Episode 8 of LFTRR Explains the “First Page Test”
James J. Patterson is the reluctant scholar and on this (the eighth!) episode of Live from the Reading Room, he reads the from his essay of the same name. He also reads from books that have passed his "First Page Test" including "Night Train to Lisbon" by Pascal Mercier, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Muse" by Jessie Burton, "The Tropic of Cancer" by Henry Miller, and "Confessions" by Jean-Jaques Rousseau.
An Introduction to Rita Dove by Grace Cavalieri
In this 20th Century Poets Commentary, Grace Cavalieri introduces us to the first female of color elected US poet laureate, Rita Dove.
Maryland Lit Review Publishes new Essay by James J. Patterson
James J. Patterson’s new personal essay “Hermes at the Spouter Inn” has been published in the Maryland Literary Review.
The Ongoing Relevance of Reuben Jackson’s “For Trayvon Martin”
Reuben Jackson’s most anthologized poem distills the feelings of the BLM era and the power of its message.