Truncheon Time
July 21st, 2007
It seems that the police, forgetting that these are not the 60s, and that tragically few people give a shit about poetry, set out to bust some dangerous insurgents of the Chicago poetry scene. The vagrant criminals? Publishers, notoriously the move vicious of the lot. I hear those guys will cut you for a ream of paper.
Best of Some Such or Other
December 15th, 2006
This is one of many best of lists you might see this year. Note how many entries from Knopf and Viking. Sometimes I wonder if some publishing houses just have good connections, but paying attention to what houses turn out books you like is usually quite a good idea. The ones that you think do good work are likely to have an editor worth trusting.
