Publish Poems - Poems about Publish

~Running the Gauntlet ~ Simplistic in its structure… Nearly amateurish… Unpolished attempt… Superficial… Facile… Without subtlety… Nonsensical… Journalistic attempt at prose… Lack of complexity… Unimaginative… The underlying message is vacuous… Unsophisticated… Puerile attempt… Your submission is not appropriate at this time… Not for us… Not the right fit… Not quite right for this publication… We invite you to submit more… Do you have any other work we could consider… Your style is unique… Our interest is...

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It is fast becoming rampant, The whole thing: perfect irritant: Baring screened-off contents of pants Guilty: old dames and debutantes And these pants are exorbitant, Uncomplaining buyer brilliant! Freedom continues to seeds plant Crossed Christians turning militant, Who would wearer waste or her pants, New growing mistrust of fired rants, Towards shaming violence slant No more to assaults an “I can’t.” But what would women...

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Do I wanna publish? Let me think this through... I only wanna publish, if my work means something to you I only wanna publish, if my writing like thunder strikes you with truth And I only wanna publish, if my work ends up being sentimental to you I don't wanna publish, 'cause my writing still causes me tears I don't...

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Were I to compile all my poems I’d surround myself with six or eight great tomes And watch the age of yellow slowly creep On poems with which no one would share a peep. I fantasize of picking out the best But then, what would I do with all the rest For in their moment they were dear to me How shall...

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Publish a book, they say, they say Only an hour or so out of your day The six months to write it they overlook Then ignore the time that the editing took They don’t count the time at my laptop I lurk To make that damned PDF converter work Or tot up the minutes or days that I frown While stopping the...

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Paperback writer’s title was confirmed long ago Prepared and ready for imprint info It was a simple authored task Based on honesty no need for a performing arts mask No hidden comments Only an eerie feeling of ‘I got em’ Laboring throughout the past Taking a sip once every page from the flask Success at...

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Publish I His glorious deeds, among the nations; I will write and I will sing His songs; Publish His words and glorious deeds among the nations; I will let my light so shine; O' and Alleluia Glory to the most High Alleluia to the Sweet by N by Singing praises to the King What a joyish offering I will write poems and songs To praise Him Glory and honor I will...

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The Better Man by Michael R. Burch Dear Ed: I don’t understand why you will publish this other guy— when I’m brilliant, devoted, one hell of a poet! Yet you publish Anonymous. Fie! Fie! A pox on your head if you favor this poet who’s dubious, unsavor y, inconsistent in texts, no address (I checked!): since he’s plagiarized Unknown, I’ll wager!...

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Publish Rubbish Horn Limerick In newspaper many things may publish And most of them were pure rubbish Trump kind and considerate have heard And in his vocabulary is no such word For him to go away we sure do wish. Jim Horn...

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Within that rule of thumb that I am vanquished, yet among majorities ~ the role's succumb I cast it not ~ the vote's benumb? Acceptance core ~ I take the floor objecting, by what's evermore the scoundrel's choice, is his rapport so in my station ~ file encore! Admonishing by gains restore the underdog of faith's implore is greed ~ and tools its own abhor creating...

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Now first things first Right a out a manuscript (Well duh!) Next... Prepare it exactly how you want it (Like I'm going to prepare it any different) After that... Have somebody eDiT your storu (Yeah because I want to have mistakes in it) Then... Find a good publishing company (No, I think I'll try a bad one) Later... Send in your copy (No I'd rather just publish it magically) Next... Wait...

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You want me to write in metaphors Twist meaning to fit the rhyme Make the word count perfect So many beats in time. Use words out of context Which have nothing really to say My plain style not good enough So change it or go away So should I write my offerings? Just like what follows now Substitute fatalities, cowering yellow Within the confines of a...

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