Spoken Word Poetry admin, April 28, 2012February 8, 2025 Recently, while skimming through some TED Talks, I came upon a talk done by Sarah Kay on Spoken Word Poetry. Prior to this talk, I had never heard of spoken word. I assumed it was when poets traveled to different cafés, universities, and book stores to read their recently published… Continue Reading
An Interview with Kay Ryan (2012) admin, April 15, 2012June 16, 2017 On April 9 and 10, Pulitzer Prize-winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan visited the University of Connecticut as the 49th annual Wallace Stevens poet. Amanda Norelli wrote an introduction for Ms. Ryan on the blog last week, which can be read here for those unfamiliar with Ryan’s accolades. … Continue Reading
Authors and Alcoholism admin, April 10, 2012February 8, 2025 I’d like to believe you don’t have to be an alcoholic, drug addict, or suicidal to be a killer writer, but these tendencies certainly frequent many great authors’ lives. In every literature class I have taken, my professors present the pieces to be read that semester along with the biographies… Continue Reading
LRR Interviews the 2012 Design Team (2012) admin, April 9, 2012June 16, 2017 Come and show your support for our talented artists at the senior art showcase Friday, April 27, 2012! This year’s team includes Rebecca Hawley, Dana Haddad, Daryl Wu, and Taylor Diglio. LRR: Favorite medium? Rebecca Hawley: As a designer it is hard for me to pick one medium, so I… Continue Reading
Kay Ryan, The Wallace Stevens Poetry Program Speaker LRR, April 7, 2012February 8, 2025 This year the Wallace Stevens Poetry Program will feature former U.S. poet laureate and 2011 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for her collection The Best of It: New and Selected Poems, Kay Ryan. Though Ryan did not publish her first book until she was forty years old her work has earned… Continue Reading
Long River Review interviews Sina Najafi (2012) admin, April 2, 2012March 5, 2024 Since February, we here at the Long River Review have been accepting submissions for Long River Rapids, our new online flash fiction series, where each month we ask readers to submit short works in response to a general theme that has been suggested by our editors. For March, it was “falling… Continue Reading