I’ve always specially liked the term ‘little magazine’. It sounds so un-literary. But of course, it’s the reverse.  

How long does it take to snag a poem? 

I thought at first I was getting fewer submissions this time round. I was managing to open the envelopes, read and write back. I was managing quite well.

There is a pile of envelopes on the stairs, ready to post back to their owners, and another pile on the sofa unread.

Robert Nye died last week. He was a poet. 

Remember the joke about windows?