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…
Month: April 2015
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…
The Art of the Interview
Interviews are often the focal point of any publication. Maybe this is less about the concept of celebrity, and more about the fact that intimate one-on-one contact and examination with another human being is perpetually and inherently fascinating. But even with the most interesting subject, it takes a skill…
Artist Spotlight: Hunter French
Hunter French, a senior at the University of Connecticut working towards a BFA with a Graphics Art concentration, wasn’t always planning to be an art major. Though he was always interested in art, from his drawing classes to an AP Studio course in high school, French entered college not entirely sure where his…
Artist Spotlight: Marissa Stanton
I recently spoke with Marissa Stanton, a senior Fine Arts major who is working on her senior project titled, “In Context.” Marissa features individuals of varying ages who she doesn’t know intimately and allows them to arrange the space they will be using in any manor that reflects who they…
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