a little shameless self-promotion never hurt anyone

[hyppolytta1617]

here's my bio for the press i intern for:  http://omnidawn.wordpress.com/bay-area-lit-scene/

if you wanna read some reviews of san francisco literary 'scene'isms and obscure delightful poetry books, check us out.  one of our publications recently won a PEN award, which

Comments

[anonymous]

Your bio is ridiculous. Bloated with fluffy nonsense. Keep it to the point, otherwise you sound like you're trying way too fucking hard.

For example:

[anonymous]

Meg Hurtado is a second-year student in the MFA program at St. Mary’s College of California. She’s originally from Scottsdale, AZ, which taught her about the beauty of the blank slate. Her work has appeared in Cannibal, West Wind Review, and POOL.

Re: For example:

[hyppolytta1617]

thank you for your very kind suggestion. perhaps i'll use it someday. in the meantime, it may be that i am simply not as Serious or Important in the world of poetry as you seem to believe you are.

Re: For example:

[anonymous]

In the meantime, you'll sound like a retard. Cool!

[anonymous]

and also, I munch my balls for lunch

[hflag223]

well, i happen to think your bio is not at all bloated, and is very much to the point. and i happen to like it.