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You knew Marty McConnell was going to floor you, right? And you were floored. WE were floored. We were so floored that we darn near forgot to let you know […]
Thoughts on Bottomless Websites (language)
I aim for the footer and “Hiss!” It Vanishes! Who are these misfit Designers extolling Their “Infinite Scrolling?” Let’s get to the bottom of this shit! Thanks to Yogev […]
What a Tech Startup can Learn from a Slam Poet
You have three minutes at the podium to impress a panel of so-called “experts.” If they like you, you’re a rock star. If they don’t like you, you’re heading back […]
Here’s How to Teach Pentameter in Schools!
Whether it’s sonnets or Shakespeare, iambic pentameter is a key skill in high school English classes. I was an eleventh-grader in Dr. Taylor’s AP English class when we spent an […]
Protected: Notes on How to be a Professional Poet
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Artie Moffa Reading on the East Coast this April
Artie Moffa, editor of Bicycle Comics, is heading east this April for a few shows. Not a tour, not really, just a few shows. Artie has deep roots in the […]
Partial List of Active Bay-Area Poetry Shows
Updated August 30, 2013 We’ve made a partial list here for Bay Area poetry. Many local open mics and poetry slams now use Facebook as their primary Web presence. Facebook […]
The 2013 Digital Edition of The Lit Slam!
As the Lit Slam staff shook off a bad case of the Flupocalypse, the question was: What to do about the February show? After all, each of the shows becomes […]
Book Signing and Poetry Reading at Alley Cat Books!
Missed the Lit Slam debut of Tandem? Come see it stepping out and about in public! In daylight, no less! We’re thrilled to announce the bookstore debut of Tandem at […]
Well-Known Poets. Randomly-Chosen Editors. In Tandem.
Tandem is a book born from a crazy idea: what if we took a poetry slam and anthologized it? What if we crafted our anthology in the true spirit of […]