Roundtables

Literature is not something that ought to shy away from difficult topics, but rather a way to engage with the very things that challenge us. By revealing our differences – who we are and what we believe – we can witness there, in those cracks and fissures, a map that shows us where we are, and where we can go. We invite you to explore our series roundtable conversations with BLR authors.

Writing and the Environment

Thinking like a scientist will lend authenticity to your depiction of the natural world.

Nursing & Writing Roundtable: Part III

In spite of the changes in literature and caregiving, there is no profession that I would choose over nursing.

Nursing & Writing Roundtable: Part II

I’m grateful that my impulse to write was fed by nursing, by that intense, important arena that offers every emotion and every human situation on earth.

Nursing & Writing Roundtable: Part I

The intersect of poetry and nursing has always fascinated me. Though I now identify more as a writer than a nurse, the skills I learned in nursing school have served me well as a writer