Off the Page
Clinical care provides the subject matter for many of my poems, and some of the themes I explore in them – for example, empathy, compassion, uncertainty, loss, anger, and guilt – have driven a process of self-discovery that I think has made me a better doctor.
Clinical care provides the subject matter for many of my poems, and some of the themes I explore in them – for example, empathy, compassion, uncertainty, loss, anger, and guilt – have driven a process of self-discovery that I think has made me a better doctor.
Author Edgar Gomez discusses how writing can transform healing and reads an excerpt from his memoir “High-Risk Homosexual.”
Author Lilliam Rivera discusses how writing can transform healing and reads an excerpt from her Pushcart prizewinning and BLR Honorable Mention “Death Defiant Bomba or What To Wear When Your Boo Gets…
Author Marie Myung-Ok Lee discusses how writing can transform healing and reads an excerpt from her novel “The Evening Hero.”
Author Kali Fajardo-Anstine discusses how writing can transform healing and reads an excerpt from her novel “Woman of Light.”
A reflection on creativity in the face of a global pandemic, from both artists and healthcare workers who experienced it firsthand. Hosted by BLR Editor-in-Chief Danielle Ofri and BLR Board Member Ashley McMullen, featuring BLR…
BLR Editors Danielle Ofri and Abba Belgrave, along with BLR writers Sharon Pretti and Samuel Autman, explore the power of art to help both the ill and their health providers grapple with…
A special event celebrating 20 years of Bellevue Literary Review.
BLR Editor Danielle Ofri hosts the “Off the Page” reading for Issue 38
Actor Kelly AuCoin reads the short story “The Mona Lisa” by Robert Oldshue as part of BLR’s 20th Anniversary Celebration.
Author Jill Lepore shares her thoughts about Bellevue Literary Review reaching its 20th anniversary.
Dr. Abraham Verghese shares his thoughts about Bellevue Literary Review reaching its 20th anniversary.
Amy V. Blakemore reads from her prize-wining essay, “The Tapeworm” from BLR Issue 40.
Galen Schram reads from his prize-wining story, “Tattoos” from BLR Issue 40.
Dr. Shanda McManus reads an excerpt from her BLR essay, “Breathing,” as part of BLR’s 20th Anniversary Celebration.
Saleem Hue Penny reads his prize-wining poem, “Never the Less” from BLR Issue 40.
Leslie Jamison reads an excerpt from her prize-winning story “Letters to Michiko” as part of BLR’s 20th Anniversary Celebration.
A conversation with Abraham Verghese, Eric Topol & Danielle Ofri about how literary & social media writing became a lifeline during the pandemic.
An award-winning documentary about finding humanity in medicine.
An exploration of how writing exploration of how writing can–or cannot–confront racism in academia and healthcare.
Ingeborg Riedmaier reads “The Department Store Badger,” a poem by Rachel Dragos
Jane Bradley and Chris Henry Coffey read four poems from BLR Issue 29,
Jinn S. Kim reads “Et Tu?” a story by Cambron Henderson
Erin Cherry reads “Our Psychedelic Minibreak,” a story by Sunny Teich
Erin Cherry reads “The Emperor of Blue Stone,” a story by Frances Park
Daniel Pearce reads “Call Ladies,” a story by MK Malik
Jason Schneiderman reads “Luggage,” a poem by Ted Kooser
Ryan Duncan reads “A Midnight Encounter,” an essay by Mark Zimmerman
“Bent But Not Broken” is a documentary short about dancers with scoliosis.
Nkosi Nkululeko reads “My Mother’s Body,” a poem by Thomas Dooley
Erin Cherry reads “In This Skin,” a story by Emma Pattee
BLR Editor Danielle Ofri hosts the “Off the Page” reading for Issue 39
Danielle Ofri in conversation with Kate Edgar and Bill Hayes
Lily Balsen and Jinn S. Kim read four poems
Perri Klass reads her essay “I’m Not Talking to Anybody”
Jason Schneiderman reads “Distribution,” a poem by Jenny Qi
Krysta Rodriguez reads “Agate Beach,” a story by Molly Giles
Deven Kolluri reads “Dear Grim Outlook,” a poem by Ethan Stebbins
Ingeborg Riedmaier reads “We Knew a World,” a story by Jennifer Solheim
Deven Kolluri reads “The Gun Goes Off…,” a story by Ian Baaske
Ingeborg Riedmaier reads “June Bugs,” a poem by Prartho Sereno
Nkosi Nkululeko reads “Cesarean Birth,” a poem by Viola Lee
Ingeborg Riedmaier reads “Eating Disorder” a poem by Jana-Lee Germaine
Jinn S. Kim reads “The Trap,” a story by Shawn Campbell
Nkosi Nkululeko reads “What Happened Over the Weekend,” a poem by Heather Taylor Johnson
Deven Kolluri reads “Toast,” a poem by Michael Montlacka
Nkosi Nkululeko reads “Her Marked Black Body,” a poem by Cynthia Parker-Ohene
Jason Schneiderman reads “The Barn,” a poem by Thomas March
Deven Kolluri reads “Perlmutter Cancer Center,”a poem by Abba Belgrave
Lily Balsen reads “Good Measure,” an essay by Pamela Schmid
Ryan Duncan reads “Bon Voyage, Charlie,” a story by Dan Pope
Jason Schneiderman reads “Cabbages and Kings,” a poem by Maura Way
Lily Balsen reads “Revision,” a poem by Jennifer Molnar
Nkosi Nkululeko reads “How Hair Changes before Expiration,” a poem by J.E. Robinson
Ingeborg Riedmaier reads “In Memoriam, Fanny Imlay (1794-1816),” a poem by Jason Schneiderman
Jason Schneiderman reads “Loss,” a poem by Susan O’Dell Underwood
Nkosi Nkululeko reads “Quinque Cordibus Vestris,”a poem by Gina Ferrari
Ingeborg Riedmaier reads “Reasons for Admission (Not Indexed in ICD-10)” a poem by Gaetan Sgro