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Et Tu, Scriptor?
Read more: Et Tu, Scriptor?Et Tu, Scriptor? Did you know that March 15 has another important meaning, besides it being the day Julius Caesar was assassinated in Rome in 44 BC? The Romans also observed this day as a deadline for settling debts. It’s a good time for writers to settle their debts also. Especially the ones they have…
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Wild Places for Wild Poets
Read more: Wild Places for Wild PoetsToday is the anniversary of the creation of Yellowstone National Park. Established on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone was the first national park in the world, a place set aside as a public park…for the benefit and enjoyment of the people (wording from The Yellowstone National Park Protection Act). In thinking about this place, a place…
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About Poetry Resources
Read more: About Poetry ResourcesLast week on our Instagram account (@gyroscopereview), we ran a series of helpful resource books for poets that people seemed to like quite a lot. We’ve also noticed that writers love blogs that publish interviews with editors – we see them shared around Facebook all the time. Facebook, by the way, offers multiple groups that…
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This is the End, My Friend
Read more: This is the End, My FriendThis is the End, My Friend: How to not get a poem rejection I realize poets don’t get much feedback on their rejections. I wanted to address some common problems we see that can get your poem rejected from our slush. The biggest thing we are seeing is an ending that just falls flat. The…
