Editor Interview: diode poetry journal Go to the listing List all editor interviews Edit answers (editors only) Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.AstonishmentPatty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011What other current publications (or publishers) do you admire most?AGNIAlehouse PressAnti-ArchipelagoAsheville Poetry ReviewBlackbirdBlack Ocean Blood Orange Review Blood Pudding Press Born Magazine CoconutCooper Dillon BooksCorollary PressC&R PressThe Cortland Reviewcritiphoria.orgdear camera DIAGRAMdislocateDrunken BoatEclectica Magazinedancing girl press & studioelimaefailbetter.comFinishing Line PressFive Points42opusFringeGentle Strength Quarterly The Gettysburg ReviewH_NGM_NIndigestIodine Poetry JournalThe Iowa ReviewThe Joe Milford Poetry ShowjubilatkaleidowhirllinelinelinelineMany Mountains MovingMiPOesiasMississippi ReviewMudlarkNidusNOÖ Journal Octopus MagazineThe Offending AdamOyster Boy ReviewThe Paris Review“Peek Thru the Pines”PistolaPITBULLPloughsharesThe Poetics ListPoetry DailyPoetry SoutheastPrairie SchoonerPurdeeQueerZineLitSalt River Review Seven Kitchens Press Side B MagazineSixth FinchSmartish PacestorySouth32 Poems2RiverTypo MagazineUmbrellawicked aliceWord For/ Word zafusyZYZZYVA BlazevoxSalthillLetter Machine EditionsThe Georgia ReviewTupelo PressBloof BooksGreying Ghost Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011If you publish writing, who are your favorite writers? If you publish art, who are your favorite artists?Kelli Russell Agodon Abayomi AnimashaunAmanda AuchterTara BrayJ. P. Dancing BearGregory DonovanJehanne DubrowJustin EvansM. Ayodele HeathBob HicokDonora HillardSubhashini KaligotlaT. R. HummerAmi KayeJon PinedaKristy BowenTraci Brimhall Brynn SaitoVictoria ChangJohn ChávezNoah FalckPaul HostovskyAnna JourneyTherese MattilGary L. McDowellNils MichalsGeorge MooreNimah NawwabRichard Jeffrey NewmanKaren SchubertReynaldo Sietecase, trans. Mariela Méndez & Daniel CoudrietMathias SvalinaJen TynesJoshua WareJesse Lee KerchevalJason KooClay MatthewsAimee NezhukumatathilCheryl PallantSteven ReesePaisley RekdalStefi WeisburdSusan Settlemyre WilliamsDavid WojahnJoseph P. WoodShurooq AminRae ArmantroutCynthia Arrieu-KingAndrea CohenAdam FieledArpine Konyalian GrenierMihail Galatanu, trans. Adam J. Sorkin and Petru IamandiLesley JenikeChristine Klocek-LimRustin LarsonJeffrey Ethan LeeBobbi LurieRob MacDonaldErika MeitnerSimon PerchikCatherine PierceNate PrittsDoug RamspeckSusan RichSteven D. SchroederRavi Shankar Franz WrightCraig BeavenMary BiddingerKara CanditoBruce Cohen Lewis Robert Colon Jr.Juliet CookJ. P. Dancing BearNeil de la Flor, Maureen Seaton, and Kristine SnodgrassOliver de la PazHeather Derr-SmithAlex DimitrovSusan ElbeRoselyn ElliottBrent GoodmanSean Patrick HillAda LimónSandy LonghornSabrina Orah MarkNick MartinezClay MatthewsRiver MontijoAmy NewmanJohn Pursley IIIPatty SeyburnJay SnodgrassElisabeth WorkmanTheodore Worozbyt Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011What sets your publication apart from others that publish similar material?The range and diversity of the writing we offer sets us apart from other journals. We're also the only online poetry journal edited by an American poet living in Doha, Qatar.Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011What is the best advice you can give people who are considering submitting work to your publication?Read the journal before submitting. Follow the guidelines. Send your best work.Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011Describe the ideal submission.Any submission that contains poems that sting like the slap of cold air on my cheek.Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011What do submitters most often get wrong about your submissions process?The most common mistakes are: no cover letter, too many poems, and forgetting to attach the poems.Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011How much do you want to know about the person submitting to you?I would like to know previous publication credits.Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011If you publish writing, how much of a piece do you read before making the decision to reject it?I read every poem, in full.Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011What additional evaluations, if any, does a piece go through before it is accepted?I am the sole reader for diode. I read every submission and am solely responsible for selecting content.Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011What is a day in the life of an editor like for you?Busy. I try to keep my response time under 45 days so I try to read submissions every day, even if I can only read 1 or 2. Once of week I spend at least half a day reading submissions.Patty Paine, editor-in-chief on 12 January 2011 Cookie Consent: This site uses secure first-party cookies for essential, preference-setting, and statistical purposes. We do not use any marketing, advertising, or third-party cookies. Read our full cookie policy. Accept All Cookies Allow Essential Cookies Only