Written by: Liam Smith Every few months, I am somehow forced into rethinking my long-held beliefs of poetry; Thom Gunn’s collection The Man with Night Sweats instigated an abrupt appreciation for metered poetry. I’ve always felt that formal poetry is antiquated, and that “contemporary” poets write in free verse. However,…
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Advantages of the Royal Model O
Written by: Aram Adler-Smith A few months before sitting down to write this post, I purchased a late 1920s-era Royal Model O portable typewriter in black. It was a brave and exciting decision, motivated by a desire to reduce options in my poetic practice. By options, I mean the unwieldy…
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Sexuality in D.H. Lawrence’s ‘Tortoise Shout’
Written by: Aram Adler-Smith D.H. Lawrence (1885 to 1930) was a 20th-century English poet whom I would describe as “infamously influential.” He deserves this epithet for many of his literary triumphs, but the primary triumph is his innovative and open discussion of sexuality. D.H. Lawrence’s work made the pious clutch…
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E.E. Cummings: the Dyslexic Reader’s Beacon of Hope
Written by: Aram Adler-Smith What’s to be said about the 20th-century American poet e.e. cummings but something concretely incoherent. His poems are demanding in the sense that they long to be understood, despite the fact that some treat the reader like an untamed dog with identity diffusion. “I will take…
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Deep in the Muck with Dorothea Lasky’s “Poetry Is Not a Project”
Written by: Liam Smith As I begin the process of drafting my debut chapbook, the tangibility of a project has heightened my sense of purpose. Working towards a collection makes me feel closer to the label of “poet,” this substantial written output seems like “proof of life” for my writerly identity. I was excited to share this budding project with a professor of mine and drafted a brief process statement about representing a more language-driven register in my poems. Upon sharing this vision with my professor, she tasked me with reading Dorothea Lasky’s chapbook-length essay Poetry Is…
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25th Anniversary Blog Post
In honor of the 25th anniversary of LRR, editors Jess Gallagher and Nicole Catarino reflect on the legacy that each staff has helped to create…
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The Stories We Tell Part 2: Sam Bastille
Nicole Catarino, Editor in Chief of the Long River Review, interviews our team member, Sam Bastille. In this interview, we get to see what the creative process of writing is like for one individual and how that process intermingles with tabletop role-playing games…
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“Poetry… A Way of Being In A World Not Made For Us”: A Review Of “Beauty Is A Verb”
A map of movement of disability across time and space, “Beauty is a Verb” brilliantly illustrates the ways in which disability is perceived by society. Jess Gallagher shares her thoughts and her hopes for the future of disability poetics…
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Blurring Boundaries: Challenging Our Compulsion To Categorize Writing
Emerging writers often struggle with the urge to make their writing fit an ambiguous mold of perfection. Luckily, Jess Gallagher has advice…
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