Helen Losse, Poetry Editor

Asked about her editorial trajectory, Helen Losse tells Nic Sebastian:

Oh my goodness, an �editorial trajectory� sounds like something that makes me want to lie on the floor and stay there a long, long time.

Which is why I love Helen and why I’m proud to be a member of the family at the Dead Mule School of Southern Literature.

Other words of wisdom from Helen:

Most of the poets I accept see this in my first reply: �Being published in the Mule is more than just gathering another publication credit; it�s more like joining a big ole southern family. So, welcome.� The Mule is a family that publishes poetry. We are a community that is quite inclusive. We�re liberal and open. We are representative of the south. And because we are a family and a school, we have reunions, take sabbaticals, offer classes; we have fun.

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An editor should know how to reject a poem without rejecting the poet.

Read all of this interview at Very Like a Whale

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