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National Poetry Month: HOLIDAY by Wendy Xu

by Black Warrior Review | Apr 17, 2015 | Archive, Feature

This year, for national poetry month, we asked our assistant poetry editors to pick a favorite poem published by BWR, write a little bit about why they liked it, and record themselves reading it aloud. “I think what appealed to me the most about...

2014 Contest: Nonfiction Runner-up MOTHER TONGUE by Chelsey Clammer

by Black Warrior Review | Apr 13, 2015 | Archive, Feature

Chelsey Clammer received her MA in Women’s Studies from Loyola University Chicago, and is currently enrolled in the Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program. She has been published in The Rumpus, Essay Daily, and The Water~Stone Review among many others. She is an...

National Poetry Month: from A HUNDRED THOUSAND HOURS by Gro Dahle

by Black Warrior Review | Apr 10, 2015 | Archive, Feature

This year, for national poetry month, we asked our assistant poetry editors to pick a favorite poem published by BWR, write a little bit about why they liked it, and record themselves reading it aloud. “This sequence strikes me more and more each...

National Poetry Month: OF PLENTY by Curtis Rogers

by Black Warrior Review | Apr 3, 2015 | Archive, Feature

This year, for national poetry month, we asked our assistant poetry editors to pick a favorite poem published by BWR, write a little bit about why they liked it, and record themselves reading it aloud. “This poem by Curtis Rogers offers a strange...

Contest 2014: Poetry Runner-up SELF PORTRAIT WITH HAWK & ARMADA by Emily Skaja

by Black Warrior Review | Mar 30, 2015 | Archive, Feature

Emily Skaja grew up next to a cemetery in northern Illinois. Along with Julie Henson, she is the Poetry Editor of Sycamore Review. Her work has recently appeared or is forthcoming in Indiana Review, Indiana Review, PANK, The Pinch, Pleiades, and Southern Indiana...

41.2 Feature: Simon Jacobs Reads THE WAYS I’LL KILL HIM / THE WAYS I’LL DIE

by Black Warrior Review | Mar 9, 2015 | Archive, Feature

Simon Jacobs is the author of SATURN, a collection of David Bowie stories out now from Spork Press. He may be found at simonajacobs.blogspot.com. The Ways I’ll Kill Him / The Ways I’ll Die by Simon Jacobs Listen to Simon Jacobs read “The Ways...