Summer at Harvard Review
In Siracusa, even the priest's hands perform tricks
that beg for change
and the congregation cries, Miracle!
as if an annus mirabilis
arrived with every First of Spring. See, there,
the charm in the vial:
half-shade of a saint's blood turning into liquid
before the people's startled eyes.--from "The Constant Visitor" by Will Schutt
new fiction by Barbara Hamby & Nic Brown
poems by Sonia Sanchez, Sherman Alexie & Terrance Hayes
plus: Fady Joudah translates Mahmoud Darwishessay on Poetry, Poverty, Sleeplessness & Death
plus: Problems and Solutions in the Golden English Language
HR Redesign Wins Praise
HR 35 has been selected for the AIGA BoNE (Best of New England) Show at Mass Art until July 8. For commentary on Harvard Review's new look see The Casual Optimist and The Book Cover Archive Blog.
HR Editor Guests Blogs at Slush Pile
Harvard Review Editor Christina Thompson considers how long it really takes to write a book at the on-line journal Slush Pile.
James Marcus in Best American Essays 2009
James Marcus's essay "Faint Music," which first appeared in Harvard Review Issue 34, will be included in Best American Essays 2009.
Erica Dawson on Verse Daily
Verse Daily has selected Erica Dawson's poem "Rock Me, Mama" from Harvard Review 35.
Poetry Daily to feature Emma Neale's "Farewell Do"
Emma Neale's poem, "Farewell Do," will be featured on Poetry Daily Monday, March 2, 2009. Neale's poem is part of a special feature on New Zealand writing in Harvard Review 35.
HR Fiction Editor Nam Le wins Dylan Thomas Prize
Nam Le, author of the acclaimed short story collection The Boat, has been named 2008 winner of the prestigious Dylan Thomas Prize, the largest literary prize for writers under 30. Le was also recently selected as one of this year's National Book Foundation's 5 under 35 honorees.
Eva Hooker picked for Best New Poets 2008
Eva Hooker's poem, "Before the Spring in Which the Forsythia Bloom and She Unravels All Her Chambers, Mother Writes," which originally appeared in HR 32, was selected for Best New Poets 2008 by Mark Strand.
Harvard Review poet featured on Verse Daily
Matt Hart's poem "Captain America" (HR 34) was recently featured on Verse Daily.
Harvard Review poet featured on Poetry Daily
Diane Lockward's poem "Seventh-Grade Science Project" (HR 34) was featured on Poetry Daily.
Harvard Review contributor awarded 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry
Philip Schultz, poet and director of the Writers Studio in New York, has been awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. He shares the award with former poet laureate, Robert Hass. Schultz's poem "The Traffic," which appeared in HR 33, is one of the poems featured in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book Failure.
Nina De Gramont and Jessica Greenbaum Finalists for 2008 Pushcart Prize
Nina De Gramont's essay Water Children and Jessica Greenbaum's poem The First, Youngest Men have been selected finalists for this year's Pushcart Prize. Both pieces appeared in HR 33.
