I found myself in conversation with another editor recently and realised that despite being a published poet herself, she didn’t send work out to magazines. I asked why. ‘Well, apart from the one I edit, none of them are any good.’ We both laughed at this and I managed to not indignantly exclaim Hold on, what about PBLJ?! It was ... The post Beyond Submissions by Naush Sabah appeared first on Rebecca Swift Foundation.| Rebecca Swift Foundation
I’m often asked about the Purpose of Poetry. Usually, I’m armed with a scattering of stock answers, duty bound to extoll its virtues. I have a vested interest, of course; an irrational desire to account for my professional choices. But in times like these, its a question I’m taking more seriously. A pandemic. A war. A volatile government. Bills that ... The post In Search of Spring: Can Poetry Change the World? by Vanessa Kisuule appeared first on Rebecca Swift Foundation.| Rebecca Swift Foundation
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