by WaterStone Review | Aug 29, 2026 | blog: all
Welcome Assistant Poetry Editor Beth Forsyth Welcome Beth Forsyth as the Volume 29 Assistant Editor of Poetry. I know you write poetry almost exclusively. What is it you love about poetry Concision! I’m pretty short-winded and I really admire that in poetry every...
by WaterStone Review | Jul 16, 2026 | blog: all
Welcome Managing Editor Elizabeth Carls Welcome Elizabeth Carls, the new Managing Editor of Water~Stone! Elizabeth has published creative nonfiction and poetry in Split Rock Review, River Teeth, and Under the Sun, among other journals. She has served on the editorial...
by WaterStone Review | May 15, 2026 | blog: all
Water~Stone Farewell from Managing Editor Jenn Sisko It is with many emotions that I reach the end of my time at Water~Stone Review. While I look forward to the future, I will always hold a fond spot in my literary heart for the journal that taught me so much. My...
by WaterStone Review | May 11, 2026 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—mychael zulauf Your poem, “yazoo-mississippi delta” appears in Volume 28. When did you start writing this poem? What inspired it? I wrote the poem in a single day on a recent-ish trip I took with my partner to New...
by WaterStone Review | May 5, 2026 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Jey Ley “Relume” is a beautiful poem that blends this idea of fireflies and relationships. Where did this idea stem from? Inspiration for the poem came from Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha. I first learned about the...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 27, 2026 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—L. A. Johnson Your two poems, “Pine Needles Fall on a Green Snow” and “Asymmetry” appear in Volume 28. Both poems feature father figures and colorful imagery. What inspired these poems? My father died suddenly in 2019....
