July 15, 2005

Poetry Contests in Need of Reform

To the Editor:

It surprises me that John T. Casteen IV and Ted Genoways discredit Foetry.com, while calling for many changes that we have been advocating since the site's debut ("Contesting the Poetry Contests," The Chronicle Review, June 3).

Nonetheless, it is refreshing to see a call in the pages of The Chronicle for changes in poetry contests. Foetry.com has demanded action for more than a year. We sent letters to the Association of American University Presses, individual

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