Established in 1925, the (Virginia Quarterly Review) is an
award-winning journal committed to publishing excellence in
contemporary literature, long-form journalism, and
photojournalism for societal benefit. From its inception, VQR
has been published at the University of Virginia, and its
pages have been a haven and a home for the best essayists,
fiction writers, poets, and critics from every section of the
United States and abroad. No topic is off-limits: literature,
the sciences, public affairs, the arts, history, and the
economy are covered. From William Faulkner to Toni
Morrison to Alice Munro, VQR has published more than 10
Nobel Laureates. Since 2000, it has been awarded more
your almost-mind from levitation reconnecting
to space the dust the charge.
Those glowing pieces will eventually dim.
But you have stopped wandering wallowing
in what has left you crumb because you weren’t
expecting to see Prince stenciled to granite.
The word
on the beige building. You were the boy
roused to see the sky the color
he described rain. Over the birches that color
the same as priests’ vestments during Advent.
His stenciled face in Paris after you’d lost her gleam.
After you’d bought mushroom crepes you
spoke to the shop owner in Arabic.
He recited all of the Arabic words for
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As the pandemic continues, organizers of New Trier LitFest thought it important to continue the uplifting tradition of New Trier s Literary Festival, an annual event which has inspired students and teachers alike since 2003. This year, LitFest happens in two parts: Part One took place on Monday, December 7, and Part Two is tentatively scheduled for April.
The day consisted of three 1-hour Zoom sessions, each hosted by a pair of artists. Each pair of artists created an inviting and energetic environment talking about writing, including their own work-its struggles and joys. They also used part of the time engaging students to write and share their own work.
WE ARE HONORED to present to you the very first
Massachusetts Review issue focused on Native American writing. We are thankful to Associate Editor N. C. Christopher Couch and the rest of the MR team for dreaming up this issue and for asking us to be guest editors, and we are especially thankful to the writers and artists whose work we’ve chosen for this special issue. Their words and images are a gift.
This issue, as it was first imagined, was set to coincide with and push back against Massachusetts’s planned celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of the