Dear poet and friend

[colin stewart jones]

Dear poet and friend

After a brief hiatus from haiku Notes from the Gean: haiku journal
will be back on the cyber-stands on December 15th.
All submissions for all genres: haiku, tanka, haiga, haibun, linked forms & resources (essays, reviews etc);
should now be sent to Colin Stewart Jones at geaneditor[at]gmail[dot]com
and be in hand for December 1st to be considered for the December issue.

I will be solely responsible for editing Notes from the Gean: haiku journal.
Many poetry journals have only one or two editors, even within the haiku world this is the case.
As many of you know politics does have an enormous impact within publishing communities
and this seems more heightened within haiku circles: strange considering it is the worlds shortest form
and should traditionally contains no part of the self.
I want no part of cliques or groups or this or that school of thought
Notes from the Gean will accept any of the short forms provided the writing is of quality.

I have the analytics from our previous issues and it was obvious from the data,
even given the propensity for folk to jump to their own work and that of their friends,
that Notes from the Gean was getting too fat: We have a loyal readership
but it is clear from the data that even the most loyal read more from the front
of Notes from the Gean than from the back.
With this in mind Notes from the Gean will be a much slimmer volume from now on
a Leaner, Meaner Gean, if you will.

The decision to revive Notes from the Gean: haiku journal does fill a gap in the market
there are few multi-genre haiku magazines,
as far as I know Notes from the Gean is the only ELH journal that uses a page flipping format
We also allow our readers the option to print or save the PDF.
And our readers should look for further developments as we continue to embrace new technologies.

As I have said Notes from the Gean: haiku journal will be edited and typeset solely by myself
and I will be responsible for any mistakes and or failure but I stress this
My decision to do this by myself is in no way a reflection on the merit of any of the former editorial team.

Thank you for your submissions and continued support.

Colin Stewart Jones: Editor
Notes from the Gean

www.notesfromthegean.com

[Chase Gagnon]

I'm glad its back :) good luck with it! I wish you the best.

Chase

[colin stewart jones]

thanks chase

col :)

[JGalmitz]

Colin
You really have got to be joking.
Not only did you not have the decency to give fair warning when you closed down NFTG and publish thae last issue, but unlike most online journals, where people like to be able to find their work archived, you just destroyed all the issues leaving writers without references.
Submit to you? When all fish fly.
Jack Galmitz

[colin stewart jones]

dear Jack

you have been on a private mission for a while now since i knocked back your essay

the archives are still up and are in the process of being updated

life sometimes is not decent, tell my missus who suffered a miscarriage

[Brendan Slater]

I'm very pleased you found the strength to revive the Gean, Col, especially under such tragic circumstances. I hope people will be sending their work, I know you're interested in breaking some boundaries, so it will be interesting to see what you pick to publish.

B.

[Jack Galmitz]

Colin:
Sorry to hear about you and your girlfriend's traumatic loss.

[colin stewart jones]

cheers brendan

and thank you jack

col :)