Monthly Archives: March 2019
A Writer’s Insight: Chloe Honum
Chloe Honum’s poems “Read More about Our History” and “St. Mary’s Home” appear in the winter 2019 issue of The Southern Review. Here, she discusses Auckland, New Zealand’s history with forced adoption, poetry as a practice of deep listening, and leveraging nature’s beauty to probe grief. Rhiannon Thorne: “Read More about Our History” and “St. […]
The Southern Review Goes to AWP
The Association of Writers and Writing Programs’ (also known as AWP) annual conference is less than a week away! Held this year in brisk Portland, Oregon, this conference brings together the best and brightest of the writing world all under one roof: that of the Oregon Convention Center. Of course, we at The Southern […]
A Writer’s Insight: Kathryn Nuernberger
Kathryn Nuernberger’s “Maria Joana” and “Maria Gonçalves Cajada” appear in the winter 2019 issue of The Southern Review. Here, she discusses the genesis of her lyric biopics, inserting the self into historical accounts as an ethical response to traditional history narratives, and the lyric essay’s allowance for silence and the ineffable. Rhiannon Thorne: What was your […]
A Writer’s Insight: Yuxi Lin
Yuxi Lin’s poem “Leftover” appears in the autumn 2018 issue of The Southern Review. Here, she discusses straddling identities as a Chinese emigrant, language as a collective game of meaning making, and writing to reclaim her body. Rhiannon Thorne: Craft seems central to “Leftover.” Where did you begin this poem? How did you go about writing a poem […]