tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post6009573285365161955..comments2024-02-12T03:04:46.091-08:00Comments on AttackingtheDemi-Puppets: Bubble BoysKing Wenclashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13709139159194279478noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-42389117209703998362010-12-13T07:51:14.654-08:002010-12-13T07:51:14.654-08:00As Tim says, there are alternatives out there and ...As Tim says, there are alternatives out there and have always been alternatives, as he knows well as a participant in the zine movement of the 1990's. The trick is to make them viable alternatives. This requires nothing more than the will of writers like you or me to make it happen.King Wenclashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709139159194279478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-11274714656265815342010-12-12T20:18:52.202-08:002010-12-12T20:18:52.202-08:00I've always wondered if one of the reasons Fro...I've always wondered if one of the reasons Frost's work is so good is that his target audience was a small "college town"--readers who were educated but still leading real lives.<br /><br />Like the rest of us. In this recession. Realer than we want it to be.Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-76661694926644070192010-12-10T12:39:55.216-08:002010-12-10T12:39:55.216-08:00I think this is the link, but if so, it's kind...I think this is the link, but if so, it's kind of a short article:<br /><br />http://nplusonemag.com/mfa-vs-nycFrank Marcopoloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434560672740630201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-3551790728915560372010-12-08T13:17:59.807-08:002010-12-08T13:17:59.807-08:00I thought the essay grappled pretty admirably with...I thought the essay grappled pretty admirably with the two dominant streams in contemporary lit. That said, it left out several relevant, thriving streams: 1. The small/independent press that is beholden to neither colleges nor NY trade publishing. 2. Spoken word poetry, which includes many writers who <i>don't care</i> whether their work is published. 3. The ethnic press, for example the scene surrounding the Harlem Book Fair, which exists quite apart from either colleges or trade publishing, consisting of urban fiction and nonfiction that is sold outside traditional bookselling channels (hair salons, tables on the street, Africana stores, etc.).Tim W. Brownhttp://www.timwbrown.comnoreply@blogger.com