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Simply The Best: Cordite's 2008 Top Thirty

In celebration of our impending 30th issue (and as a subtle way of reminding you, once again, that submissions for CUSTOM/MADE are now open), here's the lowdown on Cordite's thirty most popular posts for the past twelve months, courtesy of …

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And now, looking forward to 2009 …

You know it's that time of year when writers and editors begin to insert clichés into all of their communications. You know, clichés like 'You know it's that time of year' or 'As the year draws to a close' or …

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'Opening the floodgates': Cordite's comments policy …

Call it Web 2.0, call it what you will – but one unique feature of today's network communications is the possibility of readers and content producers interacting with each other via comment boxes and other even more geeky mechanisms. Our …

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Changes to the Cordite site design

We know you all love hearing about the technical wizardry that keeps this Internet website thingo going but we've taken advantage of the brief lull between the close of submissions for Pastoral and the appearance of our special Robert Adamson …

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Code Is Poetry ~ Words Are Bullets!

Our apologies to any readers who tried to access the site over the past few hours only to be greeted by a great big “Site Maintenance” announcement. Cordite is produced using a free, open source content management system known as …

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Some Useful Cordite Links …

We're currently thinking about how to best update our links page, or whether we should even have a links page at all, given how frequently blogs and websites come and go, with the result that most links lists are out …

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Site Upgrade & Maintenance

As regular visitors are no doubt aware, we're currently upgrading the Cordite site's back-end. This means that the page you're currently viewing probably looks a little different. We're gradually restoring the site's functionality but this could take a few days. …

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David Prater: Hits & Online Readership

Frank Moorhouse's article in The Sunday Age (full text here) discusses the ongoing Meanjin 'controversy' in a much-needed context: that of the troubles currently facing print magazines, as well as some of the problems facing online magazines in Australia.

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Cordite receives Australia Council funding

It's my great pleasure to inform Cordite's invisible readers and supporters that we have been successful in our application to the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts for funding in 2007. Our funding will make it possible …

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Blog Archives

Due to problems with the WordPress database tables, all posts from the last three years on the Cordite blog are currently being renovated or removed. To access archived versions of these posts, click here (Pandora).

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Upgrades & Links

For those with long attention spans, this blog has now been upgraded and we are currently setting up a list of links to poets who have websites. If you would like your website to be added to this list, send …

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Wha happened?

Well hello again. It has been a cold hibernation. Cordite has been dysfunctional for the best part of four weeks, due to every website creator?s nighmare: a server crash. Seems ye olde Internet form just gets less and less stable, …

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Welcome (Back) To Cordite!

Welcome to the latest incarnation of Cordite Poetry Review. Previously a print magazine, then a static website, Cordite is now produced using a content management system known as Movable Type. This allows the Cordite editors to post poems, reviews, feature …

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Cordite changes tack …

As of next month, this website will be upgraded to become more dynamic, using a content management system called Movable Type. This will mean that our look and feel will change. Issues will be presented in a different format and …

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