There are many different types of story-telling and, while we deal closely with the literary here, a close friend of ours is journalism: the art of reporting and relaying the stories of those around us. In particular, feature writing in journalism. More often than not, when journalists report on a story,…
Year: 2015
A Bunch of Reasons Why Poetry is Important (to me)
Poetry is like when a stranger tells you your backpack is open and then proceeds to zip it up for you; it is small and momentary and connected. Loving poetry takes patience. It takes some sickness, too. It takes the small discs in your back and your esophagus, the spaces…
2015 UConn BFA Exhibition
The Windham Artspace in downtown Willimantic was one crowded art space as a sizable bunch of spectators gathered to view the culminating work of nearly fifty graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students from the University of Connecticut last night. An impressive plethora of photography, painting, illustration, books, sculpture, installation, printwork,…
A Talk with Matthew Guerruckey, Editor-in-Chief of Drunk Monkeys (2015)
Although I had found Drunk Monkeys by clicking randomly from a catalog of literary magazines, I had not found it easy to click away; I was ensnared briefly by its funny name, and, more importantly, by the wide-ranging nature of its content. Drunk Monkeys, an online literary magazine since…
Artist Spotlight: Troy Caldeira
I met Troy Caldeira at The Daily Campus, UConn’s student newspaper. He has a wonderful ability to capture a moment and a person in his photographs. I spoke with him about his senior project him over email. Describe your senior project. What is the inspiration behind it? “My senior project is…
“My shaking keeps me steady as I go” – Culturally Eclectic Poetry
My shaking keeps me steady as I go. Without it I wouldn’t know if I’m alive or dead. This past spring break I was fortunate enough to spend on a service trip…
This is What It Feels Like To Be Alive – Interviewing Claire Kilroy (2015)
My first question for author Claire Kilroy is, “what has changed since your last visit to UConn?” This is her second time visiting – the first being six years ago in 2009. Her response: “I’ve had a child.” Right now, Kilroy is primarily a mother. Before our interview, she…
Blackberry: A Magazine (2015)
I stumbled upon the literary magazine Blackberry: A magazine for an assignment for class, but what I found was a magazine that will stay with me forever. What makes this magazine so special to me is that it gives the black woman a voice in the literary world. Now I…
Artist Spotlight: Mika Caldera
Mika Caldera is an art student at the University of Connecticut who’s piece “Empathy” has previously been featured on the Long River Review Blog. I’m here to go a bit more in depth about the artist, her artwork, and her future projects. I sat down with Mika at the art…
Claire Kilroy, Gerson Reading 2015
On Tuesday, March 31st, we welcomed one of Ireland’s most prestigious contemporary writers into our midst. Novelist Claire Kilroy came to UConn to be the Gerson Irish Reader, marking her as the first to writer to be repeatedly featured by the program. The Gerson Irish Reader Program first…