Tony Hoagland’s Poems are Tools for Contemporary America by Christopher McDermott LRR, February 13, 2016February 8, 2025 “We just want to be manipulated with a little fucking consideration” —Tony Hoagland from Application for Release from the Dream Tony Hoagland’s poetry doesn’t mince words but it will proudly mince people and ideas. He can be funny and saddening, often in the same line. His fifth collection, Application for… Continue Reading
This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, Don’t Touch It! Review by Rebecca Nelson LRR, February 13, 2016February 8, 2025 **Editor’s Note: This is a special review serving as a throwback to our high school selves and their favorite books. Have you ever had an intensely realistic dream that you forget the moment you wake up, only to forever feel as though you’d had an epiphany about the meaning of… Continue Reading
Some thoughts on responding to literature in a creative way by Shannon Hearn LRR, February 11, 2016February 8, 2025 English majors become good at writing to survive. There always have been and always will be those W courses where fifteen pages of revised writing means writing way more than the diminutive requirement so many of us are afraid of at the beginning of a semester. So, on top of… Continue Reading
Remembering Sidney Sheldon by Laura Ruttan LRR, February 11, 2016February 8, 2025 “Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.” — Sidney Sheldon Sidney Sheldon was a famous successful American playwright, screenwriter, and best selling… Continue Reading
Can Grammar Be Fun? LRR, February 25, 2015February 8, 2025 All is (almost) quiet on the LRR front after a barrage of colorful pens took to the rough draft of the journal in class last night. As students and as aspiring writers, we are used to the concept of editing and proofreading. We know the basic rules, we have learned… Continue Reading
hint fiction (n) : a story of 25 words or fewer that suggests a larger, more complex story LRR, February 11, 2015February 8, 2025 Hint fiction, a genre that has been around since the beginning of story-telling, has made a great comeback on the literary scene, thanks in large part to one of my all-time favorite books, titled, aptly, hint fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer edited by Robert Swartwood…. Continue Reading
If my life is ever biography-worthy… LRR, February 1, 2015February 8, 2025 Who would I like to write about my…. Feeling alive? Ray Bradbury. “The grass whispered under his body. He put his arm down, feeling the sheath of fuzz on it, and, far away, below, his toes creaking in his shoes. The wind sighed over his shelled ears. The… Continue Reading
It’s Here At Last! LRR Released LRR, April 30, 2014February 8, 2025 Last night at approximately 7pm, this year’s beautiful Long River edition was released to the public. To celebrate, the staff threw a large launch party hosted in UConn’s new CoOp Bookstore. Using the funds procured from our banging bar night (thank you again to all who went!) and other fundraising,… Continue Reading
Inspired by Spoken Word LRR, April 25, 2014February 8, 2025 Daughter * If I have a daughter, I will tell her to always think she is ready for this shiny, fast-moving world because at least then, when it barrels at her unannounced, she will have the sense to keep her head up and watch with open hands when it comes… Continue Reading
Writer Crush Wednesday – Ian Doescher LRR, April 9, 2014February 8, 2025 I’m the kind of person that doesn’t really have a favorite author or a favorite book because that status is always changing. That being said, my current flavor of the month is Ian Doescher, an only recently published author, known for his bestselling debut novel, “William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: Verily, A… Continue Reading