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some answers to your questions

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Hi, Friend.

Today I’m answering a handful of the terrific questions that Dear Lifers submitted for Q&A. Today’s questions are about knowing when you’re ready to publish your work, dealing with rejection, deciding how to ethically share work online after it’s been published in a print journal, courting the muse (or making dates with potential inspiration), and choosing poetry that high school students will attach to. Whew! There’s a lot of good stuff to cover, so let’s dig in.

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