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....
by WaterStone Review | Apr 23, 2026 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Amy Roa “Red Pine” is a beautifully creative poem in Volume 28 that details the melding of trees and octopus. Where did the inspiration for this poem come from? I wrote “Red Pine” during my time at the Bread Loaf...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 20, 2026 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Anna Molenaar “Transportation Fantasy” in Volume 28 holds such an imaginative liveliness. Where and how did the idea for this nonfiction first spring to life? My first car was a thrice-owned glorious clunker of a...
