Tag Archives: Poetry

Reader Response: Written in Silence, Inspired by Sound

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

We love getting your reactions to the material that we post. If your message contains new information or images, we may even publish it as a separate piece. Here’s how I came upon–and combined–what two of our readers, one a member of … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Rebekah Remington

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

I find it hard to believe Rebekah Remington when she tells me that she’s dealt with failure. Rebekah is the winner of the 2013 Clarinda Harriss Poetry Prize for her chapbook Asphalt. It is a solid collection, marked by eloquence … Continue reading →

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What it Means to be a Musician and a Poet: Truth Thomas

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

I liked Truth Thomas the moment that I met him and soon came to appreciate his poetry. But I never knew how much until I heard him read “What The Snake Whispered in Eve’s Ear,” which eventually made its way into his book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Kathleen Hellen’s Umberto’s Night

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Kathleen Hellen’s Umberto’s Night won the 2012 Jean Feldman Poetry Prize. Its black cover, with an apocalyptic image of a city under an atomic fireball, hints at much of the content, made explicit by an epigraph from Umberto Eco’s Travels in Hyperreality: … Continue reading →

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Meet the Neighbors: Free State Review

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

A journal such as ours requires a vibrant literary and artistic environment to thrive—and even survive. In appreciation of the various cultural entities around us, we present “Meet the Neighbors,” a series where we provide you with personal introductions to a diverse assortment. … Continue reading →

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What Sets Us Apart: LPR at AWP

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

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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Book Review: Elisavietta Ritchie’s Feathers or Love on the Wing

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Both bird and people watchers can catch colorful glimpses in Elisavietta Ritchie’s new chapbook Feathers or Love on the Wing. In this volume, Ritchie transforms birds and nature into metaphors for living, loving and dying. Ritchie’s poems appear against full-page watercolors … 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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Poetry and Music: Songs of Salcman

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Music starts with sound and silence. As such, music and literature likely arose as a single entity. Even as the two drew apart, they maintained a continuum, causing Alphonse de Lamartine to state, “Music is the literature of the heart; it commences … 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 →

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