by WaterStone Review | Mar 9, 2020 | blog: all
In the Field: Conversations With Our Contributors–Bernard Ferguson Tell us about your poem “The Weekend” in Volume 22. How did it come to be? It came, firstly, as a response to SZA’s song “The Weekend,” leaking like syrup into my ear, on repeat, for what felt...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 1, 2020 | blog: all
AWP 2020: Giddy Up, San Antonio! It’s that time of year again when we all start to prep and plan out the most important thing about AWP—our conference clothes! I’m kidding of course, but it’s no secret that the stakes can feel high about what to wear at the biggest...
by WaterStone Review | Feb 10, 2020 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors–Laura Theobald Benda Tell us about your CNF piece “The Coward” in Volume 22. How did it come to be? This piece actually began 10 years ago, during the Hamline summer writing workshop. The visiting professor asked...
by WaterStone Review | Jan 27, 2020 | blog: all
In the Field: Conversations With Our Contributors–Alexander Zitzner Tell us about your poem “Some Exorcisms That Lead Away from Forgetting” in Volume 22. How did it come to be? I have two memories of this poem in its early stages. One being that I was able to...
by WaterStone Review | Jan 13, 2020 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors–G.Bernhard Smith Tell us about your fiction piece “Bliss” in Volume 22. How did it come to be? I have friends who own a boat. It is docked near the Raspberry Island Bandshell, a spot where many outdoor weddings...
by WaterStone Review | Dec 30, 2019 | blog: all
Tell us about your poem “My Black Boy Dead” in Volume 22. How did it come to be? “My Black Boy Dead” emerged from a kind of haunting. Although the poem resonates with recent anti-black violence, it came from a state of emergency in my youth. I grew up in Detroit...
