Comments on: Titles We Have Known http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/ A National Blog of Literature & Discussion Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:12:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Whatever Happened to “There Once Was a Man from Nantucket”? « Happy Valley News Hour http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2886 Whatever Happened to “There Once Was a Man from Nantucket”? « Happy Valley News Hour Sun, 03 May 2009 04:41:05 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2886 [...] 3, 2009 · No Comments The Virginia Quarterly Review has compiled a list of the ten most common titles of works (primarily poems) submitted to the magazine over the last [...] [...] 3, 2009 · No Comments The Virginia Quarterly Review has compiled a list of the ten most common titles of works (primarily poems) submitted to the magazine over the last [...]

]]> By: overland literary journal » top ten titles http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2884 overland literary journal » top ten titles Sat, 02 May 2009 21:52:30 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2884 [...] Andrew Sullivan, here’s a compilation of the top ten titles submitted to Virginia Quarterly Review over the last two years. Would be interesting to see an Australian equivalent. My guess is it would [...] [...] Andrew Sullivan, here’s a compilation of the top ten titles submitted to Virginia Quarterly Review over the last two years. Would be interesting to see an Australian equivalent. My guess is it would [...]

]]> By: Waldo Jaquith http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2883 Waldo Jaquith Sat, 02 May 2009 20:12:46 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2883 <a href="http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2008/03/14/vital-cliches/" rel="nofollow">We're the first to admit that we publish poetic concepts that seem from afar like clichés</a>. I don't know that there's anything inherently wrong with titling something "Aubade" or "Night." And when I say "I don't know," I'm not indicating uncertainty. What I mean is that I'm a programmer, not a poet. I don't have an MFA. My degree is not in English. I crunch numbers because I'm a stats geek. So when I list the top ten most common titles, there's no value judgement—it's simply a result of <code>SELECT title, COUNT(*) AS number FROM submissions GROUP BY title WHERE status != "withdrawn" ORDER BY number DESC LIMIT 10</code>. We’re the first to admit that we publish poetic concepts that seem from afar like clichés. I don’t know that there’s anything inherently wrong with titling something “Aubade” or “Night.” And when I say “I don’t know,” I’m not indicating uncertainty. What I mean is that I’m a programmer, not a poet. I don’t have an MFA. My degree is not in English. I crunch numbers because I’m a stats geek. So when I list the top ten most common titles, there’s no value judgement—it’s simply a result of SELECT title, COUNT(*) AS number FROM submissions GROUP BY title WHERE status != "withdrawn" ORDER BY number DESC LIMIT 10.

]]> By: Carol Jochnowitz http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2882 Carol Jochnowitz Sat, 02 May 2009 19:17:12 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2882 I think it's interesting that Thomas Harr found the listing of the poem titles snarky. I suspect that what he was in fact responding to was what he perceived as a certain impression of self-importance generated by those titles when they were all gathered together in one list. Which I don't think necessarily shows something objectionable about them: After all, what's more important than poetry? I think it’s interesting that Thomas Harr found the listing of the poem titles snarky. I suspect that what he was in fact responding to was what he perceived as a certain impression of self-importance generated by those titles when they were all gathered together in one list. Which I don’t think necessarily shows something objectionable
about them: After all, what’s more important than poetry?

]]> By: Waldo Jaquith http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2881 Waldo Jaquith Sat, 02 May 2009 17:16:00 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2881 <blockquote>I would like to see the most common fiction titles</blockquote> I can do that. Here are the ten most common fiction titles that we've received since 2006: * Reunion * Homecoming * Home * Gravity * You * Waiting * Coming Home * Blind Date * Evolution * Flight We're looking at pretty low numbers here—"Reunion" is used just six times, "Flight" just three. But these results are pretty interesting. Five of these titles are about people coming together. Three mention "home." There's definitely a strong theme here.

I would like to see the most common fiction titles

I can do that. Here are the ten most common fiction titles that we’ve received since 2006:

* Reunion
* Homecoming
* Home
* Gravity
* You
* Waiting
* Coming Home
* Blind Date
* Evolution
* Flight

We’re looking at pretty low numbers here—”Reunion” is used just six times, “Flight” just three.

But these results are pretty interesting. Five of these titles are about people coming together. Three mention “home.” There’s definitely a strong theme here.

]]> By: trulee pist http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2880 trulee pist Sat, 02 May 2009 17:14:57 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2880 Aubade? Does Philip Larkin have you on speed dial? Aubade? Does Philip Larkin have you on speed dial?

]]> By: Joe P http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2879 Joe P Sat, 02 May 2009 16:40:55 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2879 I would like to see the most common fiction titles, and I think neologisms should all count as one. I also wonder how many are in the City, ST formulation. I would like to see the most common fiction titles, and I think neologisms should all count as one. I also wonder how many are in the City, ST formulation.

]]> By: PC http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2878 PC Sat, 02 May 2009 16:39:31 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2878 Is it just me, or does that look an awful lot like a track listing from a Bruce Springsteen album? Is it just me, or does that look an awful lot like a track listing from a Bruce Springsteen album?

]]> By: Blog Love V « christopher cocca http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2876 Blog Love V « christopher cocca Fri, 01 May 2009 02:47:41 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2876 [...] Quarterly Review’s blog and this post about the 10 most frequently-submitted piece [...] [...] Quarterly Review’s blog and this post about the 10 most frequently-submitted piece [...]

]]> By: PANK » Blog Archive » It’s All About the Title http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/04/20/top-ten-titles-3/#comment-2874 PANK » Blog Archive » It’s All About the Title Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:06:47 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1969#comment-2874 [...] Virginia Quarterly Review has released a list of the ten most common titles they’ve seen over the past two years. Its amusing and a little [...] [...] Virginia Quarterly Review has released a list of the ten most common titles they’ve seen over the past two years. Its amusing and a little [...]

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