Michael Palmer has lived in San Francisco since 1969. His most recent collections are Active Boundaries (Selected Essays and Talks) (New Directions, 2008), Madman…
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…
Literary nonfictionist Mary Cappello and poet Peter Covino interview each other on the matter of “beauty” in their work and the work they love to…
Dissenting I want you on my desk again. I want you on the roof in Salvador. So I want you on the stairs and in…
Hello, my name is Charles Kell and I am the new senior editor of The Ocean State Review. Everyone here at OSR would like to…
In celebration of the release of our fourth annual issue, we’re delighted to publish online this conversation between two OSR contributors, Amy Hoffman and Robin…
by Nancy Caronia I was Evel Knievel. I was a Spaldeen. Yes Mom, I am made of rubber. I got a pink rubber soul. …
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…
This spring, returning Ocean State Summer Writing Conference teacher Kristin Prevallet visited via Skype with Rachel May’s creative nonfiction workshop, to talk about her book,…
Debut novel, The Family Cannon, by past Ocean State Review contributor Halina Duraj is now available! Duraj’s novel tells a family’s tale in vivid…