Maryann's last solution seems to be an obvious one. I've deleted many a thread on the Round-Up upon being informed a poem had been submitted somewhere, and...
You know, there's a broader point here. For all the talk about how the internet changes things... well, it has in this instance. And, accordingly, what 'publication' actually means has changed, too. We simply communicate online more. And the rules for what counts as what are still very much in flux. I griped about the IBPC above, because I think it confuses posting on a workshop with final publication and throws the process into a grey area. But none of the boards in which I participate are part of the IBPC.
Likewise, what about posting on a blog? If I still had a blog and posted a new draft upon it, it would not be all that different from mailing such a thing arounds to friends, aquaintances, and that one poor schmuck who stumbled onto the thing while trying to book a hotel in Quincy, Massachusetts. I'd tend to be chary of posting on a blog, anyway, but I'm not sure that it would count as poetry publication, really, as the likelihood of anyone outside my circle seeing it would be pretty small. Were I Ron Silliman, though, it would count as publication, as the man's blog is very frequently read. Silliman's blog would be the equalivalent, in poetry blogging, of the Los Angeles Times, perhaps. My own hypothetical blog would be more similar to, say The Padukah Baptist Church Newsletter.
All of which is to say that we're all still figuring this out--and so are editors. What's what will probably only really become clear over time. Keep in mind that this board--one of the oldest of its kind out there--is less than ten years old.
Quincy
Editing in--Roger-Bobby... I've heard of one case involving a poem posted on a blog.
[This message has been edited by Quincy Lehr (edited February 13, 2008).]
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