One of BMR’s undergraduate readers, Danica Lee, examines elitist attitudes toward pulp fiction. Imagine you are in an airport, and you buy a book to read while you wait for your flight. You like the author and the cover seems… Continue Reading
BMR’s graduate reader, Emily Graves, reviews the rope: two poems by John Colburn. John Colburn is the kind of soft-spoken activist poet, teacher and publisher who makes community seemingly effortlessly, quietly creating opportunity and advocating for the work of the… Continue Reading
Our Creative Non Fiction Editor, Kyndall Benning, on what she’s looking for. I’m sitting in my studio apartment with my grey cat, Feathers. He sits quietly across my lap as I type, glancing nervously around each time the fireworks boom… Continue Reading
Our new Poetry Editor, Tyler Mortensen-Hayes, on awe, empathy, and change – elements of the poetry he’d like to publish in BMR. I am in awe. Every day I wake, it doesn’t take long to notice the light growing behind… Continue Reading
Our new Fiction Editor, Anthony Yarbrough, on what kind of writing he’s looking to publish. What makes good writing is, ironically, incredibly difficult to articulate. “You know it when you see it” only gets you so far, considering that what… Continue Reading
As a nonfiction writer, I oftentimes *dream* about my finished memoir, face-out in chain bookstores across the globe. Then I start thinking of the people who I’m writing into my work who will read said book, and I’m crushed by… Continue Reading
Storytelling is more than human tradition. It’s instinct. From oral creation stories of Native Americans, to cave-carvings of Egypt and Mesopotamia, to holy books and classic novels we’ve produced, even now with our digital media—laptops, phones, tablets—we can’t help but… Continue Reading
Congratulations to these fantastic writers: From Issue 38: Poetry Menstruation Triptych by Jihyun Yun Fiction Art Unknown by Nicole Cuffy
By Josh Tise Justin Timberlake has returned from his hero’s journey and come back as a “Man of the Woods” – or so his latest album would have us believe. It is a storied process meant to incite some creative stroke… Continue Reading
We’re all feeling a little exhausted after this year’s Association of Writers and Writers Programs (AWP) Conference in Tampa. A lot of us traveled from across the country, and spent hours in panels and on the book fair floor, and… Continue Reading