by WaterStone Review | Apr 30, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poem, “Dream Rematerialized in Bangladesh,” in Volume 21. How did it come to be? I really did have a dream in which long threads that extended from my mother’s tongue were stitched through my fingertips. She spoke, my hands typed. I was her...
by WSR Editorial Board Member | Apr 25, 2019 | blog: all
Noah Ballard is an agent at Curtis Brown, Ltd. Noah focuses on literary fiction, short story collections and narrative non-fiction, including memoir, journalism and pop culture. Writer Lucas McMillan called him up to discuss querying, self-promotion in the 21st...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 22, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poems, “The Very Short Story of Your Knuckles” and “After the Man Who Found Me Doing Burpees at the Park Said: “I Can Tell You Learned Those on the Inside.”,” in Volume 21. How did they come to be? “After the Man Who Found Me Doing Burpees at the...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 15, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your poem, “Hummingbirds of the World,” in Volume 21. How did it come to be? I’ve been admiring hummingbirds since I was a kid. Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to view them in the wild, and I’ve spent time researching their feats of strength and...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 8, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your CNF piece, “Weekly Specials,” in Volume 21. How did it come to be? My family moves around a lot, and one of the discussions we have about that is over what stores are present and which are missing. I feel it brings a bit of stability to be able...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 26, 2019 | blog: all
1. Tell us about your CNF pieces in Volume 21: “Punk House,” “Two Piece,” and “The Basin Set.” How did they come to be? I wrote “Punk House” at a small poetry retreat up in Washington, on the coast. I went with two women I was only loosely acquainted with. There was...
