by 4thgenre | Jul 19, 2023 | Multimedia
Remapping an Unraveling a choose-your-own-adventure essay by Lucy Jayes Lucy Jayes Lucy Jayes is an essayist and poet residing in the horse capital of the world. She received her MFA from the University of Kentucky where she was awarded the Betsy Owen Combs...
by 4thgenre | Jul 18, 2023 | Multimedia
The Name Project by Julian Long Julian Long is a visionary writer known for his ability to weave captivating tales and stir mind and spirit with wordplay. Born and raised Louisville, Kentucky but affirmed in the heart of Brooklyn, Julian has always been deeply...
by 4thgenre | Jul 17, 2023 | Multimedia
The Body is a Vessel by Jesse Lee Kercheval The body is a vessel I am reading the WWII memoir of the New Yorker writer Emily Hahn. When the Hapanese occuy Hong Kong, she is living there with her two month old daughter. The father, her lover Charles Boxer, head of...
by 4thgenre | Jul 6, 2023 | News
2023 Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize Winner! Thanks to everyone who entered this year’s Michael Steinberg Memorial Essay Contest. Our judge, Debra Gwartney, has selected the essay “Still Life” by Monica Judge as the 2023 winner. Gwartney called “Still Life” an...
by 4thgenre | Jun 12, 2023 | Craft Essay
The following is an excerpt from The Rosemetal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature, (available July 2023) edited by Kelcey Ervick and Tom Hart, reproduced here with permission from the author and press. Why Graphic Literature The first time I asked students to...