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Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
by Staff
September/October 2011
With so many good books being published every month, some literary titles worth exploring can get lost in the stacks. Page One offers the first lines of a dozen recently released books, including Terese Svoboda’s Bohemian Girl and Sven Birkerts's The Other Walk, as the starting point for a closer look at these new and noteworthy titles.
Norton Revives Liveright Imprint
by Kevin Canfield
September/October 2011
This summer W. W. Norton announced plans to resurrect Liveright & Company, the storied imprint that introduced American readers to early works by luminaries such as Hart Crane, E. E. Cummings, William Faulkner, and Ernest Hemingway.
Twain’s Bike Lessons
by Fletcher Moore
September/October 2011
A writer peddles his bike two thousand miles, from the headwaters of the Mississippi River down to New Orleans, following a trail cut by Mark Twain on the riverboat he piloted more than a hundred fifty years ago.
Advice From the Programs
by Staff
September/October 2011
Directors, coordinators, and professors of full- and low-residency MFA programs offer some advice for prospective students trying to decide which programs are right for them.
The Written Image: Floating Worlds
by Staff
September/October 2011
In this issue we offer a look at a note written in 1969 from Edward Gorey to Peter F. Neumeyer, included in the book Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer, published by Pomegranate this month.
Q&A: Raz Looks for Poetry of the West
by Catherine Richardson
September/October 2011
Newly settled into her position as editor of the Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series at the University of New Mexico Press, Hilda Raz spoke about her hopes for the series.
Back From the Dead: The State of Book Reviewing
by Jane Ciabattari
September/October 2011
Despite the recent collapse of book review sections in newspapers and magazines, the form is still thriving across a variety of venues, from web-savvy publications to local papers.
2012 MFA Rankings: The Methodology
by Seth Abramson
September/October 2011
Online Only, posted 9.01.11
Attorney, poet, editor, and freelance journalist Seth Abramson explains the methodology used to compile the Poets & Writers Magazine 2012 rankings of postgraduate creative writing programs.
MFA Nation
by Staff
September/October 2011
Online Only, posted 9.01.11
We’ve compiled this annual guide to graduate creative writing programs—which includes our rankings of the top full- and low-residency MFA programs (with honorable mentions) and, new to this year, doctoral programs—to provide a spark for the deep thinking and serious consideration that the process of choosing a program requires.
2012 Creative Writing Doctoral Program Rankings: The Top Fifteen
by Staff
September/October 2011
The top fifteen creative writing doctoral programs in the United States, from the University of Denver in Colorado to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.