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Lost Horse Press
Idaho Prize for Poetry
Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Agent Nat Sobel
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
Agent Nat Sobel, one of the most forward-thinking and outspoken agents in the business, voices his opinions on what authors should do for themselves, the dangers of MFA programs, and what he finds in literary magazines.
Way, Way Too Much Information
by Frank Bures
Today, it seems that we have access to an unlimited amount of information all the time, and for those of us who want to be alone with our thoughts, that information is getting harder and harder to avoid. More and more of us suffer from a condition sometimes called "digital information overload," or "infomania."
Opinion Poll
Has your writing suffered as a result of infomania?
Mailer Remembered: Postcard From New York City
by R. B. Stuart
On Wednesday, April 9, five months after his death at age eighty-four from acute renal failure, hoards of literary aficionados, friends, colleagues, and readers of Norman Mailer attended a memorial for the author at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Among the scheduled speakers were authors Don DeLillo, Joan Didion, and William Kennedy, actor Sean Penn, and members of Mailer’s family.
Obama's "Bitter" and the Creative Nonfiction Writer: Postcard From the Campaign Trail
by Kelly Nuxoll
The origin and form of Mayhill Fowler’s Huffington Post report on Barack Obama's use of the word "bitter" suggest her work is neither blogging nor journalism, but creative nonfiction. That its effect was out of proportion with its intention begs the question: What can the creative nonfiction writer expect in the Information Age?
Our cover story is a profile of Valzhyna Mort, the young Belarusian poet whose American debut is infused with the music of her homeland.
May/Jun 2008
Multimedia Video
Follow our cover subject, Belarusian poet Valzhyna Mort, on her recent
trip to New York City, as she shares her poetry and talks about the language and people that inspire her work.
Teachers Guide
Drawn from the pages of Poets & Writers Magazine, the Teachers Guide offers resources and suggestions for engaging your students in exciting conversations about contemporary literary life.
