I’m convinced that there is nothing more important to a good poetic than craft. It isn’t publication.
Sure, publishing credits are great for the ego. But I’d much rather have one great poem than 100 mediocre ones. I’d much rather publish one great book of poems than 100 mediocre books. I think that too many poets [...]
It takes all of 10 minutes. You answer five questions about literature (it’s an open book test) and present a 50-word essay about what the future of reading will be like. You can do it 10 times in 10 days (actually only 9 days left). And each day there will be three winners of a [...]
Poetry and dance marry up for a unique performance.
Cheerios to donate childrens books.
The Georgia Review wins.
Love, American style.
Telling stories at 100.
On Luna Park.
My poet can beat up your poet.
How to turn a newspaper into a poem.
Shel Silverstein has a nephew?
Those young’uns have no sense of culture.
Five lessons for poets – from Henry Rollins, no less.
Conjunctions.
All [...]