To be examined and to be understood are two very different things. I wondered if an examination gives way to understanding upon learning one of the recipients of the 2018 O. Henry Award was Lara…
Posts Published by Portland Review
Ethics in Publishing: the Urgency for Immigrant Literature
In these moments of upending crises, when the torments of war arrive in cities across the globe and render thousands homeless, many are forced to leave behind loved ones and cities in ruins. Because of…
Tangible, Indelible Poems: A Review of Poetry Northwest (Summer & Fall 2018)
In a society where we constantly apply filters to images, swipe on them, and leave comments underneath them, the collection of poems in the Summer & Fall 2018 issue of Poetry Northwest offers uncropped views of the…
Uncomfortable Intimacies: Virginia Quarterly Review’s Summer 2018 Issue
There are many ways to tear a person apart, and the stories and poems within Virginia Quarterly Review’s Summer 2018 issue prod and poke at the external and internal causes. From Hannah Louise Poston’s nonfiction about a…
Taking Back Agency: A Review of Tin House Magazine’s Poison Issue
In the midst of the #MeToo movement, Tin House’s poison-themed issue addresses the uncomfortable and toxic times we live in. In this collection, many of the stories, essays, and poems show the struggles women face and…