Wednesday's Writerly Happenings

At its best, Twitter is an outlet for a kind of modern day, technological haiku. At its worst, it skins and lays bare only the mangiest 140 characters of expression.  We use Twitter. It brings DSM more readers. But Twitter as a means for literature? Not so much. The Christian Science Monitor furthers the discussion. Then it is on to the wonders of childhood, as seen through the eyes of Michael Chabon. After that, we grapple with Marianne Moore’s confounding revisions, learn why American authors are coddled, and finally, across the pond, celebrate Phillip Hoare’s winning of the Samuel Johnson Prize. Happy reading. –Kevin Murphy

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