A recent conversation started on Facebook by Alfred Corn alerted me to this old (2007) but excellent article by David Orr. Orr’s main topic is the $200 million endowment the Poetry Foundation received in 2001. But he also sardonically analyzes the poetry published by the New Yorker, the one market that virtually every poet in the country longs to crack. How to get into the New Yorker? First, be a Great Dead Poet. Or, second, Orr says, make it as a Big Name and then let the New Yorker publish your worst work. Or, perhaps easiest of all, just work for the magazine. Easy peasy. Recommended. (Photo by Susan Sermoneta.)
Posts Tagged ‘New Yorker’
How to Write A Poem for the New Yorker
Posted: Friday, January 6, 2012 in Publishing, RecommendedTags: Alfred Corn, David Orr, Facebook, New Yorker, poetry
