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Post Road is a nationally distributed literary magazine based out of New York and Boston that publishes work in the genres of art, criticism, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Post Road also features two innovations: the Recommendations section and an Etcetera section. The Etcetera section features profiles, interesting documents and translations. The Recommendations section features short pieces by established artists on forgotten classics and new talents. Some reviews:
Post Road is based in Cambridge and New York, and was founded in 2000 by Jaime Clarke and David Ryan. It exudes experimental vigor without succumbing to the temptation of being edgy for the sake of edginess. The latest issue features work by Greater Boston resident Tom Perrotta of Election and Little Children fame, the unassuming Arlington author Christopher Castellani, and Emerson College writer-in-residence Maria Flook; Newtonville Books owner Tim Huggins is a section editor. There’s also Rick Moody again, Neal Pollack, and Thisbe Nissen. With pieces like Taro Nettleton’s essay on skateboarding, Brian Lennon’s impressive short story about an old man, and Tom Murphy’s index of The Great Gatsby, and Post Road makes for a varied, thought-provoking, and exciting experience.
(from the Boston Phoenix)
Turning the page in Post Road always brings a new surprise. Will the next piece be a non-fiction essay on the local dogcatcher, a book recommendation made by one of your favorite authors, a poem or a long series of video stills? Post Road issue 10 is a real hodgepodge of writing with plenty that had me excited. The aforementioned Matt Roberts piece, “The Dogcatcher Hates Politics,†was a fun and clever piece containing this gem: “’Excitement,’ the dogcatcher says, ‘is a dumpster full of raccoons.’†Other highlights for me included John Colburn’s two excellent poems and D. Gatling Price’s collage-like and beautiful story “Still Wreck.†Most of the pieces in this issue are short, only a few clock-in over seven pages, and the pieces contain a level of excitement from start to finish. Post Road’s book recommendations are interesting, allowing the reader to see the variety of books authors have fallen in love with. I’ve seen book recommendations in literarily magazines before, but normally only one or two an issue; Post Road 10 contains thirteen. For my part, I’m happy to give Post Road my recommendation. – Lincoln Michel
