June 19, 2007
Cygnus Clausen (a postmodern poem) by Maria Law
applique cruickshank,
allotted compose crone, cygnus clausen.
coco anhydrite camden compound
chris astrophysical alfalfa.
c
hoosy benchmark
balk australia chisel aflame
coney daytona
ado aviv affectionate
choreography.
booky bare belly
dichloride dilemma
candace cockatoo
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June 18, 2007
On participation, printing, the "future of print"
One ultimate goal of this project is to condense all the best works as submitted and published on the site (and of course, this means anyone accepted under the "traditional" online submission route) into an annual/semi-annual volume.
Part of the difficulty of getting words into print is, of course, the cost. Another difficulty is liability, which can be solved more or less easily with a little bit of money ... Anyone who has worked in publishing will know that as much money as is obviously needed to produce high-quality printed works, there is at least as much money needed for some out of the way yet essential functions. Enter: the Literary Nonprofit, mixed media mashups, Oprah's book club and author biopic releases paired with book launches.
Now it may seem I am criticizing these trends .. but in actuality, I see the point in doing whatever could be appealing to keep literature going strong. Yes, good literature is good enough to stand on its own, but no, it is not going to go out and find readers for itself. Until we lovers of the written word manage to glamorize literature enough to pull a critical mass of fans from the woodwork, we're just going to have to work extra hard in the margins to get the word out there ... fiction is till relevent!
As for Lingua Year #1 ... look for it in a webstore near you sometime next Spring. And until then ... spread the word to any artists, writers, futurists, critics, or fans.
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