Commercial Poetry

Jennifer Schuessler      Jennifer Schuessler's 2014-07-28 New York Times article " Is Poetry Dead? Not if 45 Official Laureates...

Earl the Squirrel's Rule #122 Impractical Reality      Should you doubt that poetry is dead, try reviving it.  Alternatively, try ...

     Would songs be as popular if we were afraid to sing them?¹      As you may know from reading " Who Killed Poetry? ", copy...

From " Hype Versus Buzz - Introduction "     "Call it crude, scattered, unmanageable and often unmeasurable, but the democ...

Earl the Squirrel's Rule #58 hype verb 1. to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up  ): She was hyped up at the th...

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R)      While cruising the online forums I came across the funniest line I've read this century...

North Carolina Governor Pat McClory From " Poet Laureate ": Question #2:  Regardless of the endeavor, should you choose a co...