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Conversion’s Balance: On Jennifer Grotz’s Still Falling

The greatest gain that ere I knew/ Was made in the blackness of the night– St. John of the Cross There are at least two renderings of Caravaggio’s Conversion of St. Paul, which was first commissioned in 1599 by a Roman treasurer, Tiberio Cerasi, for his familial chapel in the Santa Maria del Popolo. The […]

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The greatest gain that ere I knew/ Was made in the blackness of the night– St. John of the Cross There are at least two renderings of Caravaggio’s Conversion of St. Paul, which was first commissioned in 1599 by a Roman treasurer, Tiberio Cerasi, for his familial chapel in the Santa Maria del Popolo. The

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Discomposition: An Interview with Fred Moten

Fred Moten lives in New York City and teaches at New York University where he is a Professor of Performance Studies. A Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the University of California, Riverside, he is renowned for his work as scholar, theorist, and poet. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry, PEN America, poets.org, The

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Fred Moten lives in New York City and teaches at New York University where he is a Professor of Performance Studies. A Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the University of California, Riverside, he is renowned for his work as scholar, theorist, and poet. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry, PEN America, poets.org, The

HYPERDREAM (THE WASP)

Published in Issue 63.1: Winter 2024 Wendy Chen is the author of Unearthings (Tavern Books), editor of Figure 1, and associate editor-in-chief of Tupelo Quarterly. She earned her MFA in poetry from Syracuse University and her PhD in English at the University of Denver. Her debut novel is forthcoming from Algonquin in 2024. Her translation

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Published in Issue 63.1: Winter 2024 Wendy Chen is the author of Unearthings (Tavern Books), editor of Figure 1, and associate editor-in-chief of Tupelo Quarterly. She earned her MFA in poetry from Syracuse University and her PhD in English at the University of Denver. Her debut novel is forthcoming from Algonquin in 2024. Her translation

MQR’s 2024 Pushcart Prize Nominees

Michelle Herman’s “Daily Papers” (Summer ‘23) | Nonfiction Susan Perabo’s “The Best Loved Dog” (Winter ’23) | Fiction Thea Chacamaty’s “Harm Reduction” (Summer ’23) | Fiction Angela Peñaredondo’s “Keeper of Blades” (Spring ’23) | Poetry Martín Espada’s “My Father’s Practice Book” (Summer ‘23) | Poetry Rachel Nelson’s “Diseases of American Slavery” [The earth will try…]

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Michelle Herman’s “Daily Papers” (Summer ‘23) | Nonfiction Susan Perabo’s “The Best Loved Dog” (Winter ’23) | Fiction Thea Chacamaty’s “Harm Reduction” (Summer ’23) | Fiction Angela Peñaredondo’s “Keeper of Blades” (Spring ’23) | Poetry Martín Espada’s “My Father’s Practice Book” (Summer ‘23) | Poetry Rachel Nelson’s “Diseases of American Slavery” [The earth will try…]

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‘Those Cloudy Infinite Iterations of Self’: An Interview with Olivia Muenz

In an interview with disabled writer Olivia Muenz, whose debut collection I Feel Fine (Switchback Books, March 2023) was selected as winner of the 2022 Gatewood Prize by judge Julie Carr, poet Danika Stegeman (Pilot Spork Press, 2020; Ablation 11:11 Press, November 2023) asks questions that highlight Olivia’s unique voice while placing her work within

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In an interview with disabled writer Olivia Muenz, whose debut collection I Feel Fine (Switchback Books, March 2023) was selected as winner of the 2022 Gatewood Prize by judge Julie Carr, poet Danika Stegeman (Pilot Spork Press, 2020; Ablation 11:11 Press, November 2023) asks questions that highlight Olivia’s unique voice while placing her work within

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