So Now The Agents Weigh In

i.
Sorry to be so
frightfully dilatory
in my response.

ii.
Your novel's plot
is sound, however
your characters
are a bit
far-fetched.

iii.
Your novel's characters
are sound; however
your plot is a
bit far-
fetched.

iv.
Thank you, but no.

v.
I like the description.
However your
characters and plot
are a tad
far-fetched.

vi.
Did Continental
soldiers even
have uniforms?

vii.
Your use of
eighteenth-century
vernacular offends me.

viii.
<page crumpled beyond legibility,
now serving as cat toy>

ix.
If only your novel
were as clear
as your synopsis.

x.
The market is
too tight to permit
the publication of a single
additional volume. Nevertheless

xi.
Thank you
for the opportunity
to review your work.

xii.
<months of silence>

Rosemarie Koch

If you've any comments on this poem, Rosemarie Koch would be pleased to hear from you.