A Literary Magazine Sponsored by The University of Maine at Farmington
The River is a representation of the Sandy River itself, which runs alongside the university and what inspired the name of the journal. It is a constantly flowing, ebbing and surging, body of content filled with contemporary work. To submit to The River please visit our Submissions page to the left or e mail TheRiverEditors@gmail.com directly.
As I pursue the nerve wracking endeavor of making my work public, I have decided to write about Maine. My deep love for the state, lineage, and journey away and … Continue Reading A Maine Lens – By Brock C. Littlefield
by Kylee Walton I’ve been doing this since I was a child, reading. I don’t really remember when reading “clicked” for me, I just remember doing it. It’s a strange … Continue Reading On Reading
Review by Katie Lipoma I was lucky enough to stumble upon a gently loved copy (I believe stains and rips add necessary character) of a popular yet polarizing poetry collection … Continue Reading Milk and Honey (first review!)
By Visio Roughton Lake Nyos is a deep, picturesque lake located in the Northwestern Region of Cameroon, about 196 miles away from the country’s capital Yaoundé. The lake itself sits … Continue Reading Killer lake – A Look at the Nyos Lake Gas Eruption 1986
By Marcus Wile Snow fell through the splayed branches of the ancient pines overhead as the coniferous boughs were already weighed down by the day’s snow. The evening was darkening … Continue Reading To Build a Fire
By Amanda Strand My father wrote a novel once367 PagesDuring basic trainingAt Camp Rucker, AlabamaLate at night when the air cooled to just about breathableStripped to his T-shirt and shortsTwo … Continue Reading My Father Wrote A Novel
By CM Pickard The Father I Loved wrapped in blankets, shrouded in dusk’s weaning light swallowed in sorrow’s hold; like a lighthouse’s beam shrouded in fog where haunting memories of … Continue Reading “The Father I Loved”, “Canopy of Protection”, “Aggression”, and “Melbourne Cup”
By Christopher Woods Christopher Woods is a writer and photographer who lives in Texas. His monologue show,Twelve from Texas, was performed in NYC by Equity Library Theatre. His poetry collection,Maybe … Continue Reading River
By Daniel Luévano DAY ZERO OF ONE A cloud foams & stalls on its way to Kansas. In the days of meaning we saw Well past our skulls— Last light … Continue Reading “DAY ZERO OF ONE”, “THE GHOST AT THE SÉANCE”, and “YOU ARE THE CONSTELLATION”
By CS Crowe Signed by— The bookseller found the box abandoned on the steps. Someone, a sister, an aunt, or a cousin, They gathered up everything in his desk drawers. … Continue Reading “Signed by—”, “Ekphrastic on a Bus Stop Bench”, and “Love Poem To Styrofoam”
By Michael Szela I take the dog out morning and night when it is still dark. The dog sleeps in her kennel, stretches when she gets out, glances at the … Continue Reading Winter
By Ali Ashhar Nascent life takes its own course,a young mind anticipates surreptitioussyllabus;afore the subsequent academic sessioncuriosity add new plots tothe novel chaptershe turns over the first page of chapteras … Continue Reading “New Session”
By Sofia Barreto Six Steps to Sex One, meet her on accident,Between passing period and lunchMake sure she likes you too,So you ask her out for crepesAt three in the … Continue Reading “Six Steps to Sex” and “Scrunchie”
By Corbett Buchly modifications 1 what is it to divert a river’s course to detour from centuried habit to unbalance the world through which it weaves, are you diminished on … Continue Reading “modifications” and “ice whale”
By Huina Zheng While cycling through Dafu Mountain Park, a girl sped past me. Her ponytail bounced with each pedal stroke, reminding me of my elder sister when we were … Continue Reading Echoes on the Trail
By Huina Zheng In front of the bookshelf, my mother pulled out a heavy copy of the Xinhua Dictionary, its pages worn. From its depths, she withdrew a photograph and … Continue Reading Fading Beauty