With poet Elizabeth Switaj’s post below, the Potomac Review Blog begins a new series on the infinitely varied ways poets perceive and present their work. Each month, a poet will share a sample of her (or his) work in a…
Guest blogger Craig Hegemann writes about his journey down the writer’s path. I was new to this writer’s group, so the first order of business was introductions and some casual conversation. We then settled in to review each other’s pieces.…
Issue 52 is beautiful, and we are so proud of the content. You have to get a copy to fly with “Sunburnt Cosmonaut.” John Nieve's poem, “Night Grammar,” is a perfect way to enchant your Valentine. A new poem by…
Volunteer Andrea laughs along with Dave Barry at Politics and Prose. “You may not believe this, but I’ve always been kind of a wise ass,” Dave Barry said to a packed house at Politics and Prose where Barry spoke, took…
Volunteer Karolina blogs about two of her favorite literary journals: One Story and Barrelhouse. Before I say what I’m about to say, I’d like to preface it with the point that I am not against reading novels, collections, plays or…
Volunteer Nathan attends a night of poetry and prose at The Windup Space in Baltimore. The Windup Space in Baltimore’s Station North District is one of that city’s many funky and entertaining venues for art and culture. Publishing Genius had…
The Potomac Review blog is looking for an unpaid volunteer to work on the blog beginning in February. Volunteers for the Potomac Review blog can expect to build their online presence and enhance their understanding of literary journal processes while…
Author Edythe Wise describes the challenges and rewards of writing spec scripts. After years of writing novels and short stories, I decided to try screenwriting and was pleased to learn that an unsolicited movie script, known as a “spec script,”…
Kathleen Ambrogi at Belletrista interviews Potomac Review Editor-in-Chief Julie Wakeman-Linn about her novel Chasing the Leopard Finding the Lion and the experiences upon which the work is based. Belletrista is a not-for-profit, bimonthly web magazine which seeks both to encourage…
Volunteer Karolina Samples Hemingway’s Cocktails with Author Philip Greene. On Wednesday, December 12th, I had the double pleasure of getting a book signed and getting a drink made for me by an author. The bartending, book-writing genius in question is…