Oh, the things I’ve learned since I started doing this little column, the arguments I’ve lurked through, the long-winded defenses of one’s aesthetic choices, et cetera, et cetera. And I’m pulling out the fab stuff just for you.
Martin Earl’s piece at Harriet might be a bit of meta-blogging, but it does note that we are losing something because of the instant gratification of the blog and online publishing in general. If only he’d worked in Flannery O’Connor’s quote about whether universities stifle enough writers.
The Ploughshares blog provides some links to small publishers that are giving away some free goodies.
Alejandro Oliveros is going to start publishing some of his daily diary entries online.
Poetry is annoying, which is why the general public might not be so enthused about it.
If you’re a blogger yourself and looking to annoy your blogging buddies, here’s a meme to pass along. It also works for your Facebook “friends.”
The Bottom of Heaven has a few more inaugural poems, in case you’re not worn out by them yet.
And Possum Ego has a few words for the Flarf community.
As always, feel free to pass along blog posts, or just blogs that you find interesting. Whore your own, as a matter of fact–I’ll consider anything for this space. You can get me at briankspears-at-gmail-dot-com.
