Guest blogger Carrie Callaghan writes about choosing what to read. The Library of Congress holds over 34.5 million books and printed materials nestled along some 838 miles of shelving – that’s just a little less than a road trip from…
Issue 51 Contributor Lynn Levin blogs about food, fiction and aftertaste. Certain meals described in fiction stay with me, and one thing I’ve learned is that disturbing meals stay with me the longest. John Lanchester’s 1996 novel The Debt to…
Issue 51 Contributor Sasha West blogs about thought experiments. I strongly remember my experience of first reading Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red in the way that the mind marks anything new: a rupture in understanding that allows discovery. Carson’s “novel…
Volunteer Holly reminisces about the works of a literary giant. Why does it seem that famous people die in clusters? According to OnTheRedCarpet.com, 2012 has already taken many actors, musicians and others who have impacted not only their industry but…
Issue 51 Contributor Joseph Cavano blogs about…[wait for it]... Erroll Garner, the great jazz pianist who never bothered to learn to read music, was making a record when the tape burst. His manager, Martha Glaser, signaled him to stop. He…
Issue 51 Contributor Kerry Paul May blogs about how he avoids writer’s block. I am not the sum of what I have personally witnessed or experienced. I am the sum of the experiences of all those around me as well.…
Guest blogger, Gina Sangster, makes a connection with poet Jody Bolz. I had heard Jody Bolz read in a small gathering at George Washington University where she taught creative writing for many years before becoming the editor of Poet Lore,…
Guest blogger, Beth Wenger, reflects on the 2012 Conversations and Connections Writer’s Conference. Last Saturday was supposed to be rainy. Instead, the day begged me to go outside and sit in the sun with a book or journal and pen…
Writer Uche Ogbuji blogs about why he is participating in National Poetry Writing Month. From 1989 when I left my native Nigeria and a circle of friend poets until a couple of years ago, I'd barely been involved in the…
Writer Joanie DiMartino blogs about why she is participating in National Poetry Writing Month. As with most poets, National Poetry Writing Month begins for me in late March with sharpening of pencils, selecting of a fresh notebook and several pens…