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Friday, October 30, 2009

Friday’s Footnote

October 30, 2009

Poetry Contest in Dark Sky Magazine

DSM Poetry Contest Update

DSM Poetry Contest

To all those who have submitted poems to our first annual poetry contest, Thank You. We are encouraged by your enthusiasm and talent. Seriously, the work thus far has been great reading. For those who have not yet submitted, please do so soon. We are only accepting 300 applications. Doing so gives us plenty of time to sort, select and determine our winner. Spots are going fast. So again, if you want to participate in our contest, in which the grand prize winner will see a book of his or her poems published, send your submissions today.

Currently we are reading the submissions that have come our way since opening the contest. This means that anyone who submitted between October 22nd and October 30th (tomorrow is the last day for submissions!), we are reading your work. You know who you are.

We provide contest updates each Friday.

Here’s some inspiration. It’s a video of Robert Lowell reading Old Flame. Thanks again, everyone. And have a great weekend.

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Friday’s Literary Grab Bag

October 30, 2009

Gore Vidal in Dark Sky Magaizine

Vidal Consults The Dome

Gore Vidal is an irascible pug. He’s not a shabby writer, either. Throughout his long life he has hobnobbed with America’s best and brightest, as well as quite a few highfalutin international personalities. He is an opinionated man, happy to direct a quip toward writers, politics and movie stars. His signature volubility is on display in a recent interview with The Atlantic. Also today we have the world’s largest book, which documents the culture and history of Bhutan. The online portal Fictionaut, celebrated for its support of the short story, is praised in Media Bistro. Publishers Weekly announces the best books of 2009, Safran Foer talks about writing and complains about people who eat animals, Hemingway’s Cuban papers are coming to the JFK Museum, and Marianne Moore, along with a host of other highly regarded 20th century poets, go ’round the table on Silliman’s Blog. Read on, it’s candy for the mind. — Kevin Murphy

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