When you withdraw a poem, don't expect a reply...

When you withdraw a poem, don't expect a reply. They aren't mad and there's no real reason to send a reply. However, when you do get a reply, they're totally cute.

Here's the only one I received:

Jake,

Thanks for letting us know, and congratulations on the acceptance!

Best,

Amanda and Joseph

Amanda Raczkowski & Joseph Reed
Caketrain Journal and Press
Box 82588, Pittsburgh, PA 15218
www.caketrain.org

Ok, I had a poem accepted, now I have to tell other magazines that somebody likes me...

Now that I've had a poem accepted to the magazine Counterexample Poetics, I have to send a notification to every other magazine that I also sent it to, as they must withdraw it from consideration. Or they'll be pissed. Can't have that.

Here's what I'm sending...

Dear MAGAZINE,

I must withdraw my poem "The Last Theater / An Old Friend" from your consideration. I sent it just a few days ago. It has since been picked up by another magazine publishing in summer. I wanted to abide by your notify immediately policy.

However, my other poems have not been declared by another publication and are available for your publishing consideration.

Thank you.

Cheers,
Jake Kilroy