Category: Interviews

  Bruce Cohen has written three volumes of poetry: Placebo Junkies Conspiring With the Half Asleep (2012), Swerve (2011), and Disloyal Yo-Yo (2009). He teaches creative writing at UConn. The following interview was conducted by Long River Review’s Tatiana Gomez. Long River Review: So tell me about the experience that…

During these past two semesters, I have worked as an intern in the archives at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, first blogging for the SideStream section of the Fresh Pickin’s blog and, more recently, writing biographies for the finding aids. As an intern I have had the privilege of…

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. …

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…

1.  Universities and presses back several magazines, but this does not appear to be the case with Grey Sparrow.  Where do you receive your funding? Diane Smith: I personally fund Grey Sparrow from a modest savings I established during my tenure as a social worker in child welfare.  Grey Sparrow…

Palazzo is a creative non-fiction panelist for the Long River Review. Q: You write poetry, creative non-fiction, and fiction. What appeals to you about writing in the poetic form? In the prose form? A lot of what I enjoy about form and content overlaps between prose and poetry.  When writing…