At the core of this collection is Wade’s complex relationship with his father, whose presence is at once both painful and familiar.
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All articles filed in Meredith Stafford
Meredith Stafford (they/she) is a writer and artist from Chattanooga, Tennessee. They are currently an undergraduate student in Creative Writing at Berry College and a poetry grant recipient from the Georgia Writers Association. Their work has appeared in Ramifications and Rock Creek Review.
Helen of Small-Town Tennessee in “Helen of Troy, 1993”
A review of Maria Zoccola’s debut poetry collection “Helen of Troy, 1993.”
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Survival, Gender, and Cryptids in “Old Wounds”
“Old Wounds” by Logan-Ashley Kisner mixes horror, heart, and old ghosts.
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“No Right Way to Be Free”: Black Survival in Phillip B. Williams’ “Ours”
Poet Phillip B. Williams’ “Ours” is an expansive, multigenerational tale that examines the confines and meaning of freedom and its place against a backdrop of American slavery and Black survival.
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“Cauterized” Full of Rich and Poignant Verse
Laura Apol’s latest collection, “Cauterized,” is an invitation to closer observation.
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