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What happens when an open, egalitarian group of
very different individuals gathers
regularly around a library table to share its
literary products? Pickin' Fleas, utilizing
the new and revolutionary process of on-demand
(POD) publishing, is one result.
What are the Writers
Digest guidelines for writers' groups, and how well did they fit
the experience of this group in Athens, Ohio?
They tell you, and more.
Quoting in part from their own review of the work:
"The book defies easy categorization. We meet
the writers and observe how the
egalitarian approach works in such a project....The
quality of the work is uneven, even
within each writer's section. Surprisingly, the
effect is inspiring rather than off-putting.
The work resonates with a mutually respectful,
grassroots ethic, and the new on-demand
publishing technology makes it all possible...." FROM ROBERT PINSKY:
"That writers help one another with attention,
encouragement, criticism, is part of the
distinct vitality of writing as an art in the
United States. In a way that academic programs
alone, or mass publishing alone, cannot, undertakings
like this one contribute significantly
to American culture."
--Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States
1997-2000
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Talk Back To Us! Share you own thoughts, feelings and resonses to Pickin' Fleas. If it's lively reading we may add it to this page! Jim Fingar <jfingar@frognet.net> Martha Johnson <mar@eurekanet.com> or <ab775@seorf.ohiou.edu> Wanda Mains 42 Walker, Athens, OH 45701 Mary Morgan <marymm@eurekanet.com> Nan Mykel <nmykel@columbus.rr.com> Jean Pullen <jpullen@eurekanet.com> Gretchen Rauschenberg <grauschenberg@compuserve.com> Jamie Tevis <jami@frognet.net> Mike Zempter <michael.zempter@verizon.net> |
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