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Welcome to Eratosphere |
Eratosphere Poetry & Writing
Workshops is your one-stop online destination for the
post and critique of poems, fiction, and
artwork:
You will find metrical poetry
and the corresponding critique on (you guessed it)
the Metrical Poetry and Metrical Poetry - Deep End boards, and free
verse is available on the
Non-Metrical Poetry board. We also
feature boards devoted to
fiction, art, translation, literary
criticism, member announcements, and conversation,
usually related to poetry, writing, and
art.
We have three boards
devoted to literary discussion--
the Musing on Mastery board where
classics from present-day and past masters are posted,
discussed and dissected by our members and other
experts,
The
Discerning Eye,
a board devoted to literary criticism
and essay, and our Ask the Poet Lariat board, where a
rotating lineup of such established
writers as
Richard Wilbur, Anthony Hecht, and
Timothy Steele, to name a few, answer questions from
members.
The
Fiction forum
is a prose workshop. We are especially
inviting all writers to come over and use the unique
resources of the Fiction forum for workshopping their
stories. A similar invitation goes to artists and
photographer for
the Art Forum.
In
addition, we have
The Art Museum
for discussion of established art and master works.
We invite you to workshop your original translations
of poetry and short prose on our
Translation board.
One indispensable feature of
Eratosphere is a carefully chosen group of competent
(and friendly) moderators. That said, your staff for the Eratosphere Forums & Online
Workshops are as follows:
John Beaton, Robert J. Clawson, Dee Cohen, Maryann Corbett, R. S. Gwynn, Lance Levens, Tim Love, Sharon Passmore, Alex
Pepple, Jennifer Reeser, Janice D. Soderling.
Please note
that only registered members may post in our forums.
Hence, we encourage guests to register. Registration
is a painless process that should be over in less than
one minute. You have a one-page form to fill and, all
but two fields are optional – the username and the
e-mail address. All members agree to read the forum guidelines before posting
to familiarize themselves with our short list of do’s
and don’ts.
Welcome! -- The Able Muse
Staff.
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The Tipsy Muse Poetry Contest |
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Coming Soon ...
This contest is currently closed.
Check here again
for the next edition.
Able
Muse is excited to announce its quarterly light
verse competitions. Be prepared to be amused by
The Tipsy Muse, and you could even win the funny
money in our poetry contest series.
Click here for the entry guidelines!
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Most recent news
Happy Prune Year
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Posted By: Maryann Corbett on December 28, 2008, at 10:24 PM
I'll be doing the monthly pruning of poetry threads just a little early this time, on December 31 (I'm traveling again). So if you need to copy a poem thread that hasn't had a new post in the past 30 days, the next couple of days are the time to do that.
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Deep End guidelines
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Posted By: Maryann Corbett on November 29, 2008, at 10:51 AM
Ten days ago we began a long discussion on GT about the Deep End. In the course of the discussion we proposed some rule changes, and those changes have now been approved by Alex.Alex and I have changed the Announcement area at the top of the Deep End board--the spot labeled "Deep End! Please read before posting!"--to contain the text of the new guidelines. Our thanks to everyone who took part in the discussion. We think the changes will make this board a better place to be.
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December trimming?
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Posted By: Maryann Corbett on November 29, 2008, at 10:49 AM
Heads up again! We're a couple of days away from the first of the month, the day when I trim everything back on the poetry boards. Anything thread with a last post that's more than thirty days old will disappear. Copy now if you need to!
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November pruning
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Posted By: Maryann Corbett on October 31, 2008, at 08:00 AM
Happy last day of October! This is your regularly scheduled warning that I'm going to prune the poetry boards. I'm trying to get back on schedule, so I'm going to do it tomorrow, November 1. If you need to copy a poem thread that hasn't had activity in the past thirty days, today's the day to do it.
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October pruning, a little late
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Posted By: Maryann Corbett on October 03, 2008, at 06:26 PM
I'm back on the job. I'm planning to prune the poetry boards in the usual way this coming Sunday morning, early. I hope that's enough notice for everyone. If you need to print off a copy of a thread that hasn't had activity in the past thirty days, now's the time!Maryann
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