In the Current with Siobhan Jean-Charles Issue Thirteen
Dear Reader,
The contributors of Issue 13 were nominated for Pushcart Prizes and the Best of the Net, had their work featured in anthologies and won contests. When searching the recent activities of our past contributors, it’s always thrilling to see writers and artists accelerate their literary careers by publishing a book or continuing to have their work featured in magazines. Sometimes, we discover that a talented poet who had a poem or two taken by The Shore a few years ago hasn't seemed to publish since. We lose great poets all the time—often, when their work is not available for an audience. A few times, an online search for a writer has turned up an obituary. Featured in Issue 13, Kevin McIlvoy passed away September 30, 2022. He published six novels during his prolific career that included years as the editor-in-chief of the acclaimed literary magazine Puerto del Sol. We are saddened by his loss, may he rest in peace. He has had multiple works published posthumously, including a book of fiction called Is it So? Additionally, with the permission of his wife Christine Hale, he had a short story published in West Branch. We are reminded of the importance of community, of loved ones who believe in us and our writing and who will push on our legacies.
Lisa Compo has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. She recently had poems in Colorado Review, Muzzle Magazine, Permafrost and elsewhere. She recently became the social media manager here at The Shore!
Stephen Lackaye had poems published by Radar Poetry and One Art.
Cynthia Marie Hoffman published a book of poems, Exploding Head with Persea Books in 2024. She had poems taken by Bennington Review, Radar Poetry and The Indianapolis Review among others.
Jen Gayda Gupta had poems taken by Rattle Poetry, Up the Staircase Quarterly, One Art and elsewhere. She was recently an intern for Sundress Publications.
Jess Smith won Hayden Ferry Review’s inaugural poetry contest. She recently had poems in Sixth Finch, Verse Daily, Sweet Literary Magazine and elsewhere.
Jane Zwart published poems in Muzzle Magazine, Superstition Review, The Indianapolis Review and elsewhere.
Simon Montgomery is an MFA candidate at Georgia State University.
Lee Potts was nominated for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He had poems in UCity Review, verum literary press, Riggwelter and elsewhere.
Calgary Martin published a poem in Booth.
Daniel Ruiz published poems in Tupelo Quarterly and New Letters.
Shannon Ryan graduated with her Bachelor’s degree from Salisbury University.
Wendy BooydeGraaff was nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize. She was also nominated for the Best Microfiction Anthology. Her work appeared in Blue Earth Review, Barely South Review, The Broadkill Review and elsewhere.
Lori Lamothe published a fourth poetry collection with Kelsay Books, titled Tulip Fever. She published work in The Chamber Magazine, Mason Jar Press and SugarSugarSalt Magazine.
Adam J Gellings published a debut poetry collection, Little Palace, with Stephen F. Austin State University Press. He also had poems in The Academy of American Poets and Salamander.
Mikko Harvey published a poem in Four Way Review.
Sy Brand published a micro-chapbook, on having needs, with Trickhouse Press. They published poems in Ghost City Review, Parentheses Journal, WriteNowLit and others.
Sam Rye had a poem in Propel Magazine.
DS Maolalai had poems taken by Arboreal Magazine, North of Oxford and Porridge Magazine.
Carolyn Oliver was nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net. She published poems in Copper Nickel, Phoebe, Superstition Review and many others.
Victoria Mbabazi published work in Queer Little Nightmares Anthology, No Contact Mag, Violet Indigo Blue Etc and more.
Samuel Prince published work in Red Door Magazine, Acumen, Apricot Press and others.
Christien Gholson had poems published in Permafrost, The Tiger Moth Review, Wilderness House Review and others.
Michael Battisto had poems published in Poet Lore, Eunoia Review, NOON and elsewhere.
Sara Fitzpatrick published a poem in Feral: a Journal of Poetry and Art.
Ja’net Danielo has poems published or forthcoming in the Maine Review, Cider Press Review, SWIMM and others.
Stephanie Kaylor has a debut poetry collection titled Ask A Sex Worker! forthcoming from CLASH books. They published poems in Michigan Quarterly Review, Four Way Review, Split Lip Magazine and others.
Afton Montgomery has poetry published or forthcoming in DIAGRAM, Passages North and Prairie Schooner.
Jenny Della Santa published a poem in Bracken Magazine.
José Angel Araguz released a poetry collection, Ruin and Want, with Sundress Publications.
Sihle Ntuli published poems in Frontier Poetry, Moria and Adda Stories.
Jeanine Walker published a debut poetry collection, The Two of Them Might Outlast Me, from Groundhog Poetry Press. She has poems in Bennington Review and The Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review.
Julia Hands’ chapbook was a semi-finalist for the Black River Chapbook Competition.
Matthew Herskovitz published a poem in Strange Horizons.
Katherine Huang is a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. She won Phoebe's 2022 Greg Gummer Poetry Prize.
Malorie Varnell graduated from Georgia State University.
Meredith Arena was a poetry resident at Bethany Arts Community in Ossoning, NY.
Laurie Sewall published a poem in The National Poetry Review.
Ariel Clark-Semyck published a poem in trampset.
Kevin McIlvoy passed away in September 2022. His posthumous essay was published in West Branch, and recent poems appear in Cincinnati Review, The Common Terrain and others. His posthumous book, Is It So? was released in 2023 with WTAW Press.
Rachel Marie Patterson published work in Sixth Finch, The National Poetry Review and Cumberland River Review. She released her debut collection, Tall Grass with Violence with FutureCycle Press.
Nadine Rodriguez was nominated for the Best of the Net for their hybrid visual-text series, Sainthood.
Congratulations on your achievements! We cannot wait to see what you do next.
Warmly,
Siobhan Jean-Charles