Hi Matt,
I have no actual knowledge of American editor preferences except by reading the poems and guidelines they publish. I think I have seen only one journal that actually specified a use of a particular style manual in the case of poetry. I have seen many of them that encourage international writers to submit. I have seen poems published with UK spellings and idioms. I think there must be editors who are proud to include another aspect of diversity into their journals. My guess is that staying in an authentic voice might be the best strategy, but again, I have no real actual knowledge.
All the best,
Jim
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