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Aug 26 2007
Reaching voters who read
With all the flurry over the coming presidential election, you’d think it were happening this November instead of in 2008. Countless debates and headlines have made it clear that this… read more
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Aug 17 2007
Audio Recording "How-To" Guide Available!
Time is counting down on our first ever literary audio competition. This contest is not just for experienced audio production artists; our Voice-Only Literature category is a great opportunity for… read more
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Jul 30 2007
A World of Possibilities
It always amazes me when I hear about the dwindling literary readership. The subject comes up in meetings for The Missouri Review from time to time, noted with apathy or… read more
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Jul 28 2007
In Defense of the Beach Read
En route to a recent doctor’s appointment, I realized I had made a grave mistake: I forgot to bring my own reading material. After being sentenced to a lengthy stay… read more
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Jul 26 2007
More than Harry Potter out there?
Nothing says intimidating quite like the public library–at least to me. Although I’ve always regarded the library as a safe haven in which I can get lost in a thousand… read more
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Jul 23 2007
A word on finding an MFA
People frequently bemoan the death of reading these days, which I find interesting in light of the quiet rise of the MFA. Thirty years ago, there were only fifty or… read more
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Jul 18 2007
Living in the Kinkade-Hood
One’s person’s kitsch is another person’s art, a fact that was most evident to me when I was attending college in Branson, Missouri in the early ‘80s. First there are… read more
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Jul 16 2007
The Perils of Literary Laziness
I’m not a fast reader. I’ve improved with experience and age, but it usually takes me awhile to get through any hefty tome. Still, a good book always seems worth… read more
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Jul 12 2007
Allowing for a little substance
As long as I have been alive, there have been convenient ways of interacting with the people in my life, the relatives and friends, near and far. This has been… read more
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Jul 10 2007
Audio Poetry: “Departure in New Affection and New Noise”
In a letter to Paul Demeny, Rimbaud argues “All ancient poetry culminated in Greek poetry, harmonious Life.” For Rimbaud, this harmony involves both mind and body: “verses and lyres, rhythms:… read more