When Bob Dylan received the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature, reactions across the literary world varied—wildly. Eye rolls as well as applause sounded from all kinds of writers amidst continued controversy, from his slow acknowledgment and acceptance of the award, to more recent claims that he plagiarized parts of his acceptance speech from, of all … Continue reading Well You Must Tell Me, Baby, How Your Head Feels Under Something Like That: Bob Dylan’s Brain on Tradition and Genre
Tag: music
Rappers: Poets in Disguise
When we think of poets, most of us imagine scholars – people old enough to be our grandparents – sitting on a beach as the waves roll in with a notebook in tow. Spoiler: this is unrealistic. The reality is that poets are all around us: in fourth grade classrooms, tapping their feet at the … Continue reading Rappers: Poets in Disguise
Set the Mood and Set the Stage: Instrumental Music for Writing
If my Spotify account could tell you anything about me, it would say that I really like playlists. I have 361 of them. (Wait, what? I didn’t realize how many I had till I counted them all.) It’s a little like an archeological dig from my high school years up to my current playlists - … Continue reading Set the Mood and Set the Stage: Instrumental Music for Writing
Interview with Sarah Holtkamp
Sarah Holtkamp is a sophomore at the University of North Carolina - Asheville. She is one of the featured fiction writers for the inaugural issue of the Oakalnd Arts Review. You can read her short story, "Desert Stars," in the OAR coming out soon. - Bethany Olson You start and end your story, “Desert … Continue reading Interview with Sarah Holtkamp
