Check out this Q&A with Richard Jones and Mark Arendt at The National Book Review where they discuss Poetry East, starting out as a young writer, the editing process, great publishing material, and more.
https://www.thenationalbookreview.com/features/2021/5/27/qampa-celebrating-the-40th-anniversary-and-100th-issue-of-poetry-east-magazine
We’re celebrating Poetry East’s 100th issue and 40th anniversary this April, National Poetry Month. Open this post for more information about the upcoming event on April 26th.
Name: Josh Fisher Program: MAWP Graduate Assistantship: Josh is the graduate assistant/associate editor for Poetry East, where he developed a Poetry East app called The Poet’s Almanac. The Poet’s Almanac is available as a free download in the Apple App Store and Google Play. Fun fact: Josh was the GA for Ex Libris last year. A poet with considerable web design skills and an eye for beauty, he built this site from scratch and fielded many questions from the current editor (me) last quarter. *** The deadline to apply for 2015–2016 graduate assistantships is January 15, 2015.
Join DePaul professor and Poetry East editor Richard Jones for the Fifth Wednesday Journal release party at the Book Cellar on Thursday, November 20, at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
This guest-post is from graduate assistant and MAWP student Andrew McNamara. As associate editor for Poetry East, Andrew has learned a lot about poetry this quarter. Read on to learn more about the journal. Admittedly, I’m no poet. I know Ezra Pound from James Dickey, and like most, I’ve read Maya Angelou. But I’m not intimately familiar with the world of modern poetry, its poets, or the myriad of journals dedicated to the craft. But somehow I find myself working every day, up to my elbows in poetry, and loving it. My renewed (if it… Read Article →
Program: MAWP Graduate Assistant Role: Associate Editor, Poetry East Publications: McNamara, Andrew. “Ahead of the Curve.” Montgomery Living, September 2009, pp. 26-28. McNamara, Andrew. “The Art of Jewelry Making.” Montgomery Living, June 2010, pp. 18-20. McNamara, Andrew. “The Art of Words.” Montgomery Living, June 2009, pp. 22-23. McNamara, Andrew. “Field of Dreamz.” Montgomery Living, March 2010, pp. 44-47. McNamara, Andrew. “Harboring Food and Fun.” Montgomery Living, August 2009, pp. 16-17. McNamara, Andrew. “Pigeon Forge: A Family Hot-Spot.” Montgomery Living, July 2010, pp. 58-60. McNamara, Andrew. “Playing Together.” Montgomery Living, December 2009, pp. 36-38. McNamara, Andrew…. Read Article →