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About William R. Soldan

William R. Soldan graduated with his BA in English from Youngstown State University and currently studies Fiction Writing in the Northeast Ohio MFA program, He’s the grateful husband of an amazing woman named Rebecca Jane and the obnoxiously proud father of a baby boy named Spencer Thomas. He’s previously had work published in The Raw Alternative, Quail Bell, Danse Macabre, Sanitarium, and has a story forthcoming in The Fictioneer. This is his first scholarly publication.

William enjoys good books, bad movies, lifting very heavy things over his head, and consuming dangerously high quantities of caffeine—among other ridiculous things. You can follow him on Twitter @RustWriter1 (though he’s new to the tweeting game) or find him on Facebook (as Bill Soldan).

Wordsworth and the Beats: The Longevity of Influence

William R. Soldan

Wordworth & Kerouac

Although William Wordsworth once stated that he was “not a critic” and, in fact, “set little value upon the art” (Leitch 556), in his “Preface to Lyrical Ballads” he nevertheless proposed and … [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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