/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Anonymous Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:32:33 +0000 http://www.fenceportal.org/operations/#comment-926 Quick responses are a relief, even when notices of rejection. One can put it to bed and move on. I once received a response to an (email) submission within the day. This is probably more or less a fluke (it was a notice of rejection, not like the poems were so jaw-dropping they had to let me know right away) but anything on the inside of a month even is really quite something. I do view that journal in a *sweeter* light. Quick responses are a relief, even when notices of rejection. One can put it to bed and move on. I once received a response to an (email) submission within the day. This is probably more or less a fluke (it was a notice of rejection, not like the poems were so jaw-dropping they had to let me know right away) but anything on the inside of a month even is really quite something. I do view that journal in a *sweeter* light.

]]> http://www.fenceportal.org/operations/comment-page-1/#comment-685 J.H.F. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:18:37 +0000 http://www.fenceportal.org/operations/#comment-685 I've recently begun submitting poems to magazines, & the quirks of the processes are interesting in their variety from venue to venue. A fast response time, in my opinion, does reflect an admirable seriousness & organization on the journal's part. It's tough when there is no response time listed in submission guidelines; even a rough estimate would be appreciated. I would guess that most poets are organized, methodical people--even if it may not seem so superficially--as poetry is about the organization/presentation of material. I’ve recently begun submitting poems to magazines, & the quirks of the processes are interesting in their variety from venue to venue. A fast response time, in my opinion, does reflect an admirable seriousness & organization on the journal’s part. It’s tough when there is no response time listed in submission guidelines; even a rough estimate would be appreciated. I would guess that most poets are organized, methodical people–even if it may not seem so superficially–as poetry is about the organization/presentation of material.

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