Paul Petrie (1928-2012) was born in Detroit, Michigan in an area which, at that time, was on the outskirts of the city. After receiving a…
Biographically Speaking Jerry Williams’ entire family, on both sides, originated from Harlan, Kentucky, a coal town in the southeastern part of the Bluegrass State, a…
Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Ocean State Summer Writing Conference! This year, we are thrilled to welcome our keynote speakers: graphic memoirist…
David Lazar, essayist, editor and educator, read from his new collection of essays, Occasional Desire as part of this semester’s Read/Write Series at the University of…
“In his concentrically self-aware, amused, and ironic voice, David Lazar explores the trappings of memory, the trapdoors of memory, the way we gild or codify, select, soften, and…
Sarah Kruse, Ph.D. candidate at URI and follower of Lazar’s work, introduces David Lazar.
Mary Cappello, Professor of English and Creative Writing , hosts David Lazar at the University of Rhode Island
We’ve got an upcoming READ/WRITE event on October 30! Featured poets are Timothy Liu and Cole Swensen, both contributing authors to our journal. The event…