[New-Poetry] AWP sold out follow-up

[Halvard Johnson]

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On Jan 7, 2008, at 12:21 PM, JforJames at aol.com wrote:

> I have suggested to AWP that some of the many out-of-work MFA  
> graduates, especially those who played football in high school,
> could be hired as bouncers and for crowd control purposes at the  
> conference. They could also set up an interrogation room
> behind the book fair, where unruly gate-crashers could be beaten  
> with copies of The Norton Anthology (not the short edition).
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edward Byrne <Edward.Byrne at valpo.edu>
> To: new-poetry at wiz.cath.vt.edu
> Sent: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:16 pm
> Subject: [New-Poetry] AWP sold out follow-up
>
> On Friday morning I posted an article at "One Poet's Notes" about  
> AWP being sold
> out and not allowing on-site registration. I insisted AWP needed to  
> amend its
> policy.  As a result, I later received a note from one of the AWP  
> officials
> informing me that they have now decided anyone who has made travel  
> or lodging
> arrangements will quietly be allowed to register if they contact AWP  
> soon. Also,
> anyone who is to be a presenter or to participate in the book fair  
> will still be
> allowed to register. I think they are making other case by case  
> exceptions as
> well. Perhaps this will help someone on the list.  You can pass this  
> information
> along to others if you like.
>
> The original "One Poet's Notes" entry is at the following:
> http://edwardbyrne.blogspot.com/
>
> Happy New Year to all!
>
> Ed
>
>
>
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