by Lindsey Grudnicki | Jul 22, 2013 | Blog, Poetry2, Staff Picks
Kalyani Magazine, a new semi-annual literary journal by women of color, has made a promising first step towards its mission of “providing a voice to those who are often voiceless.” The magazine’s inaugural issue centers on the powerful (and controversial) theme of...
by minervarising | Jul 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
This week’s blog is written by Maria Caballero, a summer intern from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. She is majoring in English, with an emphasis on writing, and will be spending the fall studying abroad in Canterbury, England. On December...
by Minerva Rising Contributor | Jun 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
“But I can’t write fiction,” I heard myself say a few nights back as I hoisted myself up to the rim of the hot tub. School had just let out for the summer, and soaking in the heat, I felt the grind of the year dissolving into the mist. To jumpstart...
by Minerva Rising Contributor | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Council for the Arts in my hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina is the place where I want to be, especially on a Sunday afternoon four times a year. That’s the time when poets congregate to share their works at an Open Mike Reading. When...
by minervarising | May 27, 2013 | Blog, Staff Blog
As I reflect on the transition we are making from Spring to Summer, I think of how incredibly affected I am by the seasons. In fact, the manuscript of poems I am revising now is organized through the natural cycles of day and night, the seasons, and aging. Here are...
