I've been submitting work to journals like a madman today. I've been reading a lot of online journals and the impression I get from some of them is that they're just glorified friend groups. It's not so much that the same names pop up, but that the same combinations seem to pop up.
I'm sure it's true for the print journals, too; they're just more established. I need to go to the library and read more journals so that I can get a wider idea of where to submit. I've decided not to enter contests that cost money (unless your entry gets you a subscription or something). I can't afford to go on retreats.
What I am doing is going to readings and trying to meet poets. I do think it's important to befriend other writers.
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