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George Witte
George Merrill Witte is an American poet and book editor from Madison, New Jersey. Witte is the current editor-in-chief of St. Martin's Press. He is the author of ''Does She Have a Name?'', '' Deniability: Poems'' and ''The Apparitioners: Poems''. Career George Witte is the author of three books of poetry: Does She Have a Name, Deniability and The Apparitioners. His poems have also been published in ''The Atlantic'', ''The Antioch Review'', ''Boulevard'', ''Gettysburg Review'', ''The Hopkins Review'', ''The Kenyon Review'', ''Ploughshares'', ''Poetry (magazine)'', ''Prairie Schooner'', ''New York Quarterly'', ''Southwest Review'', ''Virginia Quarterly Review'', and ''The Yale Review''. Witte has also worked in book publishing at St. Martin's Press for thirty three years, as an editor, the publisher of Picador USA, and now as editor in chief. A graduate of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Awards Witte receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madison, New Jersey
Madison is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,937. Located along the Morris & Essex Lines, it is noted for Madison's historic railroad station becoming one of America's first commuter railroads, attracting well-to-do families from nearby Manhattan. It remains a popular commuter town for residents who work in New York City. The community maintains a population of nearly 18,000 residents. It is known as ''"The Rose City"'' and was named in honor of President James Madison.Caldwell, Dave"Living in Madison, N.J.; A Town Right Out of Central Casting" ''The New York Times'', June 15, 2008. Accessed August 12, 2012. "Madison, named after President James Madison, was nicknamed the Rose City because of a 19th-century rose-growing industry started by wealthy residents drawn to Madison by its location on the Morris & Essex train line." Madison was ranked 33rd in ''Money'' Magazine's 2011 ranking of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Quarterly
The ''New York Quarterly'' (''NYQ'') was a popular contemporary American poetry magazine. Established by William Packard (1933-2002) in 1969, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine has called the ''NYQ'' "the most important poetry magazine in America." History After the death of William Packard in 2002, Raymond P. Hammond assumed control of the magazine. Content The NYQ was widely known for featuring poems and/or interviews with writers such as Carol Jennings, Charles Bukowski, W. H. Auden, Anne Sexton, Ted Kooser, Franz Wright, Karl Shapiro, Macdonald Carey, Richard Eberhart, Michael McClure, Robert Peters (writer) and Lyn Lifshin Lyn Lifshin or Lyn Diane Lipman (July 12, 1942 – December 9, 2019) was an American poet and teacher."Lyn Lifshin." in ''Contemporary Women Poets''. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1998. ''Gale In Context: Biography'' (accessed October 10, 2022). Lifshin wa .... The magazine also regularly published work by emerging authors. See also * List of literary magazines Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (formerly ''The Huffington Post'' until 2017 and sometimes abbreviated ''HuffPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy living, women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to the conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site offers content posted directly on the site as well as user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Andrew Breitbart, Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005 as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Environmentalist
''The Environmentalist'' is a public interest, eco-investigative journalism website that reports on the geopolitics and science of climate change, general politics, sustainable living, business impact and the history of affected regions. Founding Founded in November, 2006, ''The Environmentalist'' writers include ''Huffington Post'' environmental and geopolitical contributor, Janet Ritz; Presidential Climate Action Plan executive director, William S. Becker; award-winning playwright and author, Sherman Yellen; author of ''The Real McCain'', Cliff Schecter; filmmaker Greg Reitman, producer of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival award-winning documentary, '' Fields of Fuel''; Democratic activist Terry Leach; as well as scientists, environmental lawyers and various guest contributors. Founding publisher and managing editor, Janet Ritz, is the daughter of award-winning Associated Press courtroom artist and journalist, Rosalie Ritz. An environmental activist and writer who was mentored i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Library Journal
''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice. It also reviews library-related materials and equipment. Each year since 2008, the Journal has assessed public libraries and awarded stars in their Star Libraries program. Its "Library Journal Book Review" does pre-publication reviews of several hundred popular and academic books each month. ''Library Journal'' has the highest circulation of any librarianship journal, according to Ulrich's—approximately 100,000. ''Library Journal's'' original publisher was Frederick Leypoldt, whose company became R. R. Bowker. Reed International (later merged into Reed Elsevier) purchased Bowker in 1985; they published ''Library Journal'' until 2010, when it was sold to Media Source Inc., owner of the Junior Library Guild and ''The Horn Book Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Sun
''The New York Sun'' is an American online newspaper published in Manhattan; from 2002 to 2008 it was a daily newspaper distributed in New York City. It debuted on April 16, 2002, adopting the name, motto, and masthead of the earlier New York paper, '' The Sun'' (1833–1950). It became the first general-interest broadsheet newspaper to be started in New York City in several decades. Its op-ed page became a prominent platform in the country for conservative viewpoints. From 2009 to 2021 ''The Sun'' operated as an (occasional and erratic) online-only publisher of political and economic opinion pieces, as well as occasional arts content. Following acquisition from Dovid Efune in November 2021, ''The New York Sun'' has returned to full-time online publication since 2022. ''The New York Sun'' claims to be the heir of '' The Sun'', a successful broadsheet newspaper published in New York City from 1833 until 1950. History ''The Sun'' was founded by a group of investors including pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Poems
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival storag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
