When it snows in Portland, everything comes to a halt. Cars and bikes and pedestrians slow down; everything feels like it’s on hold. Speaking of which, it’s the perfect time to browse the library catalogue…
Browsing Category Blog
None of the Above
We ask you to pick a box when you submit us your writing: Poetry. Fiction. Nonfiction. You may have a fixed identity as a poet. You may feel that fiction is the most magical weapon…
The Dream of the Indies is Alive in Portland
Everything I knew about Portland I learned from two main sources: my best friend who lived here at the time (and has since moved to Florida) and the TV show Portlandia. My friend said the…
Like a Poet in a Candy Shop
As I make the transition away from Portland Review and toward my thesis work for the MFA program, I’m thinking about how I got to Portland and why I’m grateful to be here. It’s wild…
Winter 2013 Call For Submissions
Attention Poets! Artists! Writers! Portland Review is now reading for our Winter 2013 issue. This issue will focus primarily on poetry, artwork, flash-fiction, and flash nonfiction fitting the theme of “honoring the past.” This will…