In some way, writing and its pal Publication are way ahead of our capitalist money market age of companies going “public” (invariably termed “IPO” which I have yet to figure out what the letters stand for). To put one’s work out there on print, in publication, is to go “public”. No, there isn’t much money to be made, as it was way back when as it is now. Perhaps some royalties, but nowhere near the returns of a stock market when a company goes “public”. Still, there is something about launching off, going “public”, being printed, published, that does feel like a growth, a maturing.
So in that, I have taken a step to be published again. I once was active in it but I think I sort of just fell into the “public” sector when I became involved in a community of writers. Now I am actively seeking publication. Though like anything else, it comes in waves and phases. I submitted to two journals, one recommended by a dear poet friend, and another invited by the editor of the journal itself. And I’m waiting to hear back from the latter. The former has been released, and is now live online at San Francisco Peace and Hope: http://sfpeaceandhope.com/5.html .
Check it out when you have time. I enjoyed many of the other poems on the site too so don’t forget to read the whole site.
