Category Archives: Visual Arts

Multigenerational Music: Jesse Paris Smith and Patti Smith

The subject of intergenerational performers has been dear to my heart since I learned that my maternal grandmother’s family had broadcast a live AM radio show on Saturday nights from New York City in the Thirties and Forties. I was inspired to explore … Continue reading

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LPR Loves…Acoustic Art

We keep coming across amazing material that doesn’t fit neatly into any of the pieces that we’re preparing. So we started the “LPR Loves…” series, where we simply share it with you without too much additional comment. When I sit … Continue reading

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What Sets Us Apart: LPR at AWP

Nothing helps a literary journal clarify its personality like trying to stand out at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference. The annual AWP get-together is one of the largest of its kind. This year’s event, held in the … Continue reading

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Our Memorable Audacity Issue

Audacity and I had a test of wills a few weeks ago. On a whim, I’d signed up my teenaged son, my brother–eight years my junior–and myself for a mud run. We had eight weeks to train for the run, … Continue reading

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Concerning Craft: Raoul Middleman

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. “Middleman is at once a supremely painterly painter and a writerly painter,” art … Continue reading

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What Audacity Looks Like

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The other day, I came across photographs of the audacious Russian street-art group Voina. What struck me most was how ordinary the members looked. They could have easily been any undergrads from any American campus. Yet, the Russian government has brought … Continue reading

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Audacious Ideas: Housing Artists

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Audacity defines the best and worst within us. It is boldness or daring, accompanied by confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought or other restrictions. It is also effrontery, insolence or shamelessness. The “Audacious Ideas” essay series celebrates … Continue reading

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The Art of Identification: The Heart of Social Justice

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Social justice is one of the great themes of human history. Scholars have written about the Axial Age, when ancient religions based on ritual began to evolve into religions based on ethical behavior and the calls of conscience. All Axial … Continue reading

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Audacious Ideas: Visionary Art

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I love those times when I know precisely how to proceed. When starting the “Audacious Ideas” series dedicated to the Little Patuxent Review 2012 Summer Audacity issue, there was no doubt what I wanted to feature first: the American Visionary Art … Continue reading

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Focus on Social Justice: The Baltimore Art + Justice Project

In conjunction with the preparation and launch of our Winter 2012 Social Justice issue, LPR is looking at other literary and arts organizations that have relevant initiatives. We found one practically on our doorstep at the Maryland Institute College of Art, better … Continue reading

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