Poetry is an alluring way to write about the raw human emotions that exist in each of our lives. They are simply timeless because they can apply to all individuals, as there is likely to be at least one poem…
Depending on whom you talk to, the translation of poetry is either a subspecies of art, science, imitation, mime, magic or, as Robert Frost (in)famously implied, an infernal combination of all of these and, therefore, a horror. Perhaps the only…
What began as a rainy Saturday ended in brilliant sunshine. And if this were a short story, we might be seeing a change in the mood of the crowd to match the gradual increments of light. Conversations and Connections,…
On March 29th, Settlement House Press co-founder and publisher Larry Moffi visited the Potomac Review interns at Montgomery College and discussed his career in publishing, which ranges from being an author, editor, copy-editor, managing editor to director of publications (http://www.larrymoffi.com).…
Poet and #58 contributor Julia Campbell Johnson writes about why she uses three names when she publishes and offers the stories of Julie Wakeman-Linn (PR's own Three-Named Editor) and that of Karen Salyer McElmurray, co-editor of STILL: The Journal, whose decision to…
If two writers are obsessed by a subject, if one — Leslie Pietrzyk — is a storyteller, and one — Maureen Corrigan — a scholar in a literary age obsessed by memoir and the uses of memoir, what kind of…
Contributor Katie Cortese, author of "Back to Nature" and the book, Girl Power and Other Short-Short Stories, is this season's featured author. Read below to learn more about her, her work, and her choice of sandwich. Can you tell us…
One of the perks of being a Potomac Review Intern is the opportunity to attend literary festivals and conferences and learn about craft from and network with more experienced writers. Dagem Beede shares his experience this past October at the Frostburg Indie…
Potomac Review's intern, Ellie Forder, writes about award-winning author Leslie Pietrzyk's visit to Montgomery College. Award-winning author Leslie Pietrzyk came to Montgomery College Thursday, October 15, to read excerpts from her new book, a collection of short stories…
Potomac Review, located near Washington, D.C., in the river basin which lends it its name, is burdened and blessed with initials that stand for something very important here. In this city and its environs, where every decision, policy or otherwise,…