Category Archives: poetry

A Poem for Faruq – friend, mentor, musician, poet

Posted on March 30, 2013 by marcbeaudin

                Learning to Listen                                            (for Faruq)                         by Marc Beaudin      “Listen to the reed and how it tells a tale, complaining of separation” –from “Mathnawi” by Rumi as interpreted/reimagined by Faruq Z. Bey (1942 – 2012) With dusk … Continue reading →

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Ten More Tips for Getting Your Poetry Published

Posted on February 3, 2010 by marcbeaudin

Read the First 10 Tips Here. 11. If you have a submission that is pending a response from a journal, don’t send more pieces until you receive a reply. If the stated response time has passed (for Poets’ Basement this … Continue reading →

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Ten Tips for Getting Published in CounterPunch/Poets’ Basement (or Anywhere Else)

Posted on November 26, 2009 by marcbeaudin

1. Read the Submission Guidelines and actually follow them. Poetry editors don’t set up guidelines just for kicks: there are specific reasons for each guideline. We receive a lot of submissions and having them formatted a certain way or delivered … Continue reading →

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