North American Review
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As the oldest literary magazine in the nation, our selected works reflect the breadth of the American experience, and encompass any voices that are committed to telling rich narratives that challenge the status quo. https://northamericanreview.org/
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I'm pleased that my review of @martinespadapoet.bsky.social's "Jailbreak of Sparrows" is in @northamerreview.bsky.social's Open Space. Espada's poetry has long championed the voiceless. My piece also highlights a lesser-known aspect of his work. Read more: bit.ly/jailbreakofs.... #poetry
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I'm pleased that my review of @martinespadapoet.bsky.social's "Jailbreak of Sparrows" is in @northamerreview.bsky.social's Open Space. Espada's poetry has long championed the voiceless. My piece also highlights a lesser-known aspect of his work. Read more: bit.ly/jailbreakofs.... #poetry
Congratulations to our six 2025 Pushcart nominees! Thanks for letting us publish your fine work!
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Congratulations to our six 2025 Pushcart nominees! Thanks for letting us publish your fine work!
Daniel Lurie evokes nostalgia in his piece “Before Foreclosure” northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
October 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Daniel Lurie evokes nostalgia in his piece “Before Foreclosure” northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
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Thank you to the editors of @northamerreview.bsky.social for saying yes to this ars poetica of mine from my new mms of ars poeticas. This one owes a debt to @slowdownshow.org and Major Jackson.
October 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thank you to the editors of @northamerreview.bsky.social for saying yes to this ars poetica of mine from my new mms of ars poeticas. This one owes a debt to @slowdownshow.org and Major Jackson.
Explore hypotheticals with a flourish of the natural world-from goldfish to begonias in Claire Jean Kim’s “dear one”
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October 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Explore hypotheticals with a flourish of the natural world-from goldfish to begonias in Claire Jean Kim’s “dear one”
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
“Emotion without expression dies.
I am trying to write my way to the moment
when I understood
that grief is not in the heart
but in the hand, reaching,
finding cloth instead of warmth,
metaphor instead of mother.” northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
I am trying to write my way to the moment
when I understood
that grief is not in the heart
but in the hand, reaching,
finding cloth instead of warmth,
metaphor instead of mother.” northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
October 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“Emotion without expression dies.
I am trying to write my way to the moment
when I understood
that grief is not in the heart
but in the hand, reaching,
finding cloth instead of warmth,
metaphor instead of mother.” northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
I am trying to write my way to the moment
when I understood
that grief is not in the heart
but in the hand, reaching,
finding cloth instead of warmth,
metaphor instead of mother.” northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
These are the final weeks to submit work for the 2026 Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize judged by Rachel Yoder, and the 2026 James Hearst Poetry Prize, judged by Danez Smith. Winner of each Prize receives $1,000. Visit northamericanreview.org/contests for submission details.
October 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
These are the final weeks to submit work for the 2026 Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize judged by Rachel Yoder, and the 2026 James Hearst Poetry Prize, judged by Danez Smith. Winner of each Prize receives $1,000. Visit northamericanreview.org/contests for submission details.
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What a treat to get my contributor's copy of North American Review with my sunburn at the beach poem "In Bed with Green Gels." Such an honor to appear in these pages for my 3rd time! HUGE thanks to Editor Jeremy Schraffenberger & everyone who helps make NAR so awesome!
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October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What a treat to get my contributor's copy of North American Review with my sunburn at the beach poem "In Bed with Green Gels." Such an honor to appear in these pages for my 3rd time! HUGE thanks to Editor Jeremy Schraffenberger & everyone who helps make NAR so awesome!
@northamerreview.bsky.social
@northamerreview.bsky.social
Our newest issue is out now!! Find it online here: northamericanreview.org/magazine
October 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Our newest issue is out now!! Find it online here: northamericanreview.org/magazine
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Happy to have a new poem in the gorgeous fall issue of North American Review! Many thanks to J.D Schraffenberger and the NAR team. This is a poem from a new manuscript I’ve been working on.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Happy to have a new poem in the gorgeous fall issue of North American Review! Many thanks to J.D Schraffenberger and the NAR team. This is a poem from a new manuscript I’ve been working on.
@northamerreview.bsky.social
@northamerreview.bsky.social
Writing your next best spec fic story? Submit it for consideration in our Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize💫 This year’s judge is Rachel Yoder @rachelyoder.bsky.social ! Learn more about the contest here: northamericanreview.org/kurt-vonnegu...
October 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Writing your next best spec fic story? Submit it for consideration in our Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize💫 This year’s judge is Rachel Yoder @rachelyoder.bsky.social ! Learn more about the contest here: northamericanreview.org/kurt-vonnegu...
Calling all poets to submit their best work for consideration in our James Hearst Poetry Prize! We are honored to have Danez Smith as the final judge for this contest📝 Learn more here: northamericanreview.org/james-hearst...
October 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Calling all poets to submit their best work for consideration in our James Hearst Poetry Prize! We are honored to have Danez Smith as the final judge for this contest📝 Learn more here: northamericanreview.org/james-hearst...
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And another Kol Nidrei poem, published in the Spring 2019 issue of @northamerreview.bsky.social (unfortunately I can’t find a copy of the issue, so here it is copied from my website)
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
And another Kol Nidrei poem, published in the Spring 2019 issue of @northamerreview.bsky.social (unfortunately I can’t find a copy of the issue, so here it is copied from my website)
Congratulations to Arthur Sze, who was appointed the Library of Congress' 25th Poet Laureate! Hear him discuss his craft with Poetry Foundation www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/160065...
September 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Congratulations to Arthur Sze, who was appointed the Library of Congress' 25th Poet Laureate! Hear him discuss his craft with Poetry Foundation www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/160065...
Have you ever wondered how we select visual art for publication? Read Emily Stowe's behind the scenes look at her process for finding art to accompany prose pieces, and working with Gary Kelley Art to inspire the cover art. Blog post now live in Open Space! northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
August 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Have you ever wondered how we select visual art for publication? Read Emily Stowe's behind the scenes look at her process for finding art to accompany prose pieces, and working with Gary Kelley Art to inspire the cover art. Blog post now live in Open Space! northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
The summer issue is arriving to mailboxes, and the boxes from the printer have arrived to our offices, so all pre-orders will ship out this week. Preview the table of contents, read the letter from the editors, and follow a link to our store here: northamericanreview.org/magazine
June 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The summer issue is arriving to mailboxes, and the boxes from the printer have arrived to our offices, so all pre-orders will ship out this week. Preview the table of contents, read the letter from the editors, and follow a link to our store here: northamericanreview.org/magazine
"...and no matter how much I swore I could smell the grass and taste the salt on the breeze... none of it could be real because my brother was dead..." Tommy Vollman weaves the familiarity of an old film with the devastating newness of grief on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"...and no matter how much I swore I could smell the grass and taste the salt on the breeze... none of it could be real because my brother was dead..." Tommy Vollman weaves the familiarity of an old film with the devastating newness of grief on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
"All the unspoken / hung heavy in air, an unresolved chord / a word could have brought down..." @rebeccafoust.bsky.social explores an ended romance in this music-laden poem on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"All the unspoken / hung heavy in air, an unresolved chord / a word could have brought down..." @rebeccafoust.bsky.social explores an ended romance in this music-laden poem on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
"New Age energy worshippers and fascist Musk-Trump idolators both represent the failure of community and shared culture..." Helena Feder explores science, pseudoscience, and climate change in this essay on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"New Age energy worshippers and fascist Musk-Trump idolators both represent the failure of community and shared culture..." Helena Feder explores science, pseudoscience, and climate change in this essay on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
"now see me / in headlights over rumble strips, / vibration, stars, the empty fields..." Ride shotgun with Margaret LeMay's telestich on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"now see me / in headlights over rumble strips, / vibration, stars, the empty fields..." Ride shotgun with Margaret LeMay's telestich on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
"The vastness of the un-encountered / is breathtaking. Trust me, / I've crunched the numbers. / The math is wet fox fur / and Baudelaire, a forbidden / fathoming of eyelashes..." Lara Egger ponders the un-encountered in this surreal poem on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"The vastness of the un-encountered / is breathtaking. Trust me, / I've crunched the numbers. / The math is wet fox fur / and Baudelaire, a forbidden / fathoming of eyelashes..." Lara Egger ponders the un-encountered in this surreal poem on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
"Queerness for me has always been a way to evade surveillance and, in a way, English: Its tendency to overidentitfy, overclaim..." First generation Pakistani Diya Abbas reflects queerness and culture in this essay on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Queerness for me has always been a way to evade surveillance and, in a way, English: Its tendency to overidentitfy, overclaim..." First generation Pakistani Diya Abbas reflects queerness and culture in this essay on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
"Our bass player's across the strait, / hospitalized with pancreatitis. / I'm not sentimental about bass players..." Look across our northern border with Cal Freeman and his latest poem on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
"Our bass player's across the strait, / hospitalized with pancreatitis. / I'm not sentimental about bass players..." Look across our northern border with Cal Freeman and his latest poem on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
"...a decade passes quietly, no maternity / leave, no pumping stations, no diaper sales- / preschools begin to go out of business / and everyone's blissed out on sex without babies..." Cait Orcutt imagines a speculative future without children on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"...a decade passes quietly, no maternity / leave, no pumping stations, no diaper sales- / preschools begin to go out of business / and everyone's blissed out on sex without babies..." Cait Orcutt imagines a speculative future without children on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
"Freelancers, we dug in. Pitched cabbaged like Mad Men / pitching ads against famine..." Katie Kemple makes a cabbage lyrical in her latest poem on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...
June 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Freelancers, we dug in. Pitched cabbaged like Mad Men / pitching ads against famine..." Katie Kemple makes a cabbage lyrical in her latest poem on Open Space: northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...