Monthly Archives: September 2011

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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