Mary Anne Abdo

Submitting Poetry

It has been a season of writing and submitting my work for all sorts of contests. Including anthologies and magazines. I’m trying to catch up on what was lost these past 5 months. To which I realized this is insanity. My writing and art should be a joy, not a tedious job. That is left up to my current employment experience.   I have judged myself too harshly with my work that was not acceptable for publication.  Normally, I pass it off as a learning experience and send a thank you email to the editor. But for some reason, this week, it affected me. It was one rejection after another these past seven days.  The moral of the story is to stop being your worst critic and enjoy the fact that God gave me these gifts for a reason.  Not every piece is accepted by every publication, but they are my words that speak from the heart.

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Mary Anne Abdo is an author, poet and photographer. She graduated magna cum laude from Luzerne County Community College with a degree in Human Services. With a background in freelance journalism; she uses her poetry as a source of creative expression, which reflects on many facets of what it means to be a human being living in these modern times. Her self-published poetry book, "Fractured Lollipop Poems of Brokenness Healing and Hope is now on Amazon Mary Anne has a passion for art, culture and literature. Her work has been featured in The Edge of Humanity Magazine,Mind and Matters Magazine, Moonstone Press,Grit and Grace Magazine, Orenaug Mountain Publishing,Pennsylvania Bards,Local Gems Press,The Avocet, Calla Press,Scranton Poets Live, and Studio B's annual poetry anthology. Mary Anne placed second for her photography and short story submission in the Museum of Family Prayer's 2022 Mary Garden contest. She has also collaborated on several children's book, Creative Gems Volumes 2&3, and has been featured internationally in Bindweed Magazine's seasonal anthology.Her work has been archived through the National Library of Ireland courtesy of Bindweed Magazine. She has appeared on the local talk show PA Live, The B Inspired podcast Eat the Storms Podcast and several stage appearances. Her first children's book, Pumpkin The Cat Who Plays With Words is now on Amazon. You may check out her work on: Facebook: Mary Anne Abdo/Poet/Author WordPress: https://bluestainedglass.wordpress.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryanne.abdo/ YouTube: @maryanneabdobluestainedglasspoetry64 TikTok: @mary.anne197 Linkedin: Maryanne Abdo On these sites you will find her current projects in photography, video and various forms of canvas art. Mary Anne resides in Scranton Pennsylvania..

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  1. Amen, sister! I submitted two poems to a paying literary journal for the first time last month. Times are rough, and I could really use the extra money. They were rejected. It doesn’t mean they weren’t good. I so enjoy this post. You are wonderfully right that God gave you these gifts for a reason.❤️🙏🏻

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  3. I am amazed at how much work you do. Could the editors or judgement panels reject a piece not because it’s not good enough but because it’s not quite what they’re looking for at this particular time?

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  4. Sue,I believe it is both. This year, I ventured out to some high-brow magazines. Talk about slash and burn comments. I took in stride, and at least I tried. Some pieces are not that I submitted are not what they are looking for. I try again with another publication, and it is accepted. Lately, I have been painting and doing photography. I am trying to build a small business for when I retire in 6 years. I have been in the medical profession in some capacity or another. Sadly, the mandates are just getting to be too much. I would rather be doing something a love instead of something I dread every day.

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