Rejection Letters: A Found Poem

I didn’t fall in love enough 
with the writing. The writing is 
extremely engaging and compelling. 
Please pass along my best wishes. 
I’m going to sadly pass.

I love this book. Love it. 
So brave.
Beautiful. 
Heartbreaking.
A masterful job.
Riveting reading.
Powerfully illuminates
a tough and powerful 
absolutely unique story
with brutal honesty
and a unique and compelling perspective.
I appreciate what the author is doing here.

Ultimately 
Unfortunately
But
Alas
Anyway
All this to say
It’s not quite—  
we weren’t able—   
we felt it would be difficult— 
to break this out
to see a bull’s eye 
—I’m going to step aside.
Our team was hoping 
for more of a platform.
She doesn’t have any platform to speak of, really.
Relatively small platform.
This is not a referendum on her skill.

​All best!
All the best!
Stay well! 
Take care! 
I do hope the book makes its way into the world!