Category Archives: Readings

Concerning Craft: Emily Rich

Posted on March 1, 2013 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 Emily Rich of Arlington, Virginia. Emily is a former federal employee and community college instructor who … Continue reading →

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Concerning Craft: Chris Bullard

Posted on February 20, 2013 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 Chris Bullard. Chris lives in Collingswood, New Jersey and works for the federal government … Continue reading →

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Print Issue Preview: 30 Authors and Artists Address Doubt

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

For our first 12 print issues, you’ve had to wait for the launch party to sneak a peek at what’s inside. But seeing that 13 is a lucky number and our Issue 13 comes out at the start of 2013, a most … Continue reading →

Posted in Baltimore MD, Columbia MD, Doubt, Essays, Literary Journals, Painting, Poetry, Prose, Publishing, Readings, Short Fiction, The Bible, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

There’s Reading, Then There’s the Reading

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

I’m told that I overthink things. But once you start thinking, simple things can become complicated. So you have to think some more. Take the literary reading. Of course, you have to have one. Even if there are perfectly good … Continue reading →

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Reader Response: The REAL Lucille Clifton

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

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

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A Tribute to Lucille Clifton

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

Lucille Clifton lived in Columbia, Maryland, where Little Patuxent Review is published. In 1979, Lucille became the second woman and first African-American to serve as Poet Laureate of Maryland. In 1988, she was a Pulitzer Prize in Poetry finalist for Good Woman: Poems and a Memoir 1969-1980 and Next: New Poems. … Continue reading →

Posted in 100000 Poets for Change, Aging, Audacity, Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore MD, Blogs, Books, CityLit, CityLit Project, Columbia MD, Emmy Award, Lucille Clifton, National Book Foundation Poetry Prize, Poetry, Publishing, Pulitzer Prize, Readings, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, Social Justice, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Concerning Craft: Sally Rosen Kindred

Posted on July 25, 2012 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 Sally Rosen Kindred. Sally’s first full-length poetry book No Eden was … Continue reading →

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Shapeshifting Through a Short Story Collection

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Depending on the shine of light or the turn of a page, author Edith Pearlman shifts from the point of view of a lost six-year-old girl to an addict of a drug made from a Brazilian beetle. From a fed-up … Continue reading →

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Our Memorable Audacity Issue

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

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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Audacious Ideas: Bringing Back Serialized Literature

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

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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