Comments on: The Democratization of Literature http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/the-democratization-of-literature/ Poetry Editor and Struggling Poet Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Twitterpation Nation « Slush Pile http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/the-democratization-of-literature/#comment-799 Twitterpation Nation « Slush Pile Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:52:18 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1102#comment-799 [...] Comparing Twitter and Facebook, Green said that he actually prefers Twitter, in theory at least, because “the constant presentness, the openness and accessibility that it represents aligns very well with my editorial goals.” The editors want Rattle to be a “populist poetry magazine” that is “always transparent, always available to both readers and writers – a big unpretentious, unassuming community for people who appreciate poetry.” Twitter encourages more active participation than Facebook, Green believes. However, to achieve its full potential, there would have to be more hours in the day, or TwitterRattle would need a larger staff. Barring either development, Facebook seems more practical “as a way to find and interact with the poets we publish. A lot of people are friending each other on our group page, and that’s great, as it helps foster a sense of community. So, in practice, Facebook works better just because there’s not much management involved.” (For further reading, see Green’s blogs on Twitter, and on the democratization of literature.) [...] [...] Comparing Twitter and Facebook, Green said that he actually prefers Twitter, in theory at least, because “the constant presentness, the openness and accessibility that it represents aligns very well with my editorial goals.” The editors want Rattle to be a “populist poetry magazine” that is “always transparent, always available to both readers and writers – a big unpretentious, unassuming community for people who appreciate poetry.” Twitter encourages more active participation than Facebook, Green believes. However, to achieve its full potential, there would have to be more hours in the day, or TwitterRattle would need a larger staff. Barring either development, Facebook seems more practical “as a way to find and interact with the poets we publish. A lot of people are friending each other on our group page, and that’s great, as it helps foster a sense of community. So, in practice, Facebook works better just because there’s not much management involved.” (For further reading, see Green’s blogs on Twitter, and on the democratization of literature.) [...]

]]> By: Greg http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/the-democratization-of-literature/#comment-798 Greg Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:54:43 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1102#comment-798 I liked Cormac's interview and your quotation is apt. The way I look at it is that there could have been a handful of Greek plays far superior to the Greek plays that exists, had it not been. I liked Cormac’s interview and your quotation is apt. The way I look at it is that there could have been a handful of Greek plays far superior to the Greek plays that exists, had it not been.

]]> By: rigreene http://www.timothy-green.org/blog/2009/11/the-democratization-of-literature/#comment-797 rigreene Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:07:04 +0000 http://timothy-green.org/blog/?p=1102#comment-797 Enjoying this. Agree with most everything here except for toppling and shutting down/out the ivory towers. It's certainly time to renovate them. Begin with carting the spineless fluff off and recycle it into particle board. If that doesn't work bring out the bulldozers and watch those feathers fly. I ain't gonna lie, this will also be messy. Enjoying this.
Agree with most everything here except for toppling and shutting down/out the ivory towers. It’s certainly time to renovate them.

Begin with carting the spineless fluff off and recycle it into particle board. If that doesn’t work bring out the bulldozers and watch those feathers fly. I ain’t gonna lie, this will also be messy.

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