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About Beth Spencer

Beth Spencer is founding editor of Bear Star Press. Her book of poetry is The Cloud Museum (2018, Sixteen Rivers Press), her short story “Eulie Learns her ABCs” was one of two runners-up for the 2017 Lodestone Prize for Short Fiction. She tweets @Thelmadonna.

Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer, reviewed by Beth Spencer

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Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer

Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer / Random House / 320 pages / 9780812995701 / Jan 29, 2019 Stop the presses! Stop submitting to them, that is, … [Read more...]

In Jay DeFeo ‘s Voice: Six Poems by Beth Spencer

Beth Spencer

The following poems are written in the voice of Bay Area artist Jay DeFeo (1929-89), most famous for her huge painting THE ROSE but whose works included sculptures, jewelry, photography and many … [Read more...]

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Empty Mirror

Established in 2000 and edited by Denise Enck, Empty Mirror is an online literary magazine that publishes new work each Friday.

Each week EM features several poems each by one or two poets; reviews; critical essays; visual art; and personal essays.

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