*poke*

lifelongmanic, m'dear, I am well aware that you took a lot of pictures whilst on your recent foray Eastwards. I was there.

I'd like to see some of them, if you don't mind. Especially the moon jellies.

Okay, here goes.

I am submitting poems to magazines. Specifically, "The Fiddlehead", "Zeugma", and "Room". The hard part is that only "Zeugma" will accept simultaneous submissions.

What on Earth does one write in a cover letter when submitting poetry?

"Here are some of my poems. They're mostly about ______. Thank you for your consideration." is the best I can come up with. Well, perhaps a bit more detailed.
"Please find enclosed four poems, (list). They have as a theme __________. Thank you for your consideration."

"Room" wants a short auto-biographical blurb written in third person, too.

"E. F-------- is a British-born Canadian woman, late of Quebec and currently of Newfoundland. During the week, she is a mild-mannered meat-shield for a large corporation, and on the weekends she commands a crew of fierce virtual pirates."
*grin*

(It is very odd to refer to myself as a woman rather than as a girl. I also have a hard time referring to myself as a poet rather than "someone who writes poetry" - once I'm published, I'll be a poet. Or poetess. Do we use the gender distinction anymore? I don't even know!)