Poetry: Poems Accepted by Open: Journal of Arts & Letters

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 Thank you to Open: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L) for selecting my poems "wait" and "bullet" for publication.  These poems contrast each other in an interesting way.

the poem "wait" has been a long time coming.  My first draft was registered on December 2, 2023 9:24 AM. and had gone through 35 versions.

"bullet" on the other hand was started on March 9, 2025 10:07 PM and went through 20 versions.  

What does that tell me?  Probably that some poems take a while? Some come quicker.  All of them require a lot of editing.  



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