Every writer who encloses their words into an envelop and sends them off to agents, editors, and publishers must learn to face the eventual return of a rejection letter.
Rejection letters come in many shapes and sizes, but they are mostly form letters with little personality, which is wise, as there is danger in treading the […]
On a major network special covering the effect that global warming is having on the melting Andean glaciers, a local farmer was quoted as having asked the following question:
“Why are the mountains crying?”
His metaphor is poignant, comparing the melting glacier waters rolling down the mountain slopes to human tears, inflicting the sadness and frustration that […]
If you know a local library professional who makes your life a little easier and loves their job, then take the time to nominate them for the 2008 Spotlight Award.
The Spotlight Award winner will receive a $2,500 prize as well as $250 for their library.
Any current public library employee is eligible to be nominated, so […]
Current poet laureate Charles Simic announced today in verse that the National Poetry Month has been canceled due to a general lack of interest.
Although relished by poets as a month to be proud of who they are and their right to exist as citizens of the United States, a general disagreement with this notion by […]
