Posted in Commentary on November 15, 2006 | No Comments »
The fall of 1956 saw the publication of Allen Ginsburg’s Howl and Other Poems. Visit the City Lights Books site dedicated to this landmark event, including a History of Howl, Howl on Trial, and a list of Howl celebrations.
http://www.citylights.com/His/CLhowl.html
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Posted in Commentary on August 30, 2006 | No Comments »
How do I publish my work in literary magazines?
How do I publish my book?
Do I need an agent?
Where can I find information on grants and awards?
How do I avoid scams?
Do I need to copyright my work?
How do I publicize my work?
Where can I find a writers’ workshop, conference, or colony?
Should I pursue an MFA?
Are there [...]
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Posted in Commentary on August 29, 2006 | No Comments »
“The fact that the smallest literary form - haiku - has the most rules never ceases to amaze and astound. The only real comfort one can find in this situation is the concept that this affords a wider range of rules from which a writer can pick and choose. You cannot follow all of the [...]
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Posted in Commentary on August 27, 2006 | No Comments »
“Retreating to the confines of a tiny shed is the first step for many writers in freeing their imagination.”
Noel C. Paul, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
November 21, 2001
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Posted in Commentary on August 26, 2006 | No Comments »
“Internet publishing has hit a certain plateau. As a field, it’s come a long way—larger and broader readership accessed, in general better and better work being published. That said, I think that internet publishing has reached a stage where if we, internet publishers and authors invested in the internet as a publishing venue, don’t come [...]
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