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Elsewhere: Literary Links

by Levi Asher on Saturday, September 10, 2005 05:01 pm
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Here are a few selected literary websites, as well as some submitted by LitKicks readers.

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Syntax of Things
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The Worst Ever
Jamelah.net
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Omnidawn Poetry Blog
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Paulo Coelho
BookFox
Jennifer Weiner
Writing Doctor's Blog
The Publishing Spot
Carol Novack
Lit Up Magazine
Kelly Spitzer
Emdashes
Bloggasm
New York Brain Terrain
Storyglossia
David R. Godine
Steve Mitchelmore
Stick Poet Super Hero
The Tempest
Publishing Insider
Wood s lot
Metafictional Blues
Book of the Day
Mumpsimus
The Existence Machine
Melancholias Tremulous Dreadlocks
Books Inq.
Oxford University Press Blog
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Noah Cicero
Postmodern Angst
The Playgoer
Bill Ectric's Place
Now What Blog
Ron Silliman's Poetry Blog
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Critical Mass
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13th Literature Carnival
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Kenyon Review Blog
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Poetry Archive: Online collection of poets reading their work
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