Category Archives: Events

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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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 →

Posted in Blog Posts, Book Reviews, Delaware, Families, Fathers, Immigrants, Mothers, National Poetry Month, Nature, Parents, Personal History, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Poets, Readings, Republic of the Philippines, Social Justice, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Thoughts on Social Justice

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

On January 28, Little Patuxent Review will launch the Social Justice issue, guest-edited by poet Truth Thomas, at Oliver’s Carriage House in Columbia, MD. In celebration of the release, I was invited to share my thoughts on the upcoming issue and social … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore Book Festival, Black Panthers, Essays, Jr., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King Jr., Occupy DC, Oppression, Poor People's Campaign, Poverty, Race Relations, Readings, Resurrection City, Social Justice, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society SDS, The Sixties, Washington DC | 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 →

Posted in Blogs, Books, BrickHouse Books, Clarinda Harriss, Essays, Jessup MD, Literary Journals, Maryland House of Correction, Memoirs, Novels, PEN Prison Writing Program, Plays, Poetry, Prison, Publishing, Race Relations, Readings, Social Justice, Towson University, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Art Exhibits, Essays, Glenelg Maryland, Grand Rapids Michigan, Native Americans, New Jersey, Painting, Petoskey Michigan, Poetry, Social Justice, Washington DC, William Carlos Williams | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

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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Bloggers Gather for Self-Reflection

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

This story feels like an Escher drawing of hands drawing themselves: a blog post about a blog party in which writers talked about writing stories. On August 11, HoCoBlogs hosted a meet-up for writers at the Stanford Grill in Columbia, MD. … Continue reading →

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