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.
By Lynn Wolfe happiness is fickle just yesterday i was laughing, dancing in the sun, feeling excited about the future. i didn’t think about you. now today, that happiness has … Continue Reading “Happiness is fickle” and “Dear Woman”
By Marc Swan Muzzle Velocity Some would say chipping away but leveling with a blow torch is closer to the truth Just over a month and the world we once … Continue Reading “Muzzle Velocity”, “In the year before the last year” and “Any street”
By John Grey Where I’ve Been I was in a diner and morning clientele were a cross-section of inner city lowlifes. The waitress’s name was Sally and she spilled coffee … Continue Reading “Where I’ve Been”, “The Coal Miner” and “Prism”
By River Potter A woman by the name of Elizabeth Wurtzel once said, “A human being can survive almost anything as long as she sees the end in sight But … Continue Reading Depression, a Poem
By Mark Crimmins There was an intermittent thunderstorm, but we decided to run through the rain anyway. We ran up the Avenue of the Americas, crossed Fifty-Ninth, and entered the … Continue Reading Angels on Seventh Avenue
By Simon Bittersea The day I lost my job, you lost your wedding ring. I tried not to see it as a sign. The job, I hated. So even though … Continue Reading Lost Jobs, Lost Rings
By Visio Roughton London is rich in history, having existed from the bronze age until today. Thus, such a city has had its fair share of urban disasters; fires, blizzards, … Continue Reading The Summer That Inspired Modern Sanitary Systems – London’s ‘Great Stink’ of 1858
By Visio Roughton Modern medicine has made notable growths in terms of its ability to track and treat diseases, however, there was a time when this was not the case, … Continue Reading Mystery Disease in the 20th Century – A Look at the First Outbreak of Legionnaires
Title: Werewolf by Night. Media: Film, directed by Michael Giacchino, story by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron. Released in 2022 as a Disney+ exclusive short, Werewolf by Night is loosely … Continue Reading Werewolf Wednesday Entry 3/12/25
By Visio Roughton The eruptions of Mount St. Helens or Mount Vesuvius are often synonymous with volcanic disasters, and they are, in fact, some of the most well-known eruptions to … Continue Reading When Summer Never Came – A Look at the Mount Tambora Eruption
By Erick Wilund SOBRIETY I got my glasses fixed this morning The easiest wound to bandage after another fractured night Can I ask you, have I had enough? Is it … Continue Reading SOBRIETY
By Erick Wilund He stands on a frozen pond Before a great block of ice A perfect cube, twice his height The block is cold Dark and dense, a container … Continue Reading Untitled, January 5, 2025
By Erick Wilund The fish said to the hook, when I am old and swimming is an effort, when my fins are thin and transparent and my eyes are as … Continue Reading The Hook
By Erick Wilund Untitled, Thanksgiving. The crows all knew the food would come The fowl and figs and tarts and rum A taste or more Was what they craved Thus … Continue Reading Untitled, Thanksgiving
By Adèle Saint-Pierre Allô, bonjour “Allô, bonjour,” says the bird. Allô, bonjour!” say the others that have gathered around iton this bright, sunny last day of June. In a couple … Continue Reading Sweetest Goodbye
By Katie Lipoma A sickness fell over Father when December fell over the town.Father used to toss food scraps to the ravens when it got cold. They would flock to … Continue Reading Winter