Blog Queer Authors: Intersectionality in Poetry LRR, February 14, 2022February 8, 2025 Sam Bastille explores poetry as a conduit for intersectionality and praises Jericho Brown’s “The Tradition”… Continue Reading
Blog A History Of Blackout Poetry LRR, January 31, 2022February 8, 2025 Ever wanted to try writing blackout poetry? Sam Bastille shows you how to get started… Continue Reading
Blog Poetry as Medication For Cultural Fixations LRR, March 4, 2021February 8, 2025 Kevin Cox on using poetry as medication for cultural fixations Continue Reading
Blog Lessons in Patrizia Cavalli’s “The Keeper” LRR, February 25, 2021February 8, 2025 Mia Yanosy on lessons in life and poetry from Patrizia Cavalli’s “The Keeper” Continue Reading
Blog Read Between The Lyrics LRR, April 30, 2020February 8, 2025 5 female singer-songwriters who put poetry into pop By Ryan Amato When you think of creative writing, chances are you don’t immediately think of music; but you’d be surprised that the same amount of creativity that goes into crafting the powerful metaphors and storylines that can be found in some… Continue Reading
Blog Walking in Wallace Stevens’s Footsteps LRR, April 22, 2020February 8, 2025 By Danny Mitola If there’s one thing I’ve noticed that’s different during self-isolation, it’s the amount of people walking, biking, and running on my street. There have certainly been people in the past whose daily routines included these activities, but I’ve noticed many new faces. It doesn’t come as much… Continue Reading
Blog The Colliding of Science and Poetry LRR, March 12, 2020February 8, 2025 A Review of Mary Soon Lee’s Elemental Haiku, poems to honor the periodic table, three lines at a time By Esther Santiago Where the appreciation of science and poetry collides: A Review of Mary Soon Lee’s Elemental Haiku, poems to honor the periodic table, three lines at a time When… Continue Reading
Blog Dead Poets Society: New England Chapter LRR, February 20, 2020February 8, 2025 Call me cliché, but with winter hanging around, the topic of death is on my mind more often than usual. This winter has been a little strange, with warmer temperatures than normal, but we won’t get into why that is. It has certainly increased outdoor activities – I’ve seen more… Continue Reading
Blog Poetry and Me: How writing can act like therapy LRR, February 5, 2020February 8, 2025 Have you ever been bogged down by emotions? Been so stuck in life that you felt a little less than? Maybe you’ve even struggled with mental illness. No matter how small or severe these feelings may be, there is something that you can do to help: write! Throughout the 19… Continue Reading
Blog On Charles Bukowski: Why never going crazy is horrible LRR, February 4, 2020February 8, 2025 Who is Bukowski? Over the summer when I was able to spend some free time reading for fun, I was looking into some new poets. It was initially difficult to put down Rupi Kaur’s the sun and her flowers, yet I was also very intrigued by another poet’s unapologetic and… Continue Reading