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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 […]
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)
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
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
by Cedar Brant, Colorado Review editorial assistant The most shocking thing happens when your work is published: people read it. Although this is, of course, the basic idea, it is nonetheless miraculous. Publication is the crucible that transforms the private tomes of one’s journal into, in the spirit of John Keats, “a handshake,” an act […]
Episode 6 Kylan Rice, Steven Schwartz and Sarah Hansen read and discuss short story “Midterm” by Leslie Johnson.