Bill, that is something I don't agree with, but different folks have different opinions.
Personally I never, at least very rarely, submit a poem (and never a story) to more than one magazine at a time. And If I do, I say so and explain why I am including it anyway. Usually I state in my cover letter that the work is not submitted elsewhere. I also state that it has not been published before (unless it has, of course, and then I'll say where and when) and that it is my original work. That last may seem superfluous but it isn't.
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