Units of Thought: An Interview with Pam Rehm
I don’t have a set of beliefs; searching, walking, I am always trying to uncover something that feels true.
Three Poetry Books You Should Read
A Recommendation from our Poetry Reviews Editor, Dan Beachy-Quick Most of us read more than one book at a time. It’s a habit that at its worst leaves each book with less than full attention, an error that leaves—at least for me—worthy pages unread. Other times, reading more than one book at once reveals an […]
The Poet’s Tithe
By Abby Kerstetter, Colorado Review Editorial Assistant Workers need poetry more than bread. They need that their life should be a poem. —Simone Weil “What are you looking for?” It’s the most frequently asked question, and it’s the hardest to answer. There are more opinions than poets, and more poems attempting to defend those opinions, […]
Stealing a Whole Dog
by Ben Findlay, Colorado Review Associate Editor. “So many activities!” [1] I’ve taken on a variety of responsibilities during my time as an assistant and associate editor at the Center for Literary Publishing. I’ve read submissions, designed book covers, typeset issues of the magazine, and lots of other activities that have helped me develop a […]
A Conversation with Jack Ridl
Kristin Brace talks award-winning poet Jack Ridl on poetry, baseball, Stafford, and artistic influence.
January Podcast: Endi Bogue Hartigan reads “It Was a Church Then”
Better late than never, right? C’mon, am I right? You know I’m right. I always am. Always. So let’s just pretend this little delay never happened. Let’s all just pretend and nobody gets hurt. No kittens, no puppies, nobody. We can all just be cool about it. And while we’re all being so cool about […]
March Podcast: John Gallaher reads “Where They Feed Their Children to Kings”
No foolin’. Selections from Colorado Review doesn’t pull pranks or play practical jokes. We’re not going to jerk you around by flushing the toilet when you’re in the shower or pretending we got engaged last weekend to that guy you don’t like. We’re here to bring you great poetry and prose from Colorado Review, and that’s […]
An Interview with Rusty Morrison
Colorado Review Associate Editor Felicia Zamora interviews Rusty Morrison, co-publisher of Omnidawn and winner of (among numerous other prizes) the 2004 Colorado Prize for Poetry for her collection Whethering. Two of Morrison’s new poems, “Inventions” and “Necessities,” appear in the soon-to-be-available spring 2011 issue of Colorado Review.