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Monthly Archives: February 2013
The Best Story I Read in a Lit Mag This Week: “Wake Turbulence” by Laurie Ann Cedilnik
As a recent transplant to New York from Arizona, I’ve been a little obsessed with place lately—about what the landscapes of home show us when we live inside them versus when we’re removed, what happens when we start seeing our … Continue reading
Literary Boroughs #54: Boston, MA (Part Two)
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. Part One of this post appeared earlier this week, … Continue reading
Ploughshares at AWP13
AWP in Boston is almost upon us! The conference schedule is so packed with excellent presentations, panels, and readings that it can get a little overwhelming. For your convenience, we’ve pulled out and highlighted sessions and readings featuring Ploughshares editors. … Continue reading
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Tagged David Huddle, DeWitt Henry, Emily Bernard, Ladette Randolph, Maggie Dietz, Major Jackson, Margot Livesey
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Literary Boston: Two Sides of Beacon Hill
Megan Marshall is the Pulitzer-nominated author of The Peabody Sisters and Margaret Fuller: A New American Life, and teaches nonfiction writing in the MFA program at Emerson College. She will be featured on two panels at AWP 2013, both on March 7: at … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Boroughs
Tagged AWP, Black Heritage Trail, Booker T. Washington, Boston Athenaeum, Boston Public Library, Henry David Throreau, Henry James, Margaret Fuller, Megan Marshall, Museum of African American History, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nichols House Museum, Robert Gould Shaw, Robert Lowell, The Bostonians, The Peabody Sisters, William James
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“Bring Me Back”: A Playlist for George Saunders’ “Tenth of December”
The characters in Tenth of December, George Saunders’ newest collection of stories, struggle with maintaining innocence (and ultimately losing it) in a world that drives people further from each other; they struggle with doing good in a consumerist society. These … Continue reading
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Literary Boroughs #54: Boston, MA (Part 1)
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
Posted in Literary Boroughs
Tagged 826 Boston, AGNI, Boston Review, Brattle Book Shop, Commonwealth Books, David Foster Wallace, Dennis Lehane, DeWitt Henry, Grolier Poetry Shop, Grub Street, Harvard Review, Henry David Throreau, Henry James, Infinite Jest, Jhumpa Lahiri, Jonathan Franzen, Junot Diaz, Little Women, Louisa May Alcott, MFA programs, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nick Flynn, Post Road, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Raven Used Books, Redivider, Robert Frost, Robert Parker, Salamander, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, The Bostonians, The Scarlet Letter, Trident Booksellers, Walden
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Giving a Reading? How Not to Panic.
In my previous post, I discussed the crying shame that is the Public Reading. You commented, shared, and agreed. You asked how to feel more confident, use a microphone, give more creative readings, etc. I’ll tackle all of these over … Continue reading
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Tagged audience, confidence, Ellery, microphone, practice, public readings, public speaking, rehearsal, relaxation, stage fright, stress, Tasha Golden, the unknown
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The AWP13 Post You’ve Been Waiting For
No need to be coy. Step right up and behold: the pre-AWP13 post you’ve all been waiting for! Now, some of you may already know that Ploughshares is based in Boston, the very city that will be teeming with hordes of … Continue reading
Blurbese: “deeply felt”
In general, I dislike curmudgeonly fiats contra adverb—in fact, I’ve complained about them here before. However, there are a couple of cases where I think specific adverbs ought to be banned outright. One of those is the book review phrase … Continue reading
The Myth of the Literary Cowboy, Part 1: Peculiarly American
Being raised in West Texas, I have experience with cowboys. I’ve taught and been taught by them, worked with them, listened to their poetry, and eaten their food. My cowboys are the real, working men who get their hands dirty, … Continue reading
