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Often I find myself creating problems instead of poems.
Though Tweetable, that is no epiphany on my end. I am wise to my own ways, especially in terms of avoidance.
A favorite teacher of mine deplores and defames the poem that ends in epiphany, and I, too, am suspicious of that kind of closure.
Read MoreHAPPY JUNE! KICKING US OFF IS MATTHEW KILBANE'S POEM "IN THE MANNER OF THE CHURCH." YOU CAN READ IT OVER AT THE DOCK.
HFR: "In the Manner of the Church” is obviously a narrative poem, and yet the lyricism hiding behind the narrative is what we enjoyed most about this piece. The dual assonance in lines like “hours of arduous practice” and “Seated center in the front row I froze though” imitate the action of "climbing chromatics”. Even the formatting of the line-breaks and indentation makes a reader half-swoon through the language. Was it your intention, given the subject matter, to make the poem as much about the sound as possible?
Read MoreHappy news! We are extending our subscription drive sales to May 23rd. Subscribe or resubscribe between now and Saturday to receive a free set of letterpress coasters or a free HFR T-shirt. Your choice!
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Read MoreEditor-in-chief, Dana Diehl, will be leaving Hayden's Ferry Review this summer, but before she goes, interns Shelby Heinrich and Sarah Stansbury caught up with her for a conversation concerning the Bachelor, how HFR has affected her writing, and Galapagos tortoises.
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Read MoreA Deconstruction of the Anxieties Associated with English majors, Fiction Writers, and Beyond
In this final installment of "Are We Doing It Wrong?," Dana Diehl, current editor-in-chief of Hayden’s Ferry Review and soon-to-be MFA graduate, speaks about her life as a writer and offers advice for those feeling wary about writing as both a passion and career choice. She also asserts that pandas are the cure to cynicism.
Read MoreThe wonderful Aria Curtis, incoming International Editor, spoke with intern Sarah Todd Stansbury about travel, writing, and reading.
STS: What drew you to the position of International Editor?
AC: Oh, wow. Where to start. I think my upbringing had a lot to do with it. My mother is Iranian and my father is American, and I went to an International School where I was in a Spanish-English bilingual program.
Read MoreIn So You’re Going To Have A Reading: Part II, we discussed briefly what to do when you have rude audience members. In Part III, we’ll expand upon that and look into different scenarios and their solutions.
The night before I have a reading, I usually practice a few times in front of a mirror. When I practice I imagine that they completely enraptured from the moment I start speaking. I imagine them laughing at every single joke I make. I imagine them applauding loudly after I finish. I imagine an agent approaching me afterwards telling me my reading was so impressive that it made them want to start representing me immediately.
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