Literary Kicks is a

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that functions as a

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and

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and cultural criticism chiefly focused on

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writers. Founded in 1994 by

Levi Asher Levi Asher (or ''Marc Eliot Stein''; 18 November 1961 in Queens, New York) is a New York-based writer, blogger and web developer responsible for Literary Kicks, one of the earliest popular literary websites and now the oldest continuously-runni ...

, the site has since expanded to cover a wider range of literary genres, from ancient literature to contemporary fiction and poetry, and hosts literary discussions, poetry boards, workshops and a digital library of articles, resources and texts. Since 1996 Literary Kicks has hosted poetry readings in

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and other venues across the

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. In 1998 LitKicks Publishing was created. The first LitKicks publication was a digital video, ''Notes from Underground'', based on

Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

's story of the same name, followed by a community-generated poetry anthology in 2004, ''Action Poetry'', which was nominated for a Blooker Prize. Other notable events include: The QUEST writing tournament (October 2003), the 24 Hour Poetry Party (July 2004) and October Earth (October 2004).

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