An Admission to Magnificent Rascal
A public acknowledgment of legitimate editorial discretion.
A recent poem that I submitted was rejected by an editor here. It was a piece about hope, struggle, love, tenderness, and overcoming fear. It dealt with the hardship of sacrifice and the heavenly joy of lovers’ intimacy. It described one man’s struggle to overcome his limitations so that another could benefit.The piece was originally entitled “I Knew a Chap Horatio who Struggled with Fellatio.” Because the editor criticiz...
