Tag Archives: Victor D. Infante

We Meet As Strangers: Our 2012 Pushcart Nominees

There comes a point, in the course of publishing a literary journal, where you look back and begin to see some of the underlying themes that you’ve been reaching for, the ones you couldn’t articulate at first, but which were … Continue reading

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They Got the Guns, But we Got the Numbers: Why Radius Will Continue to Submit to the Pushcart Prize

By Victor D. Infante There is a manner in which you chew too long on irrelevant questions, the way you feel obliged to answer them, but find instead a stuttering nothing lodged in your throat, a stammer as you begin … Continue reading

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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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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

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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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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

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The Impossible Conversation: In Praise of Heartbreak

By Victor D. Infante “There have been girls in this competition who can développé and pitch to the side and do 20 pirouettes and land perfectly … and I don’t care. You put your finger against a wall and you … Continue reading

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Help Wanted

Dear Radius readers, First off, thanks for sticking with us through the first phase of our launch. The past few months have been a whirlwind for us, but we have to say it’s been worth it. We knew, when we … Continue reading

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From the “Next … Magazine” Files

Next … Magazine covered the Southern California poetry scene on monthly basis from 1994 through 1998. In the process, it provided a ground-level view of a transitional period in poetry, in SoCal and nationally. “From the Files” will reprint articles … Continue reading

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From the “Next … Magazine” Files

Compiled by G. Murray Thomas Next … Magazine covered the Southern California poetry scene on monthly basis from 1994 through 1998. In the process, it provided a ground-level view of a transitional period in poetry, in SoCal and nationally. “From … Continue reading

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