Includes articles and reviews covering all aspects of American history. Formerly the Mississippi Valley Historical Review,

A new interdisciplinary interest has risen to study interconnections between oral tradition and book culture. In addition to the use and dissemination of printed books, newspapers etc., book culture denotes manuscript media and the circulation of written documents of oral tradition in and through the archive, into published collections. Book culture also intertwines the process of framing and defining oral genres with literary interests and ideologies. The present volume is highly relevant to anyone interested in oral cultures and their relationship to the culture of writing and publishing. The questions discussed include the following: How have printing and book publishing set terms for oral tradition scholarship? How have the practices of reading affected the circulation of oral traditions? Which books and publishing projects have played a key role in this and how? How have the written representations of oral traditions, as well as the roles of editors and publishers, introduced authorship to materials customarily regarded as anonymous and collective?

An indispensable tool for any poet interested in publishing work, this guide contains more than 1,800 market listings, advice from successful poets, and how-to articles.

Poets will find 1,700 listings, including U.S. and international publishers of poetry, a list of Canadian and U.S. arts councils, contests and awards, writing colonies, organizations useful to poets, and publications useful to poets.