I have a new article Free Verse and the Modernists at Associated Content. By all means, check it out and make grumbling comments about how these bastards ruined things for metrical poets. Though, when I think about it, a lot of Stevens is blank verse. I guess it's just how bizarre everything he wrote is that makes him fit in the Modernist camp.

An essay that might be of interest.

This is a progress report for those of you who all who submitted late, or early, and are still waiting for a decision for inclusion in the inaugural print issue of Able Muse.

First, the last-minute flurry of quality poetry submissions for the inaugural issue in response to the last-minute call for (additional) submission is much appreciated. We're now considering them (as well as several others that came in much earlier and throughout the submission period for the new issue). ...

Thanks, everyone who submitted in response of the call for submission, especially, Eratosphereans. I'm now going through the new material and, the stronger material held over prior to the call for further consideration. The standard is quite high, and I suppose, so is the competition for the available space.

I'll be getting back to everyone with a decision in the next few weeks.

Note that the Able Muse, print edition, is still accepting submissions, but what comes in...

Although Able Muse reads submissions year-round, if you want to make it in the inaugural print edition (Winter 2010) your submission should be received by end-of-day -- i.e. midnight PST-- of this coming Friday, October 8, 2010.

Submission: http://www.ablemuse.com/submit
Info/Subscriptions: http://www.ablemusepress.com/ablemuse-print

...Alex