In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Michael Garrigan
In your poem, “The River, A Ghost,” I love that you give us several fourth-wall breaks that jar us out of the river imagery. When did the inspiration for equating a “river in drought” to struggles with fertility emerge in your writing process? I didn’t start out...
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In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Albert Abonado
Your two poems, “Romance” and “Beatitude for an Inventory of Roadkill,” are beautiful works of reclamation and loss. Where did the creation of “Romance” start? I spend my summers helping out at my family’s blueberry farm. Each morning, a hummingbird would visit me at...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—MICHAEL CHANG
Your poem, “Orchestra Maneuvers in the Dark,” creates an overlapping conversation and giving of information. Where did the inspiration for this poem come from? The starting point for all of my work is vibes. I wanted a poem that felt tropical, but not in a...
A Conversation with Joni Tevis—WSR Contributing 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 Jose Hernandez Diaz—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: J. D. Debris
Your poem, “Song of Solomon” in Volume 26, brings to life vivid images. What sparked the creation of this piece? Appreciate that comment. The poem takes its title from Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, as well as her novel’s biblical namesake, both of which did pretty...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Robert Grunst
There’s a beautiful peace in your poem “Blue Aster Seeds” that draws the reader into this moment of watching seeds whirl. I love how it takes a moment—a breath of air and seeds—and creates an entire world. Where did this poem start? What was the process in creating...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—DeMisty Bellinger
Your poem, “Ode to That Turquoise Bra,” has a whimsical feel, yet also carries the gravity of honoring and thanking this piece of clothing. What inspired this poem? Firstly, thank you for inviting me to do this interview! It was a real bra that I had. It was probably...
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—A. K. Herman
Your story, "Love," which appears in Volume 26 of Water~Stone, is a chapter of a longer work. What inspired this piece? Where does this chapter fall in the story? What made you choose this section to share with us? “Love” is inspired by the generations of powerful...