
Pop Music Died with Kurt Cobain (but there aren’t enough shovels)
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 1:02
Radiohead’s OK Computer, Beck’s Mellow Gold, The Strokes’ Is This It all marked their place in rock history, but none could be argued (sensibly) to have come anywhere near the epochal event that was Nevermind. Nevermind distilled and beatified the disillusionment, angst, anger and sorrow of a generation that otherwise had nothing much for consolation. It was art, and it still is.

Our First Birthday
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:46
A year ago today The Monarch Review published its first poems, stories, essays and songs. Since then we’ve published over a two hundred works by writers, artists and musicians far and wide. We put out our first print edition late last year, and are hard at work putting together a second issue scheduled to hit the newsstands in early summer. We’re grateful to all our contributors and donors for their integral part in bringing this creation to life. To commemorate our first year we’re making the print edition available in PDF format. The link is provided below. TMR Print Edition [...]

Manufacturing Renaissance: An Interview with Greg Lundgren
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 13:18
Seattle artist Greg Lundgren—impresario of Vital 5 Productions, The Hideout and Vito’s—believes

Seattle: An Artistic/Cultural Community UNPRECEDENTED (if we really want it to be)
Saturday, December 3, 2011 15:33
Oftentimes, we respond to growth with a numbing of self, the numbing of the child and the big ambitious, limitless dreamer within us.

The Monarch Review Print Release Party!
Sunday, November 20, 2011 20:48
While copies will be available as soon as Oct. 31, The Monarch Review will celebrate the release of its print edition on Nov. 20 at 8 pm at The Pub at Third Place (corner of 65th St and 20th Ave. NE) The party will feature readings by Jim Brantingham, Rebecca Hoogs, Rebecca Bridge, Jed Myers, Julie Larios and Zac Hill, all of whom contributed work to the print edition. There will also be musical performances by Shana Cleveland, Brad Dunn and Evan Flory-Barnes!
The answer isn't poetry, but rather language
- Richard Kenney
