round-up: 2/18

resources, where to submit, etc.

Happy Friday, all!

Today’s newsletter is short since I gathered a lot of stuff up in the post I released on Wednesday.

In any case, here’s what I have for you today:

• Housekeeping

• Resources

• What to read

• Tweets

• & then, waaay at the bottom (open this email in a new window!), there are some more fun resources for paying subscribers

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Housekeeping:

My e-book, Publishing Poems: An Easy Guide, is half-off this week.

You can purchase a copy for $5 here:

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I finally successfully printed my handy-dandy ~revision strategies~ cards.

You can purchase “25 Poem Hacks: Ideas for Revision” right here.

Despy Boutris @itsdbouts

on the website now ❤️ bit.ly/3I3Ktt2

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Resources:

Last night, I asked Twitter: “Who’s open for submissions from newly-submitting writers?”

In turn, a bunch of editors & readers offered recommendations. If you’re new to submitting your writing, this thread might serve as a helpful resource for you!

Despy Boutris @itsdbouts

whomst is open for submissions from ~newly submitting~ poets rn? i have a student who's unpublished but unbelievably good. where can i send her?

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On my to-read list:

• Horror and Hormones, Grief and Gore, in “Yellowjackets”

• Some Thoughts About Writing About Love While The World Falls Apart

• Reading for Trauma

• A syllabus for the end of the world

• A syllabus for a new world

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Tweets:

KnowNothing @KnowNothingTV

she just like me fr

matt @mattxiv

Despy Boutris @itsdbouts

pls greet editors in ur cover letters. we r not robots!!!!!!!!

SparkNotes @SparkNotes

f. scott fitzgerald's editor when he slaps down yet another book about the american dream and how attainable it's not

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That’s all I have for you today. Thanks for being here.

-Despy Boutris

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