There is an old saying that God is a circle whose centre is everywhere. If that is true, the saint goes to the centre, the poet and artist to the ring where everything comes round again.
Art by Eleanor Leonne Bennett
Art by Eleanor Leonne Bennett Eleanor Leonne Bennett is a 16 year old internationally award winning photographer and artist who has won first places with National Geographic,The World Photography Organisation, Nature’s Best Photography, Papworth Trust, Mencap, The Woodland trust and Postal Heritage. Her photography has been published in…
Sharing Your “Baby”: Why Writers Should Collaborate by Nicolas Gremion
Most writers are possessive of their work. Just like mothers develop babies for months before introducing them to the world, authors often feel their pieces are precious cargo. They take great
Interview with Robert Pinsky
Robert Pinsky is the author of 19 books of poetry and criticism. He is one of America’s best known poets and served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1997 to 2000. His work The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966-1996
Artwork by Dana Loberg
Dana Loberg was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She attended Yale University, lived in New York City and currently resides in San Francisco, California. Painting is meant to
11 Tips for Writers in Programs
Awesome International Horror Magazine’s Fiction Contest
The legendary horror movie magazine Fangoria is running a short story contest! We list writing contests all the time, but this one is truly unique, and an outstanding opportunity for any of you
Our Interview with Michael Rothenberg
Michael Rothenberg is the editor of the long-running and outstanding publication Big Bridge(www.bigbridge.org) and has been published in many online and print publications. He has also published several books of poetry.
I Really Hate Doing This! We Need Your Help!
I really hate doing this! We need your help again. We have run our: “Raise Money Campaign” very quietly. It turns out, that’s not the best way to try to raise money for something. So, we are running this request to all of our readers once again. I hate asking for money, and please believe…
Thank you!
It’s been one year of original and outstanding content from our authors, and we want to say thank you! On May 10, 2011 we started a call for submissions and YOU answered! You sent us your stories and poetry and made us one of the number 1 writing sites on the web. We want to…
The Top 5 Apps for Poets
The Top 5 Apps for Poets Inspire your inner Shakespeare To use an app or not to use an app—that is the question? However, when it comes to considering the following apps for reading poetry, writing poetry, jotting down snippets, and recording your inspiration and ideas for your next poem, the following 5 apps will…
Interview with Ladette Randolph Editor of Ploughshares
Ladette Randolph is the editor-in-chief of Ploughshares, and is on the faculty at Emerson College. The journal is number 2 on our top 50 literary magazine list. We are honored to have this interview. We are also looking for more interviews with editors. EWR: Can you tell us about Ploughshares? Randolph: Ploughshares was founded in…
Interview with The Threepenny Review Wendy Lesser
Wendy Lesser is the founding editor of The Threepenny Review, author of nine books (including one novel, The Pagoda in the Garden, and eight nonfiction books, most recently Music for Silenced Voices: Shostakovich and His Fifteen Quartets). Recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Academy in Berlin, the Cullman Center for Scholars and…
Mark Twain’s Letter to Mrs. Grover Cleveland
To Mrs. Grover Cleveland, in Washington: Hartford, Nov. 6, 1887. My Dear Madam,—I do not know how it is in the White House, but in this house of ours whenever the minor half of the administration tries to run itself without the help of the major half it gets aground. Last night when I was…
Interview with Mary Stone Assistant Editor of Blue Island Review
Interview with Mary Stone Assistant Editor of Blue Island Review Mary Stone’s poetry and prose has appeared or is forthcoming in A Clean Well-Lighted Place, Notes Magazine, Mochila, Coal City Review, Amoskeag, Lingerpost, FutureCycle Poetry, Flint Hills Review, North Central Review, Spring Formal, Canvas and other fine journals. In 2011 she received the Langston Hughes…