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The Growler
A specialty brew of musings, micro reviews and the occasional call to arms by the Bear Review crew and friends. Grab and go.
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Excavating Elektra, Icon of Angry Daughters
In mythos, the stories stay the same, but the emphasis changes. If you want to write about Electra, you need her history
Jan 13, 2022


Writing Spaces for Trash Gremlins
Your writing space is never going to look like a Hammershøi painting. Born in clutter, and you will die there.
Jan 12, 2022


Writing Poetry is Mortifying
I’m steadily writing poems for a collection. It’s been underway for three years, and it will likely take another three because I waste so...
Jan 12, 2022


Letting your inner mouse sing: Paige's Growler take over
Hi everyone! I’m Paige, and I’m taking over The Growler this week! Bear Review was one of my first poetry publications ever. They...
Jan 10, 2022


"quikrete set in purgatory, mo" by Henry Goldkamp, Read by the Poet
Henry Goldkamp’s concrete poem “quikrete set in purgatory, mo” gives voice to the admixture of dank, know-nothing ignorance in this...
Nov 23, 2021


Announcing the 2nd Annual Michelle Boisseau Poetry Prize
We’re stoked to launch our annual single-poem contest. Below you’ll find the details, a bio of this year’s judge, and links to the...
Nov 21, 2021
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