"Great blog, Karen! I love your links and tips... and the updates on your own writing progress. Best of luck with the next workshop. Lori A. May www.loriamay.com http://loriamay.blogspot.com http://twitter.com/loriamay stains: early poems now…"

"I taught The Bluest Eye last semester, and I have to say that my students felt that all the mother figures were negative. I tried to get them to talk about the mother figures in context of class issues, and a few of my students mellowed a bit. But…"

"I liked both The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Let the Right On In -- although I found the latter one very disturbing. I just finished the Story of Edgar Sawtelle -- I liked it, but there was a big part of me that thought it could used some…"

"32 Poems, the Barn Owl Review, 5 AM, Slipstream, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner (some do have university affiliations -- some don't). To be honest, these journals are all vastly different -- I just love the work they publish and get excited…"

"I loved The Road and am currently wading through The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. However, I just got done reading The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist -- it's sorta like The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood."

"I actually like the format -- but agree with Diane. Perhaps a picture or some other type of design in your header would help decorate your website."

"I tend to write about what I'm reading (poetry, nonfiction, fiction, whatever -- I read a bit about everything). Since I read a lot about working-class studies, some of my posts are geared towards class issues in history, literature and…"

"These are all great suggestions! I also added my blog to GoodReads, and I have noticed that people are reading my blog from those links."

"Hi everyone -- I'm happy to have found this group. I have a Master's in English degree and teach at a community college -- which makes me part of the fuzzy no man's land in academics. So many people have told me to move on to a four…"

"Thanks!!! Still trying to weave my way through this site!"

"Yay! So glad you're here."

"Once, I got a form rejection note from a journal. I didn't think too much about it -- most of us are used to form rejection notes. But then, three days later, I got an acceptance letter from the same journal wanting the poem they had rejected…"

"I loved Blood Dazzler -- if you are interested in other Katrina themed collections, you should also try Perpetual Care by Katie Cappello and Colosseum (that's on my to read list) by Katie Ford. "