Difference between revisions of "Mark Rich"
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Born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], '''Mark Rich''' was the third of four children of Charles M. and Kikue Rich, who raised him there and in Aurora, [[Colorado]]. | Born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], '''Mark Rich''' was the third of four children of Charles M. and Kikue Rich, who raised him there and in Aurora, [[Colorado]]. | ||
| − | He was a founding editor of [[poetry]] [[zines]] ''[[The Silent Planet]]'' (1973) and ''[[Treaders of Starlight]]'' ( | + | He was a founding [[editor]] of the [[poetry]] [[zines]] ''[[The Silent Planet]]'' (1973) and ''[[Treaders of Starlight]]'' (1974–76), and was main instigator in both cases. The first was part of the circle of publications around ''[[Wyrd]]'', a [[small-press]] [[fantasy]] magazine. For the second, Rich coined the term ''[[speculative poetry]]'', now in wide use. He published such writers as [[Jessica Salmonson]], [[Ron Nance]], [[H. Warner Munn]], and [[L. Sprague de Camp]]. |
In 1984, Rich co-founded with [[Roger Dutcher]] ''[[The Magazine of Speculative Poetry]]'', and co-edited it until after his move to Stevens Point, [[Wisconsin]], in the early 1990s. | In 1984, Rich co-founded with [[Roger Dutcher]] ''[[The Magazine of Speculative Poetry]]'', and co-edited it until after his move to Stevens Point, [[Wisconsin]], in the early 1990s. | ||
| − | He also edited the [[C. M. Kornbluth]]-focused [[fanzine]] ''[[Kornblume Kornbluthiana|Kornblume: Kornbluthiana]]'' | + | He also edited the [[C. M. Kornbluth]]-focused [[fanzine]] ''[[Kornblume Kornbluthiana|Kornblume: Kornbluthiana]]'' 1994–96. |
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Revision as of 21:46, 16 September 2020
(1958 –)
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Mark Rich was the third of four children of Charles M. and Kikue Rich, who raised him there and in Aurora, Colorado.
He was a founding editor of the poetry zines The Silent Planet (1973) and Treaders of Starlight (1974–76), and was main instigator in both cases. The first was part of the circle of publications around Wyrd, a small-press fantasy magazine. For the second, Rich coined the term speculative poetry, now in wide use. He published such writers as Jessica Salmonson, Ron Nance, H. Warner Munn, and L. Sprague de Camp.
In 1984, Rich co-founded with Roger Dutcher The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, and co-edited it until after his move to Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in the early 1990s.
He also edited the C. M. Kornbluth-focused fanzine Kornblume: Kornbluthiana 1994–96.
| Person | 1958— |
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