I am going to take out my beer sign for Sunday it is by far the best day of the week.

One of the great things about working for a poetry review is getting to talk to the small presses, seeing how they promote their new authors, who returns phone calls, has information and just the investment they take promoting the work.

I have learn by far, more than I ever thought I would, plus I have figured out how to say “Teresa Ballard” five times in a conversation so if my manuscript ever does come across their desks, they will think, hmmmm I know that name. (in truth, they probably think I am "special" )

Top two presses so far: Graywolf (no surprise) and Alice James. AJ surprised me. I found that other places who were well known like Graywolf, did not measure up to them.

It has helped narrow down who I would send my manuscript out to and sometimes I think as poet, we get so busy just wanting to get the book OUT there, we don’t stop and think about who we really want to work with.