My blog really started out as an experiment, to just share the things I've learned in the last year or so as I began actively submitted my poems and other writing to different markets. It does seem there is a need for clear, concise, and quick ways to stay updated on calls for submissions, contests, writing tips, especially those with a focus on poetry. I'd love to hear from my readers if they have suggestions for information I can share or other resources they find helpful in their quest to publish poetry.
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Below are some stats for this last year:
My submission stats
Here are my personal submissions stats for 2018, which I track in Duotrope. Many of the poems I sent out were sent to multiple markets as simultaneous submissions. My acceptance rate dropped some from last year, since I started challenging myself and sending to tougher markets with lower acceptance rates. Some of the poems published this year were actually submitted last year.
Total Manuscripts Submitted: 6 (same manuscript)
Total Poems Submitted: 193 (total count, not unique poems)
Total Poems Accepted: 9 (includes reprints)
Total Poems Published: 7 (includes reprints)
Readings
- Rock Canyon Poets at Lithic Bookstore & Gallery, Nov. 3 in Fruita, CO
- Buzzards and Bees Festival, with Rock Canyon Poets & Utah Horror Writers Association, Oct. 27 in Provo, UT
- City Art Reading Series with Rock Canyon Poets, Oct. 10 in Salt Lake City, UT
- Inspired community poetry writing workshop instructor in conjunction with Utah Humanities Book Festival, Oct, 2 & 16, Provo, UT
- Talking Gourds Poetry Club feature reading, Sept. 18, Telluride, CO
- Talking Gourds Poetry Club feature reading, Sept. 17, Norwood, CO
- Rock Canyon Poets, Mapleton Farmers Market, Sept. 10, Mapleton, UT
- Dove Song: Heavenly Mother in Mormon Poetry reading, June 22, Salt Lake City, UT
- Utah Arts Festival with Rock Canyon Poets, June 22, Salt Lake City, UT
Other Notable Publications/Projects
- Was interviewed 3 times (click here to read my interviews)
- Was featured in Utah Life (print magazine) as their first poet feature
- Interviewed 87 lit mags/journals for submission call posts (that's up from only 62 last year!)
- Judged the Salt Lake Community College chapbook competition
- Published the fourth volume of Orogeny for my poetry group Rock Canyon Poets
- Published the fourth volume of Inspired from my local community poetry workshop funded by Utah Humanities
- Administered the first annual Provo Poetry POEMBALL Contest
- Hosted Rock Canyon Poets monthly open mics poetry readings at Pioneer Book
- Hosted Rock Canyon Poets monthly members workshops at Pioneer Book
My blog stats
My blog hit 12,000 followers last month with over 250,000 views for 2018! That's 15,000 more views than last year. Here's a quick comparison of previous years to this year. I published 201 posts in 2018.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Total Views | 127,276 | 201,652 | 233,765 | 250,475 |
| Total Visitors | 71,460 | 110,023 | 117,493 | 125,373 |
| Total Followers | (as of May 2016) 1,000 | 6,770 | 10,073 | 12,164 |
| Blog Post Likes (on WordPress) | 1,135 | 2,497 | 3,957 | 2,797 |
| Comments (on WordPress) | 422 | 837 | 811 | 499 |
| Click-throughs to other sites | 83,212 | 158,343 | 156,174 | 164,110 |
| Most popular post | 15 international lit mags seeking English submissions | Looking for a local poetry group or event? | Need a word association generator? | 14 NO FEE Chapbook Publishers and other Chapbook Listings |
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