I’m always interested in the different ways poets are exploring to get poems out to the reading public. Cellpoems calls itself “a txt-msg poetry journal,” though thankfully none of the poems I’ve looked at thus far have been written in text-speak.
Sina Queyras asks “what is the wilderness and what is it doing in poetry?
The real tasty stuff is in the comments section of this piece by Elisa Gabbert. The Silliman Horoscope! I love it.
I really like these pieces Jessica Smith has been doing on women in poetry, especially when commenters prove her point for her.
Claire Messud on why women writers are often left off of best-of lists.
My Twitter recommendation for this week isn’t a poet or a journal or anyone related to poetry, actually. It’s Roger Ebert.It shouldn’t be surprising to see someone who’s made writing a career adapt so freely to a new medium, but unfortunately, many older writers adopt the curmudgeonly stance they’re expected to. But Roger Ebert has really used the new medium to cut loose. He’s the best celebrity I’ve ever followed.
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My generation gets Cellpoems with the knowledge that there was once Poemfone.
Not an objection, necessarily. Just an observation.
Ginsberg whispering verses into my receiver at 3 a.m. would be nice. Or any old stranger with a heart.
The best poets and writers can transfer that intimacy to new mediums, I guess. When Twitter feels like a whisper, I’m trapped in its waves.
Roger Ebert’s Twitter page background is part of the ending to “The Third Man”
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