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 first-time contributor, poet Gregory Luce. Greg was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in Texas, Kentucky and Oklahoma. Along the way, he acquired a BA in English and […]
Read More…“Concerning Craft” is a new feature of the Little Patuxent Review. On a regular basis, we will introduce you to a contributor, showcase a piece of that person’s work we have published and then draw back the curtain to reveal a little of what went into producing it. Prince Mensah graciously agreed to be our first participant. […]
Read More…The association of children and fairy stories is an accident of our domestic history. Fairy stories have in the modern lettered world been relegated to the “nursery,” as shabby or old-fashioned furniture is relegated to the playroom, primarily because the adults do not want it, and do not mind if it is misused. –JRR Tolkien, […]
Read More…Hinc tells her story masterfully by weaving multiple perspectives, revealing the core of human sorrow and the transcendent quality of compassion. –Chukwudi Okpala, author of The Uncircumcised Danuta Hinc’s novel To Kill the Other distills three decades of geo- and socio-political forces to their impact on the protagonist, Taher, an upper class Egyptian boy who […]
Read More…I met a few weeks ago with my friend, massage therapist and poet Lisa Faraone. We welcomed 2011 with an exchange of gifts and a cup of tea. What serendipity that Lisa put The Miracle of Water by Masaru Emoto into my hands. I flipped through Emoto’s book to check out the photographs of water […]
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