Poetry From Metal, by Corva León

Poetry From Metal, by Corva León

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,...

Houses of the Holy, by Caitlin Skaalrud, Reviewed by Anna Krenz

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...

Travel: How It Can Help (And Hinder) Your Writing, by Connor Rystedt

Travel: How It Can Help (And Hinder) Your Writing, by Connor Rystedt

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...

Writing From Observation: Why it Matters, by Corva León

Writing From Observation: Why it Matters, by Corva León

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...

Meridian, by Kathleen Jesme, Reviewed by Debbie Johnson-Hill

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...

Five Spoken Word Resources for Young Writers by Blythe Baird

Five Spoken Word Resources for Young Writers by Blythe Baird

1. Young Chicago Authors (Chicago, IL) YCA is the nonprofit birthplace of “Louder Than A Bomb,” now recognized as the largest youth slam in the world. YCA provides a variety of free programs for young writers such as weekly open mics, and poetry/hip hop workshops. YCA...

Writing An Authentic Experience by Anna Kranz

Writing An Authentic Experience by Anna Kranz

In order to represent the diversity of our world, writers should strive to try to increase the diversity in the casts they write. It’s not that every story ever written from now has to be about a certain marginalized group, it’s just something the literary community...

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