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Graduating in Poetic Form

admin, May 4, 2012June 17, 2017

My first weekend of college it poured. In typical New England fashion, the skies opened and the rain came down in the warm summer darkness. Refusing to let the weather ruin our weekend, we donned trash bags and went outside to dance in the rain and go sledding in the…

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Where are the Female Poets?

admin, May 2, 2012June 16, 2017

Earlier this semester I was fortunate enough to sit down with Shara McCallum, UConn’s Aetna Writer-in-Residence for the spring, and have her review my work. As anybody who had the opportunity to talk to Shara while she was on campus can attest to, she was incredibly lovely and warm, and…

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Spoken Word Poetry

admin, April 28, 2012June 17, 2017

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…

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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. …

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Authors and Alcoholism

admin, April 10, 2012June 17, 2017

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…

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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…

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Long River Review interviews Sina Najafi (2012)

admin, April 2, 2012June 16, 2017

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…

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When a Poem Isn’t Just a Poem…

admin, March 26, 2012June 16, 2017

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…

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LRR is…

admin, March 19, 2012June 17, 2017

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…

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Writer’s Block

admin, February 27, 2012June 17, 2017

Writer’s Block. Those dreaded words no writer likes to hear. We sympathize with those who have it, we look for support when we’ve got it ourselves. It seems like writer’s block is inevitable, but here are three things I use to help myself when I’ve got it – and hopefully…

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