by WaterStone Review | May 14, 2024 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—luna rey hall Your poem, “wearing a dress for the first time,” is rich with tension. The first phrase, “do you want me to be honest?” carries so much emotional weight. What prompted you to start with this question? i...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 16, 2024 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Jennifer Martelli “The Hunter,” is a beautiful poem that uses many sensory images; you bring us to this ideal summer’s eve in the work. When did you first start writing this piece, and where did the spark to write it...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 9, 2024 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Teri Ellen Cross Davis You have two poems in V26 of Water~Stone, “River Phoenix at 46” and “The Brain Confesses About Those Six Weeks.” With “River Phoenix,” I feel like I get something new from the text every...
by WaterStone Review | Apr 2, 2024 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—JC Talamantez When did you first get the idea to weave your poem about sexual assault and rape with the violent film, “A Clockwork Orange?” I suppose it’s partly because I’m fascinated with that film’s complex...
by WaterStone Review | Mar 12, 2024 | blog: all
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—A. E. Wynter Your two poems, “Retching,” which deals with generational trauma and generational choices that live within descendants, and “Now & Later,” which examines how people are taught to open themselves at a...
