Ted Kooser Quote

Here is a lovely quote by Ted Kooser (See earlier video post) Poet Laureate of the United States from 2004 to 2006. While several of us have written poems reprimanding angst ridden poets, Ted explains in a clear way why he writes what he writes and how he thinks about the reader first with his poems:


"Every stranger's tolerance for poetry is compromised by much more important demands on his or her time. Therefore, I try to honor my reader's patience and generosity by presenting what I have to say as clearly and succinctly as possible .... Also, I try not to insult the reader's good sense by talking down; I don't see anything to gain by alluding to intellectual experiences that the reader may not have had. I do what I can to avoid being rude or offensive; most strangers, understandably, have a very low tolerance for displays of pique or anger or hysteria. Being harangued by a poet rarely endears a reader. I am also extremely wary of over cleverness; there is a definite limit to how much intellectual showing off a stranger can tolerate."- Midwest Quarterly, 1999

More Back Issues

Yes, we have more back issues posted on our future website!

May through July 2008 are now available there.

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July Issue PDF Available

Just like the title says, the July issue of AnonLiterary Magazine is available in PDF form. New this month is a leaner and meaner way of packing the mag into the files, with searchable text, thanks to the tireless efforts of our PDF packer, PhotoShop wizard, thincbook stuffer extraordinaire, Ada Radius!

Back issues will be posted here as they become available.

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If we are doing a literary blog, then we ought to start with this. lol

"So I Married an Axe Murder" is one of our family favorites. Maybe it's because we have Scottish heritage and every character in the movie has an uncanny resemblance to our own family members or maybe it's just because Mike Myers is so damn funny. Anyway, why can't all of the SL poetry readings come off like this one - I guess Ada will just have to get a back-up band.

Poet Ted Kooser

Poet Laureate Ted Kooser speaks and reads at UC Santa Barabara.

TED Talks: Sir Ken Robinson asks, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?"

If you haven't discovered TED talks yet, you are really missing some great stuff.  

From their site:

"TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design it started out as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become even broader.

The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes)"

This is heady stuff that will fascinate you. Imagine Biography, The Discovery Channel and YouTube all coming together.

The list of speakers ranges from scientists to musicians to inventors to politicians with names that include Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Thomas Dolby, Richard Dawkins, Jeff Bezos, Bono, Stephen Hawking, Larry Lessig, Jill Sobule, Amy Tan and Jane Goodall.

Check out Sir Ken Robinson with his talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" (see link above)