PHYLOSOPHY: Empty Lots & Would’ve Beens in James Wright’s Martins Ferry With W.Va.’s Poet Laureate Phyllis Sigal April 20, 2019 Spring began in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Driving through a bottomless pothole (it wasn’t), inching to the left of a crag in the road that no four-wheeler in its right mind would attempt, negotiating railroad tie...
In Response to the Rumor … James Wright Poetry Festival Is Back! Phyllis Sigal April 13, 2018 If there’s anything you want to know about Pulitzer Prize-winning Martins Ferry poet James Wright, just ask Jonathan Blunk. Blunk, Wright’s authorized biographer, has spent decades studying Wright — the last...
Ohio Valley Writers Announce Writing Contest Laura Jackson Roberts March 6, 2018 1 The Ohio Valley Writers are pleased to announce our first writing contest. In fact, we’re announcing two contests: one for adults and one for elementary school children. We’re accepting submissions in fiction, ...
