Lilly Gift Wreaks Havoc on Poetry Magazine

Lee Hadden points to a subscription-only article about the $100 million bequest left by heiress Ruth Lilly to Poetry magazine. The generous gift has rocked the magazine’s world in more way than one. Staffers are burdened with more meetings that usually accustomed to by lovers of poetry. On the upside, contributor payments went up from $2 to $6 per line. More info here at the non-subscription Indianapolis Star.