“Driving underwater…describes writing poetry to a T,” says Bruce Sager, and, indeed, that phrase almost became the title of Famous, a witty, engaging and rewarding poetry collection. A cruise through the deep with Sager brings delights and surprises of the sort that such a journey promises. Turn, for example, to “X Marks the Spot,” one […]
Read More…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 poetry, prose and visual art. When Swedish writer, poet and translator Tomas Tranströmer was awarded the 2011 […]
Read More…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 opened the submissions period for our Social Justice issue, I sent Henry Niese a message. […]
Read More…This essay is one of a series inspired by the Little Patuxent Review Winter 2012 Social Justice issue. The first was posted September 2011, and all feature individuals who have helped make marginalized segments of our world visible to mainstream America through poetry, prose and visual art. This September, the Census Bureau released a report indicating that a record 46.2 […]
Read More…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. Afterward, LPR Editor Laura Shovan continued the conversation with one of the panelists, Kathleen Hellen. Here’s some of what they had […]
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