March 2007 / Editing Versal / 3 of 3

I would not say that it is “easy” to select and edit work for a poetry journal. And working as a group or team requires a good deal of commitment and patience, patience for learning, patience for listening and for compromise. It is definitely rewarding.

We are seeing an increase in the quality of the work we receive. We still do receive a lot of work which mentions rainbows, soul, spirits, hope, the pools of her eyes, the leaping heart, heaven, death and ubiquitous Love. We respond by saying Yes Yes Yes, we want to read about all these things but you May Not Name Them, you cannot use these words, we want to read about re-incarnation, but hide it in an account of making toast.

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