http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/ A National Blog of Literature & Discussion Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:12:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2905 VQR » Blog » Link Roundup: Twittering, Dickens URLs, and Pandemic Flu Fri, 15 May 2009 19:21:04 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2905 [...] and Erin Keane followed up with one of her own. And, actually, they’re not bad. It’s those vital clichés [...] [...] and Erin Keane followed up with one of her own. And, actually, they’re not bad. It’s those vital clichés [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2586 You are not your poem « Every Poet Needs A Patio Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:15:12 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2586 [...] every poet has the sworn duty to excise every cliché from every line of every poem. The ratio of clichés to any given moral indignation can [...] [...] every poet has the sworn duty to excise every cliché from every line of every poem. The ratio of clichés to any given moral indignation can [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2513 just another reminder that everything you’re told is a lie (from the Virginia Quarterly Review) at this is kim calder Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:42:53 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2513 [...] Those Vital Clichés [...] [...] Those Vital Clichés [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2283 ninja typeface « upside down again. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:23:21 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2283 [...] “darkness” six times already. And it’s not even done yet. So I’m a shoe-in.[See all cliches and percentages]And for those of us who obsess over this stuff, Virginia Quarterly has also released the top ten [...] [...] “darkness” six times already. And it’s not even done yet. So I’m a shoe-in.[See all cliches and percentages]And for those of us who obsess over this stuff, Virginia Quarterly has also released the top ten [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2279 MountainWord » Blog Archive » WORLD’S FIRST: Mobile poetry archive at poets.org Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:01:37 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2279 [...] Interesting tidbit from The Virginia Quarterly: Waldo Jaquith wrote, “This was supposed to be a blog entry about how authors submit poetry to us covering clichéd topics that there’s just no way we’re going to print. But then I did the math, calculating the percentage of our submissions and published work that contain any of a dozen mainstays of poetic terminology, and found that precisely the opposite is true.” Check it out here. [...] [...] Interesting tidbit from The Virginia Quarterly: Waldo Jaquith wrote, “This was supposed to be a blog entry about how authors submit poetry to us covering clichéd topics that there’s just no way we’re going to print. But then I did the math, calculating the percentage of our submissions and published work that contain any of a dozen mainstays of poetic terminology, and found that precisely the opposite is true.” Check it out here. [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2273 Gonzalo Barr :: Buzz Words Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:14:09 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2273 [...] If you ever wondered whether using certain buzz words in your work will make it more likely that it will be published, here at last is the answer from the candid folks at the Virginia Quarterly Review. [...] [...] If you ever wondered whether using certain buzz words in your work will make it more likely that it will be published, here at last is the answer from the candid folks at the Virginia Quarterly Review. [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2272 Emily Magazine » Blog Archive » I am gonna start reading the Virginia Quarterly Review’s blog more often. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:21:56 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2272 [...] but: There’s hope for your poetry if you hit some clichéd themes! [...] [...] but: There’s hope for your poetry if you hit some clichéd themes! [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2269 crunching poetic numbers « A Patchwork Life: writing, teaching, and learning more each day Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:41:25 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2269 [...] wonder what titles are most common in poetry these days? How about the most cliched topics that are actually still accepted? I don’t know about you, but I was very happy to see that none of my titles are on the first [...] [...] wonder what titles are most common in poetry these days? How about the most cliched topics that are actually still accepted? I don’t know about you, but I was very happy to see that none of my titles are on the first [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2266 Robert Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:35:01 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2266 This 3/17 update 2 did not clarify a thing. Rather, its redundancy diluted the elegance of the original post. This 3/17 update 2 did not clarify a thing. Rather, its redundancy diluted the elegance of the original post.

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2264 wordsworthless Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:41:32 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/#comment-2264 Zoe, you do flatter me, and I shall carry your response now and ever. It was my first "published" poem. Zoe, you do flatter me, and I shall carry your response now and ever. It was my first “published” poem.

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