Comments for The Missouri Review

Comment on Why Audio? by stevenservis

stevenservis — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:36:22 +0000

I agree… poetry must be spoken to be understood. A poem’s content is too condensed to be understood solely by reading. You have to look at it from different angles; the way the words sound and look together; and the imagery that the author presents through connotation.

I enjoyed this poem.

Comment on 2009 Editors’ Prize Winners Announced! by litmag etiquette–courtesy is a two way street « Writing Under a Pseudonym

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:44:56 +0000

[...] will be notified, I assume I’ll be notified either by email or by postal letter note. Both The Missouri Review Editors Prize and The Mississippi Review Prize posted the winning writers on their websites, but didn’t [...]

Comment on 2009 Editors’ Prize Winners Announced! by jadepark

jadepark — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:14:42 +0000

Congrats to the winners! Well deserved and big kudos. :)

But I do wonder why The Missouri Review never notified any of the other writers who entered the contest (and didn’t win). You’re not the only one–other contests (the Mississippi Review didn’t notify anyone who entered, either) do this, and I’m not sure why notification is absent.

Comment on A Plain English Major by Sinibaldi

Sinibaldi — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:17:12 +0000

Springtime’s dream.

When the
breath disappears
in the pallor
of an eternal
dream I see
beautiful skies
on the sound
of a springtime.

Francesco Sinibaldi

Comment on A Plain English Major by Cameron Riesenberger

Cameron Riesenberger — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:03:07 +0000

I guess I should have spoken up more during our get together, but I, for one, have absolutely no regrets about dropping my more practical second major (Journalism) in favor of spending more time on subjects that I actually enjoy. Granted, if I’m rejected across the board from grad school, I might change my tune some. Even if I do, the possibility of going jobless doesn’t frighten me as much as the mere idea of not being able to spend the majority of my time with what I love… Literature (Wow, that sounds cheesy, doesn’t it?).

Unfortunately, passion doesn’t get you into grad school.

Comment on A Plain English Major by NickQ

NickQ — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:23:04 +0000

You can tell those interns about a guy who interned there for two semesters in the 08-09 school year leading up to graduation. That intern, who will remain nameless (cough cough me) had similar worries and even spent a brief 3 months unemployed before scoring a great job with the university. There’s always hope, even for those of us who take the harder (but I think more enjoyable and fulfilling) route.

Comment on Season Grumblings by georgieg

georgieg — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:50:00 +0000

I like the Christmas holidays, but I don’t mind someone expressing her reasons for not liking them. It’s interesting that via blogs we often say things to one another that we would hesitate to say in person. For instance: Lay off the ad hominem attack else you might get only coal in your stocking! :) Merry Christmas & enjoy the break wherever it is.

Comment on Season Grumblings by Scout

Scout — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:19:11 +0000

Oh Gerard, that was unnecessarily unkind. It might come as a shock to you, but everyone is not enamored with the holidays. I, for one, appreciate Kris’s honesty. It takes a lot of courage to buck tradition and to do what makes you happy. Cheers to you, Kris.

Comment on Season Grumblings by Gerard Baneberries

Gerard Baneberries — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:02:33 +0000

So nice for you that you have the money to take all those lovely vacations. So sad that you lack the understanding to know the meaning of Christmas.

Comment on Re-dressing Poets by Sinibaldi

Sinibaldi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:38 +0000

La perception des âmes désolées.

C’est la
perception des
âmes désolées,
et quand le
tourment descend
pour décrire
le portrait d’une
ombre matinale
je vois, dans
la mer, une ombre
infinie qui rappelle
la jeunesse.

Francesco Sinibaldi