Oyster River Pages

one of the most profound ways in which humans have always sought hope, healed, and tried to make sense of the world is through the creation and experience of art in its various forms. oyster river pages was conceived at the dawn of what is already becoming one of the darkest chapters in postmodern american history. in dealing with this surreal landscape, many of us find ourselves exhausted into a kind of aphasia. but like every generation that has faced the challenge of living in an often baffling world, we find ourselves turning to lyric and narrative, metaphor and image in order to reclaim the ineffable beauty and indestructible compassion of humanity. and especially in this political moment, we at orp recognize the power of artistic expression to stand up to the possessive investment in privilege and to disrupt the cycles of hegemonic oppression. orp is interested in publishing voices that speak to what it means to be alive in this world. we look for language and stories and image