Creative work · SINGAPORE
Singapore poets: record social posts and journal publication separately
Check the specific publisher’s distinction before describing a poem as unpublished or deleting its earlier public version.
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Start with these checks
- A poetry discussion that addresses editorial submission rules
- Time for a publication-history question rather than a performance slot alone
- The actual intended publisher’s instructions and clarification route
The problem
Your Singapore poem has appeared on your own social account and another draft was printed by a journal, but you describe both as unpublished because neither became a book.
List the actual appearances, not your preferred label
For each proposed poem, record where its full text appeared, who published it and which version was shown. Distinguish your own social post, a journal publication and a private draft sent for feedback. Keep links or publication references where available. Calling every appearance an informal sharing can hide the difference an editor needs to assess; calling every draft published can also obscure what actually happened.
Read the named publisher’s distinction
Kopi Break’s submission page distinguishes poems previously published by other journals from poems posted on personal social media, which it considers. That is the journal’s stated policy, not a definition applying to all publishers. Its listed cutoff has passed, so this reference supplies a process example rather than a verified open intake. Check the next actual call before sending work.
- Kopi Break: submission and prior-publication distinctions ↗ · Source checked
Ask about an uncertain appearance before removing it
If a reading video, group website or other appearance does not fit the written categories clearly, describe it through the publisher’s official enquiry route. Do not assume deleting a page rewrites its history or guarantees eligibility. Keep the editor’s answer with the poem record. A workshop reader can help formulate the question but cannot grant a different publisher permission to accept it.
Use peer learning to improve the record
Search Boardzip’s free tool for Singapore poetry and publishing discussions, then check whether the format covers submissions. Bring a concise circulation record instead of relying on memory during the conversation. Keep the actual poem and identifying account details out of a shared exercise when unnecessary. Choose the publisher only after its current rule and your real history can be compared without a misleading label.
Questions and answers
Does posting a poem myself automatically bar every journal submission?
No universal conclusion follows. Kopi Break states a distinction for personal social posts; other publishers may use different conditions. Read the intended journal’s actual rule and describe the appearance accurately.
Will deleting a post make the poem unpublished?
Deletion does not establish a publisher’s interpretation or erase what occurred. Preserve the actual history and ask about the specific appearance if the rule is unclear.
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