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Margie (journal)
''Margie'', also known as the ''American Journal of Poetry'', is an annual literary journal, based in Chesterfield, Missouri that features the work of the nation's leading poets. The journal was established in 2000 and is dedicated to the memory of Marjorie J. Wilson (1955-1977). The founder and editor-in-chief is Robert Nazarene. The journal sponsors several prestigious contests, including the annual Robert E. Wilson & Ruth I. Wilson Best Poetry Book Contest.Henderson, Jane. Poetry concert for contest winners and more. ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', April 29, 2008. Among the notable writers whose work has appeared in ''Margie'' are Sherman Alexie, Jacob M. Appel, Julianna Baggott, Kate Braverman, W. S. Di Piero, Alice Friman, Michael Harper, Terry Hertzler, Tony Hoagland, Allison Joseph, Ron Offen, Mark Rudman, Enid Shomer, David Wagoner, Laura Madeline Wiseman and R. Scott Yarbrough. See also *List of literary magazines A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Journal
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters. Literary magazines are often called literary journals, or little magazines, terms intended to contrast them with larger, commercial magazines. History ''Nouvelles de la république des lettres'' is regarded as the first literary magazine; it was established by Pierre Bayle in France in 1684. Literary magazines became common in the early part of the 19th century, mirroring an overall rise in the number of books, magazines, and scholarly Academic journal, journals being published at that time. In Great Britain, critics Francis Jeffrey, Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham and Sydney Smith founded the ''Edinburgh Review'' in 1802. Other British reviews of this period included the ''Westminster Review'' (1824), ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Offen
Ronald C. “Ron” Offen (October 2, 1930 – August 9, 2010) was an American poet, playwright, critic, editor, and theater producer. He received an A.A. from Wright College in Chicago and an M.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago. Biography Offen lived most of his life in Chicago and worked as an insurance investigator, editor, freelance writer, and theater producer. With R. R. Cuscaden he was the co-editor of ''Mainstream: A Quarterly Journal of Poetry'' (1957), one of the first publishers of Richard Brautigan. He was also co-editor with Cuscaden of ''Odyssey: Explorations in Contemporary Poetry and the Arts'' (1958–59), which published the early work of Charles Bukowski, LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), David Ray, and others. He was a reviewer and executive editor of ''Chicago Literary Times'' (1962–1965), poetry editor of ''December'' (circa 1970–72), and columnist (“Poetry Beat”) for the ''Chicago Daily News'' (1974–75). From 1970 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
