Interview with Craig Santos Perez
To me, voice is an important element of docupoetics. Voice insists on the personal and the human within historical, political, cultural, and everyday documents and/or the documentation the past and the present.
Subscribe, Submit, Share: How to Support the Literary Journals You Love
Writing would be even more solitary a pursuit without the exposure to new voices and ideas that literary journals offer up to us. By supporting these places, you’re keeping our writing community a vibrant one.
The Myth of the Overnight Success Story
The expression “overnight success story” is a misnomer, unless “overnight” is loosely defined as several years.
What We Write About When We Have Writer’s Block
by Mir-Yashar Seyedbagheri, Colorado Review Editorial Assistant Writer’s block. These are two words that any writer dreads, especially in an MFA program, a place where time is not a luxury and where we’re always aware that we’re part of a select few. It creeps upon us like a shadow, lingering for the longest periods of […]
Colorado Review Podcast: September Episode
Join Colorado Review’s podcast editor Kylan Rice, poetry editor Camille Dungy, and managing editor Cedar Brant as they read and discuss poetry by Hala Alyan, Brandon Kreitler, and Roger Reeves from the Summer 2015 issue. Listen to the podcast here! (Episode 8)
Colorado Review Podcast: May Episode
Join Colorado Review’s podcast editor Kylan Rice, editor Stephanie G’Schwind, and associate editor Anitra Ingham as they read and discuss the story “Animal Lovers” by Angela Mitchell. Listen to the podcast here: Episode 7
On the Road, in the Kitchen, in the Wild: Audio Books Are Sometimes Ideal
by Stewart Moore, Colorado Review editorial assistant I have several friends who say they love driving long distances. They relish the opportunity to burn down the highway, see the landscape change before their eyes, and jam out to five hours of music. I, however, hate driving. Not only because I can’t sit still for more […]
What’s in a Book Collection?
by Alex Morrison, Colorado Review editorial assistant Last month, I was hosting a friend from Baltimore while he used Fort Collins as a launching point to explore Rocky Mountain National Park. I was giving my friend a quick tour of my apartment when he stopped to inspect my bookshelf, a narrow and flimsy piece of […]
Interview with Katherine Standefer
Katherine E. Standefer writes about the body, consent, and medical technology. Her essay “Shock to the Heart, Or: A Primer on the Practical Applications of Electricity” appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of Colorado Review. She generously agreed to share her thoughts on her craft with Natalya Stanko, Colorado Review associate editor. Natalya Stanko: […]
Tanvi Bush interview
To read a review of Tanvi Bush’s Witch Girl, click here. Book reviewer Heather Sharfeddin recently interviewed Tanvi Bush for Colorado Review. Bush grew up in Lusaka, Zambia. She later studied in the UK, reading English and Theatre at Exeter University, then Film Production at the Northern School of Film and TV. In the late […]