About the Blog
Small-circulation literary journals were integral to the development of what became known as literary modernism. During the first decades of the twentieth century, these “little magazines” (as they were sometimes called) helped define “modern” poetry by promoting the work of writers who were thought to represent the experimental and sometimes revolutionary ethos of the movement. Using items found in the Knox Seymour Library special collections, students of Professor Ryan Tracy’s ENG 346 course “Modern and Contemporary Poetry” conducted research on this sometimes overlooked but historically important aspect of modernist poetry. This blog represents their findings.
Blogging is a form of public scholarship that deepens the connection between author and audience, making research more accessible to a diverse array of readers. In the process, students learn critical skills in writing for broader readership, how to boost the accessibility of this information, and to think of their academic work as knowledge to be shared with others. This blog offers a glimpse into students’ research on modernist poetry through “little magazines” and invites everyone to join learning and sharing this knowledge. It’s a reminder that history and literature are living stories, and blogging perpetuates those narratives.
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