What do you like about the Common Ground Review?

"That you take my stuff,"    
"Great writing!"  
"Good poetry range  Looks good "
 "I like how each issue looks and is better than the previous one."
"That you're open and accessible and willing to take chances."  
"That you're democratic and not sdnibbish."
"Good poems, variety of styles."    
"I especially like the high quality of poems that you publish."
"I would like to see you take the design and physical appearance of the magazine to a bit higher level
of artistry to match the quality of work contained inside." (

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"Attractive format, good proofreading."      
"All poetry   Not obscure "     
"Good quality, accessible poems"
"Quality of writing is very good. I don't follow you regularly,
but I remember when I was trying to decide to submit I visited
your web site and there were some terrific articles about writing
and how to read your work aloud. I also got the impression of a
vibrant, vital poetry community. Then when my contributor copy
arrived I was delighted at the quality of the poems (and to be honest,
wondered how mine had made the grade ;)."
"I like the way the poem looks on the page; the way the black and white
art is like an escort leading the eye down the aisle between the picture
and the poem; the way the poems have imagistic impact in themselves,
spoken in a variety of voices, and languages.  (I admire your tributes to
poets who are no longer with us.)"
"Very high quality of work published; ditto the editing."
"Superb poetry beautifully presented."
"Most of the poetry is good. There is little of the line-spaced prose that one finds in other journals."
"Publish excellent poetry across the board."
"I think the poetry is lucid and refreshingly lacking in academic self-consciousness."
"Attractive, publishes new voices."   
"Cover"    
"Emphasis on 'craft'."
"Tongue in cheek) that you published 2 of my poems! And had no typos in either of them."
"The diversity of voices."
"Eclecticism, imagery, artistic merging, quality, specificity."
"1) That it is all about poetry. 2) That acceptances seem to be based on quality.
3) That the journal is physically attractive."
"Range displayed in sample poems. Winning Writers gives you a rating of "neutral."
Find out why and move up. Don't demand "no simultaneous submissions" and confine
line length to 50 characters." (We followed up with this poet for clarification. Click here to see follow-up comments.)
"CGR has its own special voice.  I love the choice of poems --
it is eclectic, thoughtful, serious and unexpected.  You are always
right on in communicating and in being professional in all ways. 
When CGR accepts a poem of mine, I know it has value and has spoken to you."
"I like the fellow poets, some of whom are my friends."