by WaterStone Review | Oct 15, 2024 | featuredpost
A Conversation with Jose Hernandez Diaz—WSR Contributing Poetry Editor Water~Stone Review is a collaborative project of students, faculty, and staff at Hamline University Creative Writing Programs. In addition to working with our faculty, and to fulfill a larger...
by WaterStone Review | Oct 14, 2024 | blog: all
In The Field—Conversations With Our Contributors: J. D. Debris Your poem, “Song of Solomon” in Volume 26, brings to life vivid images. What sparked the creation of this piece? Appreciate that comment. The poem takes its title from Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, as...
by WaterStone Review | Jul 30, 2024 | featuredpost
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Robert Grunst There’s a beautiful peace in your poem “Blue Aster Seeds” that draws the reader into this moment of watching seeds whirl. I love how it takes a moment—a breath of air and seeds—and creates an entire...
by WaterStone Review | Jul 22, 2024 | featuredpost
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—DeMisty Bellinger Your poem, “Ode to That Turquoise Bra,” has a whimsical feel, yet also carries the gravity of honoring and thanking this piece of clothing. What inspired this poem? Firstly, thank you for inviting me...
by WaterStone Review | Jul 1, 2024 | featuredpost
In The Field: Conversations With Our Contributors—Marie-Elizabeth Mali Your poem, “Mirror,” studies the fascination with underwater life—particularly brain coral—during a first dive. What prompted you to set this poem down on paper? Since that initial dive in Bonaire,...