Best of Potomac Review (So Far)
Next year's Fall Issue of Potomac Review will be number 50. Even though PR started as a quarterly publication, it soon became biannual lit review. So that means we have quite a few years under our belt. With that in…
Literary Links Day!
In case you ever need to say these hard-to-pronounce writers' names; here's a list of pronunciations.Any article on poetry is a good article on poetry, I guess you can say. But this NPR essay and list of books to read…
Reports from AWP: Chairs near doors are valuable
Although Potomac Review took a breather this year from the hectic booth-sitting that is AWP, our grad intern Amanda decided to attend. Here's her take on the first two days... I've never seen such a condensed population of messenger-bags and…
Literary Links Day
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…
Associate Editor Highlight: Lynn Stearns
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…
Literary Link Hump Day
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,…
Inspiration from Serious vs Funny Poems: End of Jack Gilbert
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…
Jack Gilbert and Loss and Awe
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…
“I Don’t Write Funny Poems”: the Poetry of Jack Gilbert
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…
Interns Speak!- On giving and receiving rejections
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…