Assignment 9; Literary Magazine

Poets and Writers is the largest non profit literary organization in the United States. This magazine publishes works of poetry, fiction as well as creative nonfiction. This magazine has been in circulation for 40 years, producing a bi-monthly piece. Poets and Writers in located in New York City. Galan Williams who asked for money for the New York State Council of the Arts started this magazine. The first few pages of the magazine, I read where discussing the new books written by a few poets as well as non fiction writers. These articles discussed the books in a little detail and compared their work to work they have done in the past. Some of the books discussed were Hot Springs by Geoffrey Becker, The Abyss of Human Illusion by Gilbert Sorrentino, and Lamb Bright Saviors by Robert Vivian. The reviews given by these books were so good I decided to check a few out myself. This book has sets of narratives discussing familiar scenarios such as miserable couples, crappy salespersons, and drunken people/ soldiers. A few other sections in this magazine discussed different bookstores around the United States. I really liked the sections on the tips of being published. A few writers offered some great insight and some other suggestions made me laugh. Like getting close to a publisher as a friend and exploit the friendship. I could not believe that this was actually published in the magazine but it made for a great laugh and put humor into the stressful world of trying to become a published writer. There was a section at the end of the magazine, which lists all the awards that the magazine has received over the years. The credentials and awards of this magazine are very impressive and show to be a very prestigious literary work. I enjoyed reading this literary magazine and liked the variety of the reading material.