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Three cheers for the creative classes!

According to Michael Rosen more people are working as writers, musicians, and artists than ever before in the United States. This is good news for aspiring writers--people earning a living writing have increased 30 percent by Rosen's stats. (Thanks to After the MFA for the link)

Pinkyspaperhaus christens a new compound webby word: "litmagblog." There's a new resource for readers overwhelmed by the crowded lit magazine rack. Check it out and start reading: "Luna Park was launched earlier this month in an effort to focus attention on magazines from the Paris Review to Post Road and many more. It is fed and watered by one Travis Kurowski, a veteran of literary magazines like Tin HouseOpium."

The Poetry Foundation has been matching up poets and graphic artists for a recent series called "The Poem as Comic Strip." These artists are doing some beautiful things with text, like Ron Rege, Jr's take (see image above) on the poem "The Snow Is Deep on the Ground." For extra credit, read series editor Ed Park's essay about "heightened language." (Thanks Poetry Hut!)

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