The New York Times delves into the science of literature. Why do we read fiction? Get past the "Friends" reference at the beginning, and you'll be okay.The quote says it all about this short story:"You’d especially sing along if a…
A possible new feature, the Associate Editor Highlight! Thanks to PR intern Bru for the words. It's not that Potomac Review is narcissistic, but we just want you to know the caliber and type of readers that are reading your…
This is the new PR literary links Hump Day. It's what we as editors, interns, and literary lovers are reading when we're not reading submissions... Check out NPR's three-minute fiction contest, and have your story read on air! Kurt Vonnegut,…
Senior Poetry Editor Katherine Smith continues her review of Jack Gilbert's poetry. For part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. Gilbert’s austere voice underscores his commitment to wonder, to the avoidance of “idle chatter” that tranquillizes as it…
Senior Poetry Editor Katherine Smith continues her review of Jack Gilbert's poetry. For part 1, click here. Gilbert's later books-- in addition to a development of richer imagery than his earlier poems and that same existential awe-- include poems that…
Today our Senior Poetry Editor Katherine Smith reviews the poems of Jack Gilbert. As editors, we tell our readers to read our journal to see the aesthetics we most gravitate towards and publish, but that can also be seen in…
An over abundance of pizza, envelopes, rejection slips, and paper cuts. The vast majority of the writers entered into our submissions database receive letters regretting to inform your work was read with great interest, but is not quite right for…
I could probably get all the data entry work done in about twenty minutes if we did not get so many interesting submissions. If I am in front of the computer for an hour, at least half that time is…
As this series of tubes both increases and decreases the possibility of human interaction, we at the Potomac Review strive to stay within arm's reach. Please don't get closer than the elbow; some of us are truly omnivorous. This electronic…
We had 500 pages of poetry to be read, discussed, hashed over in two weeks when 30 inches of snow trapped the submissions in a closed campus office… wow…Yes, this year’s poetry contest was a challenge but it was worth…