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Journeys Through the Underworld in Ai’s “Reunions with a Ghost”
By Lea C. Deschenes “Reunions with a Ghost” by Ai, read by Lea C. Deschenes By titling her poem “Reunions with a Ghost,” Ai foreshadows the poem’s connections with the myths of Odysseus, Orpheus, and Innana. All three narratives feature … Continue reading
Is Katniss Everdeen Gilgamesh Dreaming?: Unveiling The Connections Between Poetry and Heroic Fiction
By Victor D. Infante It seems, these days, we are awash in the heroic fantasy adventures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; the iconic heroes and monsters born in the turbulence of the dawn of the modern era … Continue reading
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Tagged heroes, Poetry and Popular Culture, Touching the classics, Victor D. Infante
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The Fifth Wall: Strategies of the Self in Ginsberg, Plath, Neruda & Rilke
By Lea C. Deschenes Introduction Most people are familiar with the theatrical convention of “The Fourth Wall,” an invisible barrier between a play’s audience and actors. As with any convention, the strictness with which artists and works of art adhere … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Ginsberg, Lea C. Deschenes, Pablo Neruda, Poetry and craft, Ranier Maria Rilke, Sylvia Plath
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Radius: Marty McConnell, Ben Clark, Colin Winnette
The Editors write: We’re fascinated with Ben Clark’s poetry, and have been ever since we read his first collection, Reasons to Leave the Slaughter, on Write Bloody Publishing. Clark has a gift for using structure, disjointed diction and offbeat metaphors … Continue reading
A Note on Nasty Comments
Recently, there has been some discussion as to an extremely harsh criticism posted in response to a poem published by Radius, and it’s had us thinking that, perhaps, it’s time to have a small discussion about what we deem appropriate … Continue reading
Preoccupied: Radius, Volume Two
By Victor D. Infante I’ve been struggling with Occupy poems, lately. Oh, I’m sure there are excellent ones out there, but I’ve been finding most of the ones we get here … thin. Too much head, not enough … I … Continue reading
Our Pushcart Nominations
There are a lot of good reasons why both print and online journals – and Radius is no exception – involve themselves in the rigmarole of nominating its contributors for awards. A little prestige and exposure can bring in readers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Karrie Waarala, Kazim Ali, Leslie McGrath, Monica Hand, Pushcart nominations, Rachel McKibbens, Randall Horton, Victor D. Infante
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Radius: Gary Tomlinson, G. Murray Thomas, Larry Colker
The Editors Write: G. Murray Thomas is the guy who’s always been there, the sort of tireless worker whose work underpins much of what makes a poetry community function. From his work as the co-founder and editor of Next … … Continue reading
Where We Stand: Poetry, Legacy and Sorrow
By Victor D. Infante It would have been Erica Erdman’s birthday today, a fact the Internet has been reminding me of incessently. It’s a jarring little quirk of technology, this seeing the names and faces of dead friends appear unbidden … Continue reading
Good-bye to All That: Thoughts on Scott Wannberg’s Passing
By Carlye Archibeque By now the arts community is aware of the passing of poet Scott Wannberg. Word started being delivered yesterday morning, August 20th, by phone and internet and by the end of the day it seemed that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlye Archibeque, Elegies for Poets, Memoirs of Readings, Mike Mollette, S.A. Griffin, Scott Wannberg
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