@BeckyLTuch AWP has had this "Writer to Agent" opportunity in place for at least the past few conferences. I skipped in 2022, applied in 2023, and was rejected. Indeed no guarantee.
All jokes aside it's really fucked up to see so many people on here celebrating murder. No one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That's the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximise profits on your health
Happy first birthday to OUT TAKES/ GLOVE BOX. What a trip around the sun it's had . . . so grateful to everyone who supported, lifted, and ferried her along.
Here's our last parody song about the #USElection2024. It's called "Bohemian Trumpsody" (based on the inimitable @QueenWillRock but with only six voices & no overdubs) & we've self-trolled in it as 'libtards' already, just to save folks time who might be offended 🎶🗳️🤞
👉https://t.co/heCwcVztt3
I'm sharing this Evie Shockley poem w/my "Writing Poetry" class I'm teaching this semester at U of Tenn.
job prescription
Evie Shockley
will poetry change the world? no one asks
this about football, the thrill of watching or
playing. we get that nurses & doctors are
healers. no question that rabbis, priests, &
imams guide individuals & groups through
spiritual thickets. we don’t tell cooks to put
down their wooden spoons & go make a real
difference instead of a real soufflé. teachers
are honored for the learning they impart. so
let poets keep on exciting passion in them-
selves & others. don’t discourage us from our
efforts to diagnose the human heart or create
trail markers for those coming behind us on
this journey. trust me when i say that poetry
heals, guides, feeds, & enlivens. poetry may
not change the world, but might change you.
I've been holding on to this news, and now I can share! I'm co-editing a new journal with @rebunting called Asterales: A Journal of Arts & Letters! We plan to publish quarterly, & Issue One will drop in January. Check out our website & follow us here at @asteralesj41416!