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BLR Spring Reading: Issue 50
Watch BLR’s annual spring reading, featuring stunning poems, stories, and essays, including the winners of the 2026 BLR Literary Prizes. Hosted by BLR editors Danielle Ofri and Saleem Hue Penny More
PBS NewsHour features 25 Years of BLR
Bellevue Literary Review is featured on the esteemed PBS NewsHour. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown joined us to learn about BLR ‘s unlikely origin story and how it is still thriving after a quarter of century, expanding its programming, and creating of an unmatched community of readers, writers, patients, caregivers, and clinicians. More
Medscape profile of BLR and Doctor-Writers
Twenty-five years ago, Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, a primary care internist at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and a few of her fellow doctors there decided to start a health-focused creative writing journal, Bellevue Literary Review (BLR). Back then, “there was lots of writing about health but not a lot about vulnerability, about when the body mutinies on you,” recalled Ofri… More
BLR’s Narrative Arc
Danielle Ofri hosts the Narrative Arc: The Journey From Writer to Reader. Readers get to choose their favorite BLR stories, poems, and essays, and then get to interview the writer. It’s matchmaking in the best literary style! More
Studio Visit: Nicole Cohen
Danielle visits the studio of multimedia artist Nicole Cohen in Lower Manhattan. Nicole weaves together past and present using video, drawing, painting, archival photos, and installations. BLR is honored to have Nicole’s “portraits in books” as the cover of Issue 46, featuring the winners of the 2024 BLR Literary Prizes. More
Studio Visit: Alexander Gorlizki
Danielle visits the studio of Alexander Gorlizki in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Alexander focuses on brilliant colors and styles influenced by India. His vibrant art graces the cover of BLR Issue 44, featuring the 2023 BLR contest winners More
Studio Visit: Tatana Kellner
Danielle visits the studio of Tatana Kellner in upstate New York. Tatana’s multimedia art incorporates history, social justice, and dramatic color. Her stunning paintings are featured on the cover of BLR Issue 45, which is focused on the theme of Taking Care. More
BLR Spring Reading: Winning Words
A celebration of BLR’s 44th issue and the winners of the 2023 BLR literary prizes. Featuring winners Lara Palmqvist, Jehanne Dubrow, and Caroline Harper New. Interviews by BLR editors Doris W. Cheng, Scott Oglesby, and Abba Belgrave. Additional readings by honorable mentions Karen K. Ford, Sabah Parsa, and Karan Kapoor. Hosted by Danielle Ofri. More
Studio Visit: Lauriston Avery
Danielle visits the studio of Lauriston Avery in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Lauriston uses texture and shades of white to explore ancient and contemporary themes. His otherworldly art is featured the cover of BLR Issue 43, which is focused on the theme of Recovery. More
