On March 1, 2012, David Gessner, the author of eight books and the Editor in Chief of Ecotone, visited UConn as part of the Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series. LRR was able to catch up with him prior to his lecture. Long River Review: Did any other particular writer(s) inspire…
Month: March 2012
When a Poem Isn’t Just a Poem…
A tension often belies the relationship of the writer and the reader. Some authors are vehemently and vocally opposed to certain interpretations of their work, while still others refuse to even read reviews or criticism of their stories, novels, or poems. Authors even go so far as to directly interfere…
LRR is…
Last year, the team at LRR created a video sharing the words they felt best described the magazine. Since then, the Long River Review has evolved, and it welcomes a new round of editors with their take on what makes the LRR unique. For all of these reasons, become part…
10 Ways to Know You’re an English Major
1. You use those golden words you picked up from class, like juxtapose and dichotomy, way too frequently in everyday conversations, like a phone call with your mother who’s clearly not impressed. 2. You talk about famous writers like you know them personally, the way Matt Damon’s character in Good…