by WaterStone Review | Oct 11, 2022 | blog: all
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...
by WaterStone Review | Oct 4, 2022 | blog: all
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...
by WaterStone Review | Sep 26, 2022 | blog: all
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...
by WaterStone Review | Sep 12, 2022 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Mona Susan Power Your fictional short story in Volume 24, “Iktomi Spins a Web” is a fresh take on Iktómi, a trickster spider from Dakota and Lakota traditions. What was your intention behind creating a new story with a...
by WaterStone Review | Aug 30, 2022 | blog: all
Constellation Route Matthew Olzmann Alice James Books 2022 ISBN: 9781948579223 114 pages There is a picture of the moon that I like to keep on my phone. It’s not a great picture in terms of its quality, nor is the subject matter (the moon) anything unique. The photo...
by WaterStone Review | Aug 16, 2022 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Prageeta Sharma The featured image is by Barnett Newman, Untitled (1945) In your poem “The Restoration” in Volume 24, the speaker questions why they continue to “lurch into the structures of emotional hand-me-downs,”...
