TSR Summer 2017 Audio Gallery

Jill Osier reads of mountain towns in her poems “Elegy,” “Siberian,” and “Star Field.”

"Star Field" by Jill Osier

"Siberian" by Jill Osier

"Elegy" by Jill Osier

In Dina Nayeri’s “A Big True,” we follow Rahad’s peripatetic life through relationships from Tehran to Times Square.

"A Big True" (excerpt) by Dina Nayeri

Miho Nonaka reads her prose poems, “Rupture” and “Contained Things,” in which glass objects hold potential for damage, beauty, and communication, at in-between times and places.

"Contained Things" by Miho Nonaka

"Rupture" by Miho Nonaka

Steven Kurutz spends a lazy Pennsylvania summer jamming out with the unforgettable Headband in his essay “Headband Rock.”

"Headband Rock" by Steven Kurutz

Erika Meitner reads her four-part poem, "Another Ohio Road Trip," where a family funeral sparks a meditation on infertility, with patron saints and a Super Bowl party.

"Another Ohio Road Trip 4" by Erika Meitner

"Another Ohio Road Trip 3" by Erika Meitner

"Another Ohio Road Trip 2" by Erika Meitner

"Another Ohio Road Trip 1" by Erika Meitner

When is a used Chevy not just a used Chevy? Find out in Bret Anthony Johnston’s “Palomino.”

"Palomino" by Bret Anthony Johnston

Dave Nielsen reads "Failed Experiment," a poem for the ages; and "Meant to Be," which describes how the art of poetry was thrust upon him at the earliest stages of life—before life, really—and later, as he was exiting the womb.

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"Meant to Be" by Dave Nielsen

"Failed Experiment" by Dave Nielsen

Chekhov on the beach, anyone? Maria Kuznetsova’s “The Yalta Conference” has you covered.

"The Yalta Conference" by Maria Kuznetsova

David Hernandez reads his poems “SS Nevertheless” and “Varieties of Internal Torment,” both of which address time’s inevitable disruption of love.

"Varieties of Internal Torment" by David Hernandez

"SS Nevertheless" by David Hernandez

The Southern Review is one of the nation’s premiere literary journals. Hailed by Time as "superior to any other journal in the English language," we have made literary history since our founding in 1935. We publish a diverse array of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry by the country’s—and the world’s—most respected contemporary writers.

Established at Louisiana State University, The Southern Review immediately became a literary tastemaker. The launch of The Southern Review came about "On a bright Sunday afternoon in late February, 1935," when Louisiana State University’s president drove his black Cadillac to Robert Penn Warren’s house in Baton Rouge to invite him, his wife, and their friend Albert Erskine on a drive to discuss creating a magazine of "distinctive character and quality." Cleanth Brooks and Charles W. Pipkin were consulted; both joined the editorial staff. The Southern Review’s first series ran 1935 to 1942 before closing due to the war. In 1965, the journal was revived under the editorship of Lewis P. Simpson and Donald E. Stanford, who launched the second series to great acclaim. LSU Press became The Southern Review’s publisher in 2011, allowing the journal to undertake new initiatives, such as reaching readers through a digital version in addition to the print quarterly.

TSR Summer 2017 Audio Gallery

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