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Monthly Archives: December 2012
On Writing “A Hologram State of Mind” by Maria Terrone
Maria Terrone’s poem “A Hologram State of Mind” appears in our Winter 2012/13 issue, edited by Ladette Randolph and John Skoyles. As a poet and citizen of the 21st century, I have an ambivalent relationship with technology. Long resistant to … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hologram State of Mind, Maria Terrone, Winter 2012
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On Writing “What the Desert Said” by Kimberly Meyer
Over the quiet Christmas week, a few of the contributors to our Fall 2012 issue, guest edited by Patricia Hempl, will look back and reflect on their work in the magazine. Today, Kimberly Meyer discusses her essay “What the Desert … Continue reading
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Tagged Fall 2012, Felix Fabri, Homer, Kimberly Meyer, Patricia Hempl, The Odyssey, What the Desert Said
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Our Gift to You: Free Ploughshares Solo
Happy (almost) New Year! 2012 was a great year for Ploughshares. We published three issues edited by Nick Flynn, Patricia Hampl, and our very own Ladette Randolph and John Skoyles. In addition, we kept busy with blog posts by guest … Continue reading
On Writing “Evil Tongue,” by Dani Shapiro
Over the quiet Christmas week, a few of the contributors to our Fall 2012 issue, guest edited by Patricia Hampl, will look back and reflect on their work in the magazine. Today, Dani Shapiro discusses her essay “Evil Tongue.” —Andrew Ladd, Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Dani Shapiro, Evil Tongue, Fall 2012, Patricia Hampl
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Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays, readers! No matter what you’re celebrating, or already celebrated, we hope that you are all safe, warm, and happy. We wish you good times with family and friends, many hours of idle reading, and not-so-idle writing, and a … Continue reading
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Town of Shadows
Town of Shadows Lindsay Stern Scrambler Books, 2012 96 pages $12 What: a debut prose-poem novella Who: the eponymous town of shadows And: its cast of shadowy characters, including a rug doctor, a lepidopterist, bureaucrats, a bodiless mayor speaking from … Continue reading
2012: Year in Review
It’s been a big year for us here at Ploughshares. Sure, it wasn’t our 40th anniversary like 2011 was, but we’re doing more than ever before. Putting the issue together is actually a very small part of what goes on in … Continue reading
Round-Up: Holiday Nostalgia
Part of the sharing that comes with the holiday season is that beautiful and funny thing nostalgia. Think back to when your were just a kid, back to when the holiday season was more than consumer sales and bustling about … Continue reading
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Tagged channukah, christmas, holiday, literary, muppets, Ploughshares, Roundup
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Literary Boroughs #34: Lexington, KY
The Literary Boroughs series will explore little-known and well-known literary communities across the country and world and show that while literary culture can exist online without regard to geographic location, it also continues to thrive locally. Posts are by no means exhaustive and we encourage … Continue reading
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Tagged Accents Publishing, Affrilachian Poets, Bianca Spriggs, Carnegie Center for Literacy, Common Grounds, Country Boy Brewery, Hunter S. Thompson, Jay Gatsby, Kentucky, Larkspur Press, Lexington, Literary Boroughs, Louisville, Morris Book Store, The Kentucky Derby, The Louisville Review, Transylvania University, University of Kentucky, Wind Magazine, ZZ Packer
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Literary Boroughs #33: Laramie, WY
The Literary Boroughs series will explore little-known and well-known literary communities across the country and world and show that while literary culture can exist online without regard to geographic location, it also continues to thrive locally. Posts are by no means exhaustive and we encourage … Continue reading
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Tagged Alyson Hagy, Annie Proulx, Close Range, Coal Creek Coffee Co., Ernest Hemingway, Laramie, Literary Boroughs, MFA programs, Night Heron Books, Owen Wister, Owen Wister Review, Second Story Books, The Virginian, University of Wyoming, Washington Park, Woods Landing
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