In our February episode, podcast editors Daniel Schonning and Evan Senie are joined by editorial assistant Margaret Browne to discuss writing that incorporates or responds to questions of mental health. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 43.
By Colorado Review Associate Editor Daniel Schonning For most of us, the pitfalls associated with writing a modern love poem are nearly too many to count. On one side: the saccharine, the sentimental, the end-rhymed and metrical. On the other: the woe-filled; the creepy; the self-obsessed, erotic magnum opus. Somewhere between exists the razor’s edge […]
By Colorado Review Managing Editor Katherine Indermaur Did you know that the number of people reading poetry in this country has almost doubled since 2013? This could very well be explained by the increased visibility of great poets of color and LGBTQIA poets in recent years. So, as one might expect, there is so much […]
In this month’s episode, poet Emma Hyche joins editors Evan Senie and Daniel Schonning to discuss the wide world of horror poetry, true crime, and the cultural forces to which they respond. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 42.
By Colorado Review Editorial Assistant Esther Hayes Shannon Sweetnam is a Chicago-based essay and fiction writer whose work has appeared most recently in the Chicago Tribune, terrain.org, Cleaver Magazine, SmokeLong Quarterly, the Golden Key, Literal Latte, the Pinch, Crab Orchard Review, Nano Fiction, and Georgetown Review. She is the winner of the 2016 Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest, 2010 Jack Dyer Fiction Prize, and two Illinois […]
In December’s episode, associate editor Susannah Lodge-Rigal joins podcast editors Daniel Schonning and Evan Senie to explore creative nonfiction, poetry, and fiction featured in the Fall/Winter 2018 edition of Colorado Review. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 41. Featured writers include Erica Berry, Tanya Grae, Chloé Leisure, and Michelle Ross.
by Colorado Review Associate Editor Christa Shively I remember a class I took as an undergraduate that focused on the works of postmodernist writer Don DeLillo. I recall the strong themes of trash and decay that ran through his novel Underworld. I was struck by how profound garbage seemed to be within the context of […]
In this interview, Abigail Chabitnoy walks us through her experiences as a student, writer, and poet seeking publication. She was a 2016 Peripheral Poets fellow, and her poems have appeared in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Boston Review, Tin House, Gulf Coast, and Red Ink, among others.
In our November episode, the CR Podcast sits down with the winner of Crazyhorse‘s 2018 Crazyshorts! Short Fiction Contest, Aliceanna Stopher. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 40. Become a subscriber to the Colorado Review podcast! Just search “Colorado Review” in the iTunes store or follow this link.
But what happens when a beloved book becomes a movie? Honestly, my first thought is “oh no.” Why? Because so often the movie lets me down, ruins my imagined world, and refuses to bring to life the best parts of the book.
