Staff Writes
Dispatches from the Blue Mesa Review Crew
An Interview with Dan Darling
Joe Byrne, a graduate reader for BMR, sits down with Dan Darling, an alumnus of UNM’s MFA program and a former Production Editor at Blue Mesa Review. to discuss New Mexico, his process, and the challenges aspiring writers contend with as they navigate the literary world.
The Holidays We Make
Graduate reader, Vera Clyne, reflects on lesser celebrated holidays and taking her time.
Five Novels about Writers Writing
Graduate reader, Gwyneth Henke takes us through five novels that have helped her when she’s struggling with writerly doubt.
In Defense of Pulp
One of BMR’s undergraduate readers, Danica Lee, examines elitist attitudes toward pulp fiction.
Rebecca Aronson: an Interview
Blue Mesa Review undergraduate reader Benjamin W. Fowler speaks with poet Rebecca Aronson about her poetry collection Anchor published by Orison Books on October 6th, 2022. The interview was conducted just before the release of Anchor.
How Alive are You? – a Book Review
BMR’s graduate reader, Emily Graves, reviews the rope: two poems by John Colburn.
The Darkness Around Us is Deep
Our new Poetry Editor, Tyler Mortensen-Hayes, on awe, empathy, and change – elements of the poetry he’d like to publish in BMR.
Follow Your Intuition
Our new Fiction Editor, Anthony Yarbrough, on what kind of writing he’s looking to publish.
Make It Weird
Ruben Miranda-Juarez, BMR’s new Fiction Editor, introduces our new Non-Fiction Editor, Cyrus Stuvland
Ruben, Like the Sandwich
Cyrus Stuvland, BMR’s new Creative Non-Fiction Editor, introduces our new Fiction Editor, Ruben Miranda-Juarez
