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In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Jenifer Browne Lawrence
Your poem from Volume 26, “Reading Alone in a Square Room,” is a tightly-crafted, highly imagistic piece that leaves readers feeling refreshed. What was the inspiration behind this poem? This poem began with riffing off of the first line of John Donne’s poem, “The...
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In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Ernestine Saankaláxt Hayes
Congratulations on your Pushcart nomination for your fictional story “Drowning in shallow water is our only escape” in Volume 25! What was the process like for you while writing this unique piece? Thank you! My writing had been thin and sporadic for a few years due...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Ty Chapman
Congratulations on being nominated for the Pushcart Award for your poem “Pantheon” in volume 25. This poem speaks not only to the multifaceted layers of oppression Black people face, but also to their divinity. What do you hope readers will take away from this...
A Conversation with Libby Flores—WSR Contributing Fiction Editor
What do you hope to achieve while working as the Fiction Contributing Editor with Water~Stone Review (WSR) for v. 26? My hope is to discover new voices and communities and to encounter writing that surprises me. I remember what it was like to open my first acceptance...
A Conversation with Juliet Patterson—WSR Contributing Creative Nonfiction Editor
Water~Stone Review is a collaborative project of students, faculty, and staff at Hamline University Creative Writing Programs. In addition to working with our faculty, and to fulfill a larger initiative of providing a place for new/emerging and underrepresented voices...
A Conversation with January Gill O’Neil—WSR Contributing Poetry Editor
Water~Stone Review is a collaborative project of students, faculty, and staff at Hamline University Creative Writing Programs. In addition to working with our faculty, and to fulfill a larger initiative of providing a place for new/emerging and underrepresented voices...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Melissa Crowe
Your poem “Lessons” in Volume 24, lists a series of shocking events that a young person witnessed from extended family members. How has your childhood shaped your poetry? This is a big question! I want to start by addressing that word, shocking because, believe it or...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Zibiquah Denny
I really enjoyed your creative nonfiction piece “The Buckskin Dress” in Volume 24 which tells the history of your family through the usage and the making of a dress sewn by your grandmother. Why did you choose to tell this story through the history of the dress? How...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Ramsey Mathews
Your poem in Volume 24, “Cold Sweet Tea on a Slow Afternoon at the Waffle House” is visceral and poignant due to the terrifying situation you describe. It is written in direct, clear language. What was your reasoning in telling this poem with concise language? Did the...