One of the fun things about DB is the way they give an audio file for each poem, which they make easy by offering to have someone else read it if you prefer. For me it's always a kick to hear someone else read my poems, since by the time they are publishable I'm generally sick of my own voice, and when the poems are read, as in my case, by a woman with a British accent, they almost seem new to me. I see that Chris chose to let Jonathan read his poems, even though Chris is a performer who can read them as well as anyone, but somehow the jolly British accent (along with changing "my" to "me") gave them a new dimension.
Anyway, I would encourage more of you to submit to DB. They seem to be publishing at quite a fast rate, something like 40 poems a month, so there's plenty of room, and they respond quickly. It's always been a goal of mine to try to get more "adult" poets to dip their toes in children's verse. Try it. You'll like it.
Last edited by Roger Slater; 10-04-2021 at 12:35 PM.
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