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  I am hoping my 2013 AWP goes something like the well-known Raymond Carver quote : “Get in, get out. Don’t linger. Go on.” Assuming that one could put up his or her blinders to the constant pummeling of everything that is AWP, here are ten books that I plan to buy, then rush out [...]

“A kayak is not a galleon, ark, coracle or speedboat. It is a small watertight vessel operated by a single oarsman. It is submersible, has sharply pointed ends, and is constructed from the light poles and the skins of furry animals. It has never yet been successfully employed as a means of mass transport.” This [...]

A round-up of some recent small-press plums to inspire resolve in the Year of the Snake.

Small Press Beat: I mean, we can wait til we’re 85 and somebody comes knocking on our door from PBS or whatever, but what about right now?

Just follow the smell of cheap whiskey to the far corners of the convention center and look for a group of good- looking people peddling interesting wares,

“Two new bombshells, in translation.”

We are pleased to roll out the first of what will be a monthly feature highlighting the world of Small Presses, dispatched by Poor Claudia co-founder and Bad Blood reading series curator, Drew Scott Swenhaugen. I’m not sure who can keep an updated eye on the world of small press poetry. Presses and journals pop [...]