The Missouri Review
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The Rumpus Interview with Jennifer Barber
Poet Jennifer Barber discusses loss, identity, historical trauma, and her newest collection, Works on Paper.
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The Rumpus Interview with Mia Alvar
Author Mia Alvar discusses her debut short story collection, In the Country, fictional motherhood, literature’s role in society, and the limits of belonging to a place.
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Living Life Improves Writing
Good writing comes not just from learning craft and reading books, but from accumulated life experiences, argues Rachel Jelinek aver at the The Missouri Review. The quality of those experiences aren’t necessarily defined by how exotic they are, either. Learning…
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How to Enjoy Poetry
Poetry can intimidate. Casual consumers of other art forms like film or fiction often willingly offer uninformed opinions, even if that only means rating a product on Amazon. But asking readers for opinions on poetry regularly leads to avoidance and…
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The High Cost of Literary Journals
Michael Nye, managing editor of The Missouri Review, explains some of the costs required to start and operate a literary journal. Financial issues are the fastest way to kill a journal, but money also creates a divide between writer and…
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Helpful Hints for Emerging Writers
Being the most talented writer doesn’t necessarily translate into publishing success, which really comes from methodical and consistent work rather than raw talent. Read this and other advice for emerging writers at the Missouri Review‘s blog. Bonus: The post’s author, Michael…
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The Missouri Review Showing us Love!
The Missouri Review recently posted a quote on their Tumblr from our essay, “David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: The Cynicism Of Mark Edmundson, Or Poetry Is Still Not Dead:” I exaggerate. I oversimplify. I generalize. But there’s no cynicism here. American poetry is a…
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Three Cheers for Lit Mags!
And three cheers for LaTanya McQueen’s paean to them on The Missouri Review‘s blog. Her description of losing hours in bookstores among copies of Tin House and Conjunction will no doubt ring true to many of you: We’d come to a story we…
