Category Archives: Pushcart Prize

LPR Nominates Six for Pushcart Prizes

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

As a young publication, Little Patuxent Review is more about publishing emerging writers and artists than about winning prizes. Still, toward the end of 2010, one of our contributing editors, Susan Thornton Hobby, nominated Tara Hart’s poem “Patronized,” which appeared … Continue reading →

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A Cool, Dark Make Believe World Under Our Grandmothers’ Tables

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Under my great-grandma Coley’s ornate dining room table, I made the first make believe world that I can remember. The table’s four thick legs splayed out from a center pole and ended in wooden lions’ paws clutching wooden balls. Whenever … Continue reading →

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Concerning Craft: Naomi Thiers

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

The “Concerning Craft” series introduces Little Patuxent Review contributors, showcases their work and draws back the curtain to reveal a little of what went into producing it. Please meet first-time contributor, poet Naomi Thiers. Naomi grew up in Pittsburgh but has … Continue reading →

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Saints Alive, It’s a Pushcart Nomination

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

I did not write or share my own poems other than whimsically until a time in my life several years ago when I turned to poems and poets with urgency and a deep need. –Tara Hart On his gold-rimmed card, … Continue reading →

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