After a wait of thirteen and a half months, I have finally received my rejection from the
and now offer you the following erasure poem.UPDATE: To address some puzzlement in the comments, here is the text of the original rejection email:
Hi X. P., I’m writing to let you know we are going to pass on this piece. I send this letter with apologies because getting rejected always sucks. There are never any good reasons for rejection, except for the usual “not a fit” at this time.
We especially loved the 2nd poem, it has a vibe and energy!
Thank you for submitting your work for consideration for TBQ7. I look forward to continuing to see your name and work out there in the lit world!
—MM Carrigan, TBQ
An excellent erasure poem! I am trying to imagine, though, how the rejection letter used the word “suck” in a sentence. For example, “Most poems people submit to us suck.” Or, “It matters to us to accept only poems that don’t suck.”
Whaa?