November Poetry To-Do List
Since Writer Bug started posting her to-do lists online, I've been compelled to do the same. And I have to admit, the public accountability helps keep me on track.
To Do List
This Weekend (well, Sunday)
Also, I need to get involved with my local writing community. I'm a big advocate of being part of the solution and not the problem. I like the idea of starting a writers' group or working on a group project. But I just don't have the time. Still, I have to make an effort to connect with other poets locally.
To Do List
This Weekend (well, Sunday)
- write two poems
- clean desk
- read Terrance Hayes' Wind in a Box
Week 3
- write one poem
- send poems to one journal/review
- work on manuscript revisions
- send revised manuscript to next group of readers
- read Tony Hoagland's What Narcissism Means to Me
Week 4 (Turkey Week)
- write one poem
- send poems to one journal/review
- Make reservations for AWP conference
Week 5
- write one poem
- send poems to one journal/review
- go to local poetry reading
- attend Mary Oliver reading (Brookline Booksmith)
- work on second revision on manuscript
Also, I need to get involved with my local writing community. I'm a big advocate of being part of the solution and not the problem. I like the idea of starting a writers' group or working on a group project. But I just don't have the time. Still, I have to make an effort to connect with other poets locally.
Comments
i am currently doing the noho writing challenge in nov. and loving it.
i'm a fellow new englander....
best wishes, kj
1. With all of the publications, print and Web, accepting submissions today, I have a hard time believing that I couldn't find a venue for my work. I have in the past, but took a few years off when the kids came. Blogging has given me the energy and courage to send my work out.
2. I live in fear that one day, maybe 20 years from now, my kids will find my journals and say, "I think mom used to write." Or "She wrote a few poems, nothing special." OUCH! So publishing is a way to seal my legacy to my kids. Does that make sense?
Bug: Did you ever know that you're my hero?
Tara: It's a good thing you can't see my house--organization is not the word that comes to mind! But thanks for the kinds words.
I'm trying to send out batches of poems a few times a month. That way, I always have poems out there working for me. And I have no problem with simultaneous submissions. If I happen to have my poem accepted by two different journals, I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.