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J-'n-T,

Wow! "Thorough" comes to mind. . .

When I rediscovered haiku and my fiscal potential I was "thorough;" but soon reality reared. . .

I have one document, and within is each verse (page-1 the latest penning/page-nn the earliest penning). Beneath any verse that has witnessed public accolade (or an editor's distain) is a note of who/what/where/when.

Verse-in-progress is edited on the 'notes app' on my iPhone; once I am satisfied the verse goes into my master-D.

I have a binder with print copies of correspondence of (un)successful submissions.

If there is an event I wish to submit to – I do a word search of the master document and copy into a new 'subission.doc' the potentials. Once choice(s) has been made I go back into the master-D, make a note and delete my 'submission.doc.'

That's it.

As you have described, your process is very close to my early days, but then I realized. . . too many files, too much overhead. I write because I am driven (as are all writers); I learned early that I am my best fan and prefer to keep my volume slim.

Sorry to be of little help. . .

Phil

wow! Fascinating thread.

I also keep my work on a thumb drive (as backup to my hard drive).
On each is a (master) Word.doc with every verse known to Phil.
Beneath each verse is a line/note/entry of who/what/where.

An interesting read:
http://www.graceguts.com/essays/selected-examples-of-deja-ku


With that being said – consider:
A successful one-page/one-word haiku: tundra
http://www.haikupoet.com/definitions/davidson_def.html


Take a look at page 20 of the following link:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=25&ved=0CDUQFjAEOBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.mit.edu%2Felizqian%2FPublic%2Fjunction_misc%2FHaiku.pdf&ei=oq6aVaDqLIKJoQTVqL3gCQ&usg=AFQjCNGf4lEaqgDp5zlc05QXjZBGGIH3zQ


Now consider the entry by Tom Paining:
http://www.thehaikufoundation.org/haikunow-awards-for-2012/

excellent!

Alan,

I am intrigued.
Would you by chance have any to offer as examples?

Phil

Ah yes, residuals... I languish in its poverty ;-) best of luck! I'm rootin' fer ya!

Hello Julie B.K.,

I'm curious. . .

Was there a form involved that required your signature that stated you acknowledge you are relinquishing all rights? I see a "he-said/she-said" conflict without a signature.

Best regards, & best of luck in winning,

Phil

Outstanding!

Congratulations to your success.

Best wishes,

Pallen

Where id, ego, and super-ego converge.

Philip Allen

http://haikubanditsociety.blogspot.com

Chase, reconsider.  I agree with Don; aspire to possibilities, not relinquishment to regret.  Not to also mention someone else's verse. . .

Where would art be without Michelangelo painting a ceiling, Warhol's interpretation of Marylyn, or Cristo and his drapery.  For a fashion magazine to depict glamor in such a way as discussed in this posting may not be art, may not be fashion, but certainly becomes the topic du jour. 

These images brought to mind an article about an Indian woman (lower caste) brought to the States for reconstructive surgery after having been disfigured by her suitor for reasons unclear; the aggressor (from the upper caste) not persecuted because of his father's wealth and political connections.  An accident of beauty? 

Kudos to the editor for publishing within their genre these pictures without explanation, thereby allowing the reader to become (wittingly or unwittingly) intimately involved.  Let art speak for itself, not the editor for the art.  Is art any less when viewed in a fashion magazine compared to fashion displayed in a museum of art? 

In this small corner of the world of poetry considered haiku, there is a burden to the editor when choosing one's verse over another, (wittingly or unwittingly) driving the genre along a path of the editor's choice alone, which in their mind only will serve itself as verse du jour, or Tuesday's trash; either way, opening the door to tomorrow's brilliance or bust. 

Phil Allen

haiga?

HI again Alan, thanks for shedding some light on this subject.  My initial thinking was the submitted verse was so atrocious the judges felt it did not deserve a rejection reply (just kidding). 

Seriously, my feeling is with the plethora of international submissions I have read of late that it is easy for one to get lost among the many.  Not a big deal, I add the verse to my collection-diary (something for the grandkids to read one day).

Best regards,

Phil

Hi Alan, you answered my question. 

Rejection I have come to realize is never hearing back, or not finding the submitted verse in the anticipated published journal.

I appreciate your reply!

Phil