MysticWino said...Comille, Congratulations. Interesting pub. I'm not real clear on what you're looking for - the range and tastes listed are pretty ecclectic. Very interesting. Suggestions?
Hey, David--erm. . . Mr. M.W.!
Yes -- Doug and Diet Soap tend toward the 'literary." Doug is very interested in " fiction + " which defies rigid categorization and evades expectations. He's not adverse to experimental/controversial form and subject matter. From Diet Soap's own guidelines: "We want stories that defy genre distinctions because they seek to escape the confinement of ideology. We want essays that are personal and strange and full of passion without being sentimental, ahistorical, bourgeois or confessional."
Even I'm not quite sure what that means, but it sounds rather exciting. Gets the blood up.
Personally, I'd say send what you got, see how it goes. Return times tend to be very quick (usually under a week). Issue 1 & 2 contributors include Tim Pratt, Stephanie Burgis, Rachel Swirsky, Tina Connolly, and (I believe) SFR's own Thirdy Lopez.
"Email us at info (at) dietsoap (dot) org for a free pdf copy of the ‘zine, and remember to indicate whether you’d like a bookletized or onscreen version."
As for poetry --
I like poetry that's more than just clever wordplay. Cleverness is all right, but meaning is better. Free verse is good, but I have no prejudice against rhyme or conventional forms, as long as those forms/rhymes suit the piece. Inscrutability/inaccessibility -- not my favourite.
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