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Ghost Stories: An Interview With Khalisa Rae

Friday from the Archives: “The last ghost is always the lies that are told”: An Interview with Khalisa Rae Thompson by Maia L. Butler from NCLR Issue 31 (2022)

This week, we are continuing highlighting performance poetry for our first annual Jaki Shelton Green Performance Poetry Contest.

Godwin reviews Silverthorne

“Collected Poems of Marty Silverthorne is the tenth compilation of poetry from a man whose writing supported his own healing as it showed the world a quadriplegic person’s capabilities.” Godwin writes.

Poet Meg Day To Judge 2023 Applewhite Contest

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The North Carolina Literary Review is pleased to announce Professor and Poet Meg Day will judge the annual James Applewhite Poetry Contest in April 2023. The Applewhite Poetry contest is open to any North Carolina poet, residing here currently or previously. 

“The Coming of Wisdom”: Gessell reviews Weiss

“Their experiences transform a typical coming-of-age novel into one that exhibits the coming of not just knowledge but wisdom, revealing the novel’s power to develop universal themes, deepening its significance for readers.”