by RS Admin | Jul 17, 2017
When I sit down to draft a poem, it is almost always in silence, headphones in to dampen the noise of whatever coffee shop I am in. Which is funny because I get so much inspiration from listening to music— especially metal. I listen to metal any time I am able,...
by RS Admin | Jul 10, 2017
Houses of the Holy Caitlyn Skaalrud uncivilizedbooks October 2015 ISBN 194125005X (ISBN13: 9781941250051) 180 pages Reviewed by ANNA KRANZ Caitlin Skaalrud’s graphic novel, Houses of the Holy, is a wild, surreal ride into its unnamed protagonist’s mind, full of...
by RS Admin | Jun 26, 2017
Last summer I stepped away from labor and academia to visit my girlfriend in the German town where she lives. Not everyone is lucky enough to cross the pond and get the European experience, but I spent two and a half months busting my tail on demolition sites to save...
by RS Admin | Jun 19, 2017
I was struggling with my writing, frustrated that none of my images were accurate or vivid enough. I asked my poetry professor, Gretchen Marquette, if she had advice on how to practice my images in poetry. She gave me a copy of Jim Moore’s Invisible Strings and told...
by RS Admin | Jun 12, 2017
Seasoned writer or a newcomer, workshops are great places helping you see needs improvement from fresh perspectives. However, there are a few things you need to be aware of before you get into one. Don’t Share a Piece Without a Middle In my final year of...
by RS Admin | Jun 5, 2017
Meridian Kathleen Jesme Tupelo Press September 2012 ISBN: 978-1-936797-18-9 40 pages Reviewed by DEBBIE JOHNSON-HILL I left the cemetery knee-deep the snow laying a wreath and then blotting it. (3) In the brief space of two stanzas, readers are introduced to the...
