Chatterbox: Chirp at Cricket

Ahhh So Nervous

So... As some of you might know, I love writing poetry. Well, as of less than a month ago I started sharing my poetry book with people in person. Over the summer you guys read some of the poems from my book on my poetry sharing thread and left amazing feedback.

Well, I decided why not try to get my work in some magazines? I know a ton of you have tried getting submitted, so I had a burst of inspiration to try the same.

The thing I'm nervous about is I don't like having people read my poetry (besides on here of course) since I'm afraid of what they'll say. Poetry is something more in-depth than most of my novels, always telling such a strong story. So the thing is, it took a lot of nerve to do this.

Over the past few days, I've submitted to Cricket, Cicada, Rattle YPA (last year for the YPA version for me), Canvas Literary Journal, and PolyPhonyHS. The most two I am hoping to be accepted into are Cricket and Rattle, so it's a bit nerve-wracking, for it's my first time submitting anything. 

Any advice would be helpful from Admins or you guys! I really hope to submit more later on, so right now I'm just holding my breath.

Keep doing what you love, Ashlee. It is not easy to get a poem published. There is so much competition, so many people submitting poetry. Even very good poems may not be selected. But, as with almost any skill, the more you write, the better you'll get. Do you enter our Cricket League poetry contests? That's a good place to start. The next one is in February.

Best wishes,

Admin