It would have been hard for the six of us to be anything much in 2000, because by then Rodrigo Lira, the best of the lot, had killed himself, and what was left of him had either been rotting for years in some cemetery or was ash, blowing around the streets and mingling with the filth of Santiago.

NEWYORKER: Meeting with Enrique Lihn

"The Believer's staff is all over the country, and we communicate primarily via email, so events like this are great because you get to spend time with the community around the magazine and really see email come alive, " said Mr. Leland, while mingling.

WSJ: Celebrating a Decade of the Believer