I’ve added two new additions to the World Class Poetry Toolbar. The Rose & Thorn podcast and The Rose & Thorn literary e-zine. The e-zine is listed under Publications, and of course you can find the podcast by clicking on the radio button. If you’ve installed the WCP toolbar, just refresh the toolbar by clicking…
Category Archives: Litmags & Journals
R.I.P. Zygote In My Coffee
Zygote In My Coffee has announced that it is closing. If you have submissions there then send them somewhere else. If you are a subscriber then you can expect a refund. Sad day if you had zygote in your coffee. Of course, it’s always a sad day when a five-year-old goes down.
Lilliput Review: So Small It’s Large
Just got my first two issues of a free six-issue subscription to Lilliput Review, put out by Don Wentworth of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and complimentary due to my contributions to the near-perfect book list Don put together. I like Lilliput Review and have liked it since I first discovered it back in the 1980s. I’ve always…
Have A Cigar … A Poem On Me
While stationed in Iraq throughout 2005 I had the fortune of being able to write some poems. One such poem is “Cigar,” which was published in New Verse News on January 20, 2008. I’ve decided to give away a copy of the poem as a .pdf broadside, but before I tell you how you can…
Post-Literate Poetics And The Coming Epic
It’s been a busy three days. Political conventions, distractions of one sort or another, computer issues, etc. But you don’t want to hear about any of that. You came to read about the future of the epic. So let’s get on with it, shall we? The Epic Is Not Dead (Thanks Walt Whitman!) Epics are…
The Two Poetry Markets And How To Reach Them
As promised, I’ll discuss the two poetry markets and how to reach them. It’s quite simple, really, but here goes anyway. The two poetry markets, and neither is really better than the other, are the academic market and popular market. By academic I do not necessarily mean institutional. I simply mean the journal and small…
The Kind Of Rejection I Like
This is the kind of rejection that I like to get: Thanks very much for the three poems submitted, which I found interesting and intense. Unfortunately, they do not match the needs of the xxredactedxx. I appreciate the well-written submissions and your support for the xxredactedxx. I redacted the name of the journal for obvious…
The Kenyon Review Digitizes Its Archives
The Kenyon Review has announced that its archives are being digitized as a part of JSTOR. I think this is great. More literary journals should think about doing this. It’s work, but it’s well worth the preservation of great literature. The only problem with JSTOR is that it is mostly accessible through educational institutions, which…
How Google Books Saved My Soul
Oh, yes. The muse I didn’t know I had. Should you enroll in an MFA program? Google Books Saved My Soul I love Google. Most people are entirely unaware of Google’s super powers, among them the ability to locate a book anywhere in the world and help you get it sent to you at your…
The Importance Of Explosive Imagination In Poetry
Two days ago I took a potshot at The Poet’s Companion by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux. I said I hoped the book would get better and I have not been disappointed. It has. It’s gotten a lot better. I’ve read through six chapters already and I’ve noticed the book covers a lot of material….
