…and nobody shoves Bob Hass around.
Have books, will travel! Occupy Wall Street and the need for mobile libraries.
Books can go anywhere, and so can poems…so why are so many flocking to the east side of the United States? Based on this map courtesy of The Poetry Atlas, the poems west of the Mississippi need to get cracking!
Picture this: You’re a writer. You’re thrilled that a critic you’ve long admired is reviewing your book—that is, until you read the review. Do you brush it off or go on the offensive? Here’s what happened when Jonathan Lethem chose to critique the critic.
Or this: You’re a writer. Your much-anticipated debut book is a Frankenstein, cobbled together from other people’s books. In other words, you’re a plagiarist, and now the world knows it.
Some things are best left to represent themselves, no preface or disclaimer attached. I think this blog is one of those things.
Which do you prefer, the project book or the mix-tape book? Poet Erica Meitner looks at the pros and cons of each.
Creepy children’s books to leave off the holiday gift list this year…