Category Archives: Poetry

Book Review: JoAnn Balingit’s Forage

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Like many Poetry Friday regulars, I often assign myself a blog project for National Poetry Month. In 2010, I took readers on virtual road trip around the United States, profiling each state’s poet laureate. (I made it as far as … Continue reading →

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Meet the Neighbors: Enoch Pratt Free Library

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

A journal like Little Patuxent Review requires a vibrant literary and artistic community to thrive–and even survive. In appreciation of the cultural entities around us, we present “Meet the Neighbors,” where we provide you with some personal introductions. Recently, Little … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore, CityLit Festival, Contests, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Libraries, Maryland State Library Resource Center, Poetry, Readings, Workshops, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

On Being Invisible: Our Nation’s Incarcerated

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

This essay is part of a series inspired by our Winter 2012 Social Justice issue. The first one was posted September 2011, and all feature people who have helped make marginalized segments of our world more visible to mainstream America through poetry, prose and visual … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Famous

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

“Driving underwater…describes writing poetry to a T,” says Bruce Sager, and, indeed, that phrase almost became the title of Famous, a witty, engaging and rewarding poetry collection. A cruise through the deep with Sager brings delights and surprises of the … Continue reading →

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On Being Invisible: Foreign Authors

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

This essay is one of a series inspired by the Little Patuxent Review Winter 2012 Social Justice issue. The first one was posted September 2011, and all feature people who have helped make marginalized segments of our world visible to mainstream America through … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Harper's Ferry National Historical Park, Loch Raven Review, Oppression, Poetry, Poland, Readings, Slavery, Social Justice, The Johns Hopkins University, Translations, UMBC | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Reader Response: A Red Venetian Bottle and Henry Niese

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

We love getting your reactions to the material we post. If your message contains new information or images relevant to the one of our posts, we’ll even publish it as a separate piece. Here’s what one reader had to say … Continue reading →

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Concerning Craft: Henry Niese (and William Carlos Williams)

Posted on October 17, 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. In this case, that occurred in a rather roundabout way… Right after we … Continue reading →

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Poets for Social Justice

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

As part of the lead-up to the launch of the Winter 2012 Social Justice issue, Little Patuxent Review sponsored the Poets for Social Change panel at the Baltimore Book Festival, moderated by the guest editor for the issue, Truth Thomas. Here are two … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hot Sonnets

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

There’s something fishy about the sonnet. It isn’t supposed to work anymore. Hayden Carruth admits as much in “Sonnet 9,” As a poet I don’t care for the stale remainder of conventional sonnetry and goes on to chastise himself (mid-sonnet) … Continue reading →

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Concerning Craft: Clarinda Harriss

Posted on July 18, 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 Clarinda Harriss, educator, publisher and poet. She’s a Professor Emerita of English … Continue reading →

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