tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post4879756811645348532..comments2024-01-23T18:21:17.066+00:00Comments on Surroundings: Editing qarrtsiluniRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-31558810958379155482007-10-31T16:29:00.000+00:002007-10-31T16:29:00.000+00:00As one of the people who thought about this theme ...As one of the people who thought about this theme and actually started a couple of pieces that never made it to submission, I wanted to thank you both for an outstanding edition. <BR/><BR/>A Central Valley mist<BR/>envelops me, this day: <BR/>like smelling ScotlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-63252864242819309532007-10-31T09:46:00.000+00:002007-10-31T09:46:00.000+00:00Oh, and I meant to say, Stretch of Closures has a ...Oh, and I meant to say, <I>Stretch of Closures</I> has a fantastic cover too!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-20746266528415288952007-10-31T09:45:00.000+00:002007-10-31T09:45:00.000+00:00Dave and Beth, it was great to work with you too.B...Dave and Beth, it was great to work with you too.<BR/><BR/>Barbara - glad you enjoyed the issue and I thought your poem might get people's brains ticking over...<BR/><BR/>Jane, Roddy - I agree. I read Claire Crowther's poems in Magma a few months back and had seen a few other poems too. Her submission to qarrtsiluni came out of the blue - as an editor, it's just great to receive stuff like that! <BR/><BR/>I'd definitely recommend Claire Crowther's collection, titled <A HREF="http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2007/crowther.html" REL="nofollow">Stretch of Closures</A>. It's off-beat and highly original without being in any way obscure or pretentious.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-20731368093381277662007-10-31T02:43:00.000+00:002007-10-31T02:43:00.000+00:00Claire Crowther is fresh, surprising and intriguin...Claire Crowther is fresh, surprising and intriguing. I think she is among the most interesting poets in the UK right now - very hard to place and hurrah for that.<BR/><BR/>RoddyRcLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083078010848833075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-56466486808418232732007-10-31T00:55:00.000+00:002007-10-31T00:55:00.000+00:00I said Claire Crowther was good. Wish I could have...I said Claire Crowther was good. Wish I could have sent some stuff for the mag. but I'm pathetically slow at the moment, both writing-wise and in sending out. That is, I'm writing but none of it will be ready to be seen for weeks yet, maybe months. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with it, anyway.Jane Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590668593487445482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-87495585933939229892007-10-30T22:15:00.000+00:002007-10-30T22:15:00.000+00:00This issue definitely set a new benchmark for qual...This issue definitely set a new benchmark for quality at qarrtsiluni; many thanks to you and Kate not only for your excellent editing but your effort to attract submissions from a broad group of writers of your own acquaintance (not that all those writers made it through the selection process!) This is one of the strengths of having guest editors - fresh eyes for the work, and a bigger network of readers and writers who are interested in what we're trying to do. Thanks so much!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829062955658284450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-92100053541004496802007-10-30T19:44:00.000+00:002007-10-30T19:44:00.000+00:00I thought you two did a terrific job - there were ...I thought you two did a terrific job - there were some really outstanding poems in the mix - I've just read the Claire Crowther one and I'd have to agree with you.<BR/><BR/>Also loved the guidelines for the National Poetry Comp ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16166950.post-78024276624725836492007-10-30T14:43:00.000+00:002007-10-30T14:43:00.000+00:00A new theme with new guest-editors will appear som...<EM>A new theme with new guest-editors will appear sometime in early November.</EM><BR/>On November 1, in fact. But I'm sure that at least a week with no posts will follow, giving people plenty of time to catch up on the last issue and ponder their submissions for the next.<BR/><BR/>Rob, I really enjoyed working with you and Kate over the past two months. I was chuffed when you agreed to do it, and have been thrilled to see so many high-quality contributions, especially considering that the over-all level of submissions has remained manageable, as you say. Beth and I are especially pleased by how well <EM>qarrtsiluni</EM> is bridging the Atlantic now, and we hope to increase participation from writers in other parts of the Anglophone world in the months ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com