Poetry Class: What’s your all time favorite poems
The teacher of the poetry class I am enrolled in asked the class what are our all time favorite poems. I was surprised my my selections. As I child I […]
Monthly Archives: August 2008
Presidential Campaign Typeface
Optima vs. Gotham The Obama camp chose Gotham. Conceptually this chose could be a bad move (i.e. think of a future dystopian America or simply think of the south side […]
Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt (via hrrrthrrr)
What magazines do you receive?
Deborah of 32 poems magazine wants to know: I’m getting Cimarron Review, Bloomsbury Review, Ninth Letter, Virginia Quarterly Review, The New Yorker and some others. The New Yorker hardly needs […]
Unwritten Poetry Rules
Deborah’s unwritten poetry rules are now written. And Mary’s rules. And Diane’s rules
Being a Digital Nomad used to mean either a traveling salesperson or perhaps the occasional work-at-home employee. Today, it means all of the above but it adds a caveat that includes capitalizing on connectivity and opportunity regardless of your location. Read more…
The Rise of the Digital Nomad
DIY Poetry Publishing Cooperative
1. Add up all the money you spent on poetry contests. Does that amount make you dizzy, cringe, squirm, feel flush or consider kicking a small domesticated animal?2. Have you spent more money on poetry contests than on contemporary poetry books and periodicals? Read more…
Take the “Are Poetry Contests Killing Your Soul?” Quiz
Problematic literary contests?
From Poetry Hut Blog: One of the editors of Cider Press — Robert Wynne — has responded to (what appears to be) unethical behavior regarding their Cider Press Review Book […]
Poet Billy Collins sells out
“[Billy] Collins, the former U.S. poet laureate, is the keynote speaker for the Decatur Book Festival Friday night at Agnes Scott College. Word from the festival organizers is that all […]
