The Wednesday Web Browser: Poetry Publishers, Shakespeare, and Reflections on a Writer’s Education

The Washington City Paper profiles three poetry publishers. (via the Ploughshares blog)
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The first time I found myself having to defend the teaching of Shakespeare (to a poet, no less!) I was so stunned I was almost speechless. Thanks to Philip Martin for taking on the challenge himself. (via Critical Mass)
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This piece on “broadening your expertise” beyond journalism classes resonates as well for the merits of interdisciplinary, independent, and other undertakings that may not seem directly “related” to your MFA poetry or fiction or nonfiction submissions–but will enrich your work in nonetheless.

The Wednesday Web Browser: Brock Clarke Profile, The State of POD Publishing, and Reportage from a January Residency

Remember when I was planning to read Brock Clarke’s latest novel, An Arsonist’s Guide to Writers’ Homes in New England? Well, I did finally have that pleasure not too long ago. So I was happy to find this profile of Clarke (and his book) online. (But I do have to wonder–since when is Emily Dickinson’s house [in Amherst, MA] so close to “nearby” [that’s the interviewer’s word, not Clarke’s] Dickinson College, which, the last time I checked, is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania?)
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Calvin Reid takes us behind the scenes in the world of print-on-demand publishing
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Lisa Romeo gives us another glimpse into her January residency experience at the Stonecoast MFA program in Maine.