One of my teenage poems that I remember.
Yossarian Yossarian
You're my kind of fella
Too bad that you're just fiction
In a book by Joseph Heller.


I had a crush on Alan Arkin at the time.
( girlinthehole, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 13:57, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Hehe, made me smile that!

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Thanks! I was quite proud of it at the time.

( girlinthehole, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:08, Reply)

To be honest, I think some of mine is interminable drivel
But people seem to like it for some reason.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:09, Reply)

Maybe it speaks to them.

( girlinthehole, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:12, Reply)

Perhaps.
Still, I feel happier now I have it all in one place to send off to publishers. Of course, now I need to find a publisher.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:13, Reply)

Worth using the Writer's Handbook
get the most up-to-date copy you can i.e. the 2011 one. They have a list of publishers who accept unsolicited poetry manuscripts, and also a list of poetry prizes.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:30, Reply)

Ooh, I'll have a look for that, thanks!

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:36, Reply)

It's possible to buy it in Waterstones for about a tenner
my mother uses it, says it's very useful
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:41, Reply)

That'll be my first investment come payday then.
Many thanks.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:53, Reply)

I unearthed an ancient novel I wrote last night
when digging through my email, so I was thinking about the subject anyway :)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 14:54, Reply)