In the Current with Siobhan Jean-Charles Issue 19
Dear Reader,
Issue 19 was launched in autumn 2023 and the poems within are equally dynamic and breathtaking. Jacarandas are crushed on a highway, northern winds carry wildfire smoke and a spider gives birth in the darkness of a garage.
Chelsea Dingman published a third poetry collection, titled “I, Divided” from LSU Press (2023). She recently published poems in The Missouri Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review and Electric Literature.
Jenny Munro-Hunt published a chapbook titled “Towards a Radical Tenderness” (Black Cat Press, 2025).
M M Porter published poems in Epiphany Magazine.
Marisa Lainson published poems in Poetry Northwest, Palette Poetry and Harbor Review.
Catherine Weiss published a poem in Sixth Finch, Maine Public Radio, HAD and other literary magazines.
Jennifer K Sweeney published poems in Waxwing Journal and About Place Journal.
Emily Patterson was a finalist for the 2024 Sweet Lit poetry contest and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has poems published or forthcoming in Sweet Lit, North American Review, SWIMM and elsewhere.
Melody Wilson published poems in West Trade Review, Rust and Moth, One Art and more.
Vanessa Ogle published essays in Business Insider and The Metropolitan Review and published a poem in Allium.
Ruth Williams has poems published or forthcoming in The Southern Review, Sixth Finch, Jet Fuel Review and elsewhere.
Jill Klein published poems in The Southern Review and Leon Literary Review.
Terin Weinberg published a poem in Press 53.
Heather Truett was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize and is a PhD student at Florida State University. She recently published poems in Summerset Review and Contrary Magazine and published fiction in Flash Fiction Online.
Bill Hollands published poems in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, Laurel Review, Tupelo Quarterly and more.
Derek JG Williams recently hosted a workshop with Poetry Foundation and won the Lightscatter Press Prize. His poetry collection, titled “Reading Water” is forthcoming in 2025. He was recently featured in the 2024 Debut Poets Series, hosted by ONLY Poems.
Tiffany Aurelia was published in The Kenyon Review, diode poetry journal and West Trestle Review.
Alejandra Cabezas published a poem in West Trestle Review.
Conan Tan has poems published or forthcoming in The Cincinnati Review, Nashville Review, Passages North and elsewhere.
Lizzie Hutton published a poem in Beloit Poetry Journal.
Sam Moe published poems in Jet Fuel Review, Bullshit Lit and Masticadores.
Elinor Ann Walker was shortlisted and longlisted for Madville Publishing’s 2024 Arthur Smith Poetry Prize. Her poems appeared in AGNI, Nimrod International Journal, Sweet Lit and more.
Alyse Knorr recently published a full-length poetry collection, titled “Wolf Tours” (2024) with Fulcrum Publishing. Her poems have recently appeared in Colorado Review, Verse Daily, Florida Review and more.
Todd Campbell published a poem in Watershed Review.
Mckendy Fils-Aimé published poems in Southeast Review, American Literary Review, The Broadkill Review and other journals.
Jennifer Bullis published a poem in Cider Press Review.
Eric Steineger published poems in One Art and Matter Press.
Melanie Branton published poems in Ink, Sweat and Tears and The Lake.
Michael Lauchlan had poems appear in NOVUS Literary Arts Journal, New World Writing Quarterly and The 2River View.
Jared Povanda published poems in Passages North, ONLY Poems, Eunoia Review and other journals.
Maggie Rue Hess published a debut chapbook titled “The Bones That Map Us” (Bell Point Chaps, 2024). She has poems published in American Literary Review and Street Light.
Jack B Bedell recently published a poetry collection titled “Ghost Forest” (Mercer University Press, 2024) and published poems in Verse Daily, Broadkill Review, Moist Poetry Journal and other journals.
Donald Pasmore recently published poems in Permafrost Magazine, Broadkill Review, Third Wednesday and more. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of 149 Review.
Ann Weil was twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Recently, she published poems in Chestnut Review, The MacGuffin, Rhino and many others.
Rachel Storck exhibited art at the Summertide Solstice Art Festival.
Congratulations on all your accomplishments! We can’t wait to see what you do next.
Best,
Siobhan Jean-Charles