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BLR takes pride in creating events outside the publication. Gathering readers, writers, poets, and artists to talk about specific topics allows the BLR to come to life. We have a wide range of events that can be viewed online as well.

Off the Page: Covid – Primary Sources

A reflection on creativity in the face of a global pandemic, from both artists and…

Off The Page: Eating Disorder

Ingeborg Riedmaier reads “Eating Disorder” a poem by Jana-Lee Germaine

Off The Page: My Mother’s Body

Nksoi Nkululeko reads “My Mother’s Body,” a poem by Thomas Dooley

Off The Page: The Emperor of Blue Stone

Erin Cherry reads “The Emperor of Blue Stone,” a story by Frances Park

Off The Page: Poetry (War)

Jane Bradley and Chris Henry Coffey read four poems from BLR Issue 29,

Off The Page: Loss

Jason Schneiderman reads “Loss,” a poem by Susan O’Dell Underwood