I’d been writing for over ten years before I even heard of the AWP conference. Friends who’d recently finished an MFA were going, and for days beforehand it was all they talked about. Nowadays I’m well aware when the annual writers conference rolls around. As surely as sap begins to run in the…
Read more » 0 CommentsYes, through the magic of multiple editors who can juggle responsibilities in the air without dropping even one promotional item (BR airplanes!), flier, book, pen, mug, or credit card reader, the BR will be present at not only Split This Rock in D.C. on April 16 but also Baltimore's fabulous CityLit…
Read more » 0 CommentsWe are honored to feature “A Love Supreme” by Mary Morris, originally published in our Spring 2012 issue. It is an opportunity to revisit this elegant poem where different art forms converge, adding breadth and depth to the ongoing spiritual conversation that John Coltrane’s song pulls…
Read more » 1 CommentsAttending the 2016 Split This Rock Poetry Festival in DC? Be sure to stop by the Book Fair on April 16 and say Hello. Haven't purchased a copy of Baltimore Review 2015 yet? You can pick up a copy at a lower price than you see online. Some fun freebies, too! Check out the list of Book Fair…
Read more » 0 CommentsA Project of The Baltimore Review "Seven Scenes for Fiction Writers" is a one-week+ opportunity for writers to practice writing vivid scenes and to give and receive structured feedback on a user-friendly online learning platform. Seriously. You don't need to be a computer wiz. Each day beginning…
Read more » 0 CommentsIn 2014 I began keeping a list of the books I read. I’d never made a habit of this, and if someone asked me the best book I read in 2013, I’d be hard pressed to remember even one title. So in 2014 I began the practice, and I can tell you without referring to my notes that 1Q84 was the best book…
Read more » 0 CommentsA Writer's Inspiration - Jean Free The Rotary Dial, a journal that focuses on formal poetry, recently included my poem “Astrology” in their annual Best Dial Poems of 2015 issue. I am so elated to see this poem in print, mostly because of how long it took me to write about a seemingly…
Read more » 0 CommentsIs it OK to say that a book tickled me? I don’t normally read “weird” books. I read novels with plots, memoirs, short stories. This one, though, this weird little book, it won me over. Reading Gabe Durham’s Fun Camp is like listening to your smartest, funniest, cleverist (and…
Read more » 0 CommentsSeven Scenes for Fiction Writers, Vol. 2 A Project of The Baltimore Review Get the new year off to a good start by warming up your writing muscles--or give "Seven Scenes for Fiction Writers" as a gift! "Seven Scenes for Fiction Writers" is a one-week+ opportunity for writers to practice…
Read more » 0 CommentsWilliam Black earned his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama, and has taught fiction, poetry, and nonfiction courses at Ohio University, Western Washington University, the University of Alabama, the University of Scranton, and Johns Hopkins University. I first met Bill at Hopkins,…
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