April 2024 Long and Overdue Newsletter
Apollo, Dreams, & Poetry
April 2024 — What is this foolishness?
First and foremost, I am genuinely sorry.
I went M.I.A. for a long time without telling anyone. It had been a rough start to the year for me. I caught COVID and other infections three times since the beginning of January.
To be fully transparent with you all, my health has been awful, and my mental health took a deep dive.
Life has also been unpredictable and I went through major phases in my life and career, which had me ignoring you all.
For that, I truly apologize for letting you all down.
I won’t vow to the River of Styx that I will be more consistent and won’t disappear just like that since life has been an endless roller coaster ride for me lately.
However, I will try my best to communicate more. Be it on Twitter/X or here.
I appreciate your patience, and thank you for still supporting me 🏹💋🖤
Publication rules are still the same as last month. So, here’s a reminder:
Submission Guidelines
Although I love all your creations, I want to go over several things with you:
- I will only accept Poetry for this Publication. Although I appreciate blogs and short stories (I write them too), this publication is dedicated to all types of Poetry only. If you submit an article that is NOT in poetry format, I will not publish them
- Always have a Photo Cover with your article/poetry, and please CREDIT THEM properly! Artists work hard for their creations. Please do not steal their work. If you make your Photo Cover from Canva like me, simply state that you did. If you took a photo from Pinterest, credit the artist. Just tell me where you got the photo from. ☺️ Although I have made a Photo Cover for some of you in the past, I will be taking a step back from now on in doing this. This will allow me to go through everyone’s submissions much easier and have them published on time. If you do not have a Photo Cover, I will leave an Editor’s Note, and I won’t publish your submission until you have one.
- Edit your work as best as you can before you submit it. Even though I optimize and edit your work, please ensure you keep the grammatical errors to a minimum. E.g. Proper Punctuation (.) (,) (…) (―) (;) (?) (!) (?!), Capitalization, Spelling Errors, Correct Usage of the Words, etc. If I see way too many grammatical errors, I will leave an editor’s note, and I won’t publish your submission until you have gone through the errors as best you can. I also suggest using Grammarly or any editing software to help you. I also bend grammatical rules to keep the rhythm going, but please try to keep your work coherent.
- Have a Title (this is that big T) and a subtitle (the small T). If you do not have a subtitle, that is okay as well. I will have your name as the subtitle so the readers know who it is by. However, having a Title is a must. If you do not know how to turn the text into a Title, just have it in quotations for me, and I will edit it for you. Or tell me in brackets that you want this to be your title. E.g. “This Poetry is the Best! It made the Pantheon Gods Cry.” or This Human Boy Broke My Ancient Godly Heart (Title)
- Be original, and do not plagiarize. Please do not steal from other writers. You don’t want your hard work to get stolen too, right?
- It is okay if you have some affiliation right after as long as you have proper disclaimers and disclosures (just don’t be spammy). I affiliate too, and I understand the hustle ☺️
- State what your poetry is about. Not all readers have the same tolerance, E.g., This poem is dark and talks about sensitive issues. Reader discretion is advised. Or This is an erotica poem. NSFW. Reader discretion is advised
- Please, no child pornography or anything that glorifies abuse and violence (I am all for creative horror, but glorifying abuse and violence is not it). If you are writing horror, erotica, or NSFW, put on proper disclaimers. It is an excellent habit to always have one
- Once you become a writer for this publication, be respectful to everyone. Abuse and harassment will not be tolerated. I will immediately remove you
- Max submissions from each author that will be published every Sunday will be eight (8 means good luck — I am not superstitious, but…I am LOL). If you submitted more than eight, I will schedule the rest for the following Sunday! Don’t worry. Your creation will still be seen ☺️
Publication Schedule Reminder
- Submissions will be published every Sunday
- Max submissions from each author that will be published every Sunday will be eight (8 means good luck — I am not superstitious but…I am LOL)
- I will release a Newsletter at least once a month (every first Sunday of the month). The newsletters will provide updates, announcements, tips, and tricks and highlight the awesome poets who make this publication a great place!
- Once a month (every first Sunday of the month), I will put out prompts that you can use as inspiration! You do not have to use the prompt, but I thought it would add some fun. The prompts will be included in the Newsletter
- As I have previously mentioned, if you have submitted more than eight this week, I will schedule the others for next Sunday. 🖤 If you are particular like me, make a note for me which ones you want published that week
Awesome Poets in this Publication:
This Publication keeps growing! Say hello to our OGs and New Members:
Joellyn Rose Keener, ✍️Author Deaf and Determined
Check them all out and give them a follow!
April/May Prompt:
April Fools Day.
We survived it.
Or so, we thought…
When the Moon swallowed the Sun days after, life had never been the same since.
What is a prank? Why is everyone acting weird? Did we finally enter the never-ending Age of Trickery?
Some associate April Fools Day with the Nordic God Loki, the God of Mischief and Trickery. However, it has yet to be known when this idea originated.
For this month’s prompt: Of Chaos and Mischief.
Write poetry about how an innocent prank turned sideways. 😏 Get creative. I am looking forward to all your submissions.
😝🖤💋🏹☀️
Last Note from Me:
This publication always welcomes new poets. Just let me know in the comments, and I will add you! Remember to follow this publication and use this month’s Newsletter as your guide.
