tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post113951507809324455..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Acceptances and RejectionsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1139873127857266102006-02-13T23:25:00.000+00:002006-02-13T23:25:00.000+00:00Thanks Paula. I've written quite a few sestinas no...Thanks Paula. I've written quite a few sestinas now, but curiously enough, they all remain unpublished. Perhaps editors are trying to tell me something.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1139831619418311282006-02-13T11:53:00.000+00:002006-02-13T11:53:00.000+00:00yes, Congratulations, Rob. as to sestinas, my admi...yes, Congratulations, Rob. as to sestinas, my admiration for writing it: something I have not succeeded yet.<BR/><BR/>and warm wishes for your 2006 ambition:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1139651558041320382006-02-11T09:52:00.000+00:002006-02-11T09:52:00.000+00:00Cheers David. And yes, I'm well used to rejection ...Cheers David. And yes, I'm well used to rejection slips. If I like the magazine that's rejected my poems, I just try harder next time.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link. Some good rejections there!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-1139522227300323112006-02-09T21:57:00.000+00:002006-02-09T21:57:00.000+00:00Hey Rob, Congratulations on the acceptances.Reject...Hey Rob, <BR/>Congratulations on the acceptances.<BR/>Rejection is part and parcel of being writer.<BR/>It(and the fear of it) stops us from being complacent. <BR/><BR/>And sometimes editors get it wrong.<BR/><BR/>"(Your poems) are quite as remarkable for defects as for beauties and are generally devoid of true poetical qualities." <BR/>(A rejection letter to Emily Dickinson)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://danielchase.omega-webdesigns.com/scary/editors.htm" REL="nofollow">Rejected!</A>Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031125960264695335noreply@blogger.com