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ranking stuff

Posted on September 30, 2011 by snavejc

A little while ago, Poets & Writers published their 2012 MFA Rankings, compiled by Seth Abramson. Shortly thereafter, Sam Amadon wrote a very thoughtful letter on Coldfront that serves as a great response as to what the rankings lack.* I … Continue reading →

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another weird problem with progress

Posted on September 16, 2011 by snavejc

I’ve been giving some more thought to the BlazeVox boondoggle, and read with interest Geoffrey Gatza’s reactions-in-real-time on the BlazeVox Blog, and Reb Livingston’s thoughtful response at No Tell Motel about how hard publishing avant-garde poetry can truly be. Now, … Continue reading →

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publishing poetry is not a favor

Posted on September 9, 2011 by snavejc

So, there has been a great flapping of fingers about BlazeVOX Books and their “requiring” poets to pony up $250 toward the publication costs of their book. I don’t have the energy (and really see no need, since you can … Continue reading →

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The curious practice of off-handedly bashing books

Posted on September 2, 2011 by snavejc

Let me start by saying that I’m all for bashing books. Continue reading →

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are books an enemy of poetry readers?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by snavejc

we shouldn’t just accept that a reader who loves every poem in a book will still love the book. Continue reading →

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how to “explain” a poem

Posted on August 2, 2011 by snavejc

On the Times opinion page yesterday, Ernie Lepore examined the difficulty of “explaining” poetry. While I think some of what he says is quite astute and interesting, I’m going to ignore most of it, noting only that I agree (and … Continue reading →

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Happy Hour

Posted on July 9, 2011 by snavejc

It’s Friday, and Poetry Daily was kind enough to include one of my poems, “Even the Smallest Paradise” (from Indiana Review) on their site… Check it out.

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david foster wallace

Posted on June 6, 2011 by snavejc

There’s a symposium (of sorts) over at the Quarterly Conversation about David Foster Wallace’s work, with my essay on Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. The essay was a lot of fun to write, revisiting this specific book, which I had … Continue reading →

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news

Posted on May 27, 2011 by snavejc

New Issues Press is going to be publishing my first book, A Penance, in 2012. For all the press releas-y goodness, go here I’m wicked excited.

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busy black ocean

Posted on May 20, 2011 by snavejc

I’ve been super busy lately with work and essays and shaping the brain of an infant, so no real “thoughts” to impart, except that one of my favorite things small presses do is offer subscriptions. Ugly Duckling has been doing … Continue reading →

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