The content of this site is licensed by Miriam Axel-Lute under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike License. This license also applies to all Miriam's creative writing, whether or not it appears on this site.
This means you are free:
- to Share -- to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work
- to Remix -- to make derivative works
...but only under the following conditions:
- Attribution. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor.
- Noncommercial. You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
- Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical to this one.
- For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work.
In addition to the rights outlined above, I also explicitly grant permission for other sites to link to my site; for performers to cover one or two of my works in a performance of their own work, even if they are being paid for said performance; and for teachers to distribute copies of my work in classrooms or include them in readers, as long as proper attribution and my website address are included on the copies.
Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission. E-mail poet (at) mjoy (dot) org or writer (at) mjoy (dot) org to request permission. Also, I would strongly prefer to be contacted whenever my work is being used, even within the terms of the license. I'm just curious. Thanks!
This license does not apply to articles published in Shelterforce before 2002 or Metroland before May 5, 2006, to any other works for which the publisher has purchased exclusive rights that are currently active, or where otherwise noted. In all those cases the copyright resides with the publisher or designated party. If you are not sure, please ask. For Shelterforce reprints, contact the National Housing Institute. For Metroland reprints, you can still contact me.
Please also consider using Creative Commons licensing for your own work and supporting this wonderful alternative to the all-or-nothing insanity of the current copyright debates.
