{"product_id":"9780983306245","title":"Melee Live No. 1, Winter 2011: Pocket Edition","description":"Mêlée Live is a print magazine of poetry, politics and art which also has a substantial online presence. \u003cp\u003eMêlée Live is the descendant of Mêlée magazine, which quickly got the attention of the international poetry community in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMêlée Live. No.1. Winter 2011. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE MFA SCHOOL: A call for submissions was sent to every MFA writing program in the country requesting one poem only from any student currently enrolled. We received over 200 submissions (via email) from 57 writing programs. Five poems were selected from five poets to be included in this issue. One story was solicited to provide some balance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis issue also contains commentary and an editor's note which addresses the question of what it means to be an American poet. What it means to be in The MFA School. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIN THE MFA SCHOOL ISSUE: Kaj Anderson-Bauer, J. R. Bouchard, Jen Coleman, Kevin Finn, Jess Quinlan, Todd B. Stevens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd Sanders also provides a comment on The MFA School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMêlée Live is published three times a year, in conjunction with Mêlée Live Monthly: a new pocket-sized monthly magazine which includes one poet, one story and one essay or one translation in each monthly issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMêlée Live and Mêlée Live Monthly are published by USPOCO BOOKS, the publishing division of us poetry company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eS U B M I S S I O N S\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMêlée Live Monthly:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubmissions are read year round. A response is only guaranteed if the work is accepted. We make no claims about \"simultaneous submissions.\" Submit your work wherever you want, silly!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter three weeks, if you have not heard from our staff, you may inquire (via one email) on the status of a submitted work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSend all submissions (five to ten pages of poetry, one story or one essay) to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euspocobooks@gmail.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInclude current month, genre and writer's last name in the subject line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSubmissions may also be considered for publication @ ManuFacturedArtists.com, a blog of the arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo not include \"contributor's notes\" or bios, for we do not publish them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMêlée Live:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost issues are themed. In un-themed issues, submissions are solicited. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMêlée Live has no open reading period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf submitting a relevant work for a themed issue, send your submission, in any format, to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euspocobooks@gmail.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe only accept email submissions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE NEW ROTATING EDITORSHIP:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach volume of Mêlée Live includes three issues published over one calendar year, Januaryish, Aprilish and Septemberish. Editorial duties will be passed on each year (method to be determined by current editor), including full creative control of the magazine for all three issues of the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe magazine may be housed anywhere in the US, provided certain guidelines are met in documenting all agreements\/contracts for a given volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information on the rotating editorship (or to apply for the editor position for Volume 2), email the editors at uspocobooks@gmail.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisit us in the Live Connection at uspoco.com and\u003cbr\u003eManuFacturedArtsits.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"USPOCO BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010035466480,"sku":"9780983306245","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983306245_p0.jpg?v=1763893419","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983306245","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}