301.2 Spring Issue 2016
Welcome to our 16th Annual Hearst Poetry Prize issue. Sincerest thanks to our judge Jane Hirshfield. We’re also excited to announce that 2016 marks the inaugaural online issue of the North American Review. Online-only content can be found at www.northamericanreview.org. Thus far, you’ll find a flash of cover art from the talented Catherine Byun, wonderful poems by Amy Roa and Brian Phillip Whalen, and an offbeat outback story by Laura Jean McKay. Our plans are for this site to uphold the high standards of our print publication while being more accessible to a wider readership. Perhaps nonfiction contributor Robert Barba says it best: “I initially had a little old-fashioned regret that [‘Three Bakeries’] was not published in print that I could hold in my hand, but that has vanished as I realize how many more readers have access to it online and the ease with which I’ve been able to share it.” Amen to that. We’ll keep adding new art, poetry, and prose throughout the year, so check back often.
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Spring Rain [Pastel, Charcoal, & Digital] • D. G. Smith
Angie and Bex [Digital] • Jessica Mercado
Untitled [Digital] • Brianne Burnell
Untitled [Mixed Media] • Gigi Rose Gray
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Angel Dust • Jennifer Schaefer
Man with a Newspaper • Wendy Brandmark
A Lesson in Geography • Laura Farmer
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Iconostasis • Rebecca Foust
Denton Nocturne: Sciomancy • Mark Wagenaar
Born of What • Raphael Dagold
Gauge • Karen Harryman
Grief • Leila Chatti
Rent • Chelsea Wagenaar
When Everything Seems a Message • Melanie Drane
What the Woman Waited For • Mary Jo Thompson
In order to crack the egg while preserving the yolk • Christine Larusso
Consistency • Eric Berlin
The Room Toss Villanelle • Lauren Schmidt
To History- • Michael Gessner
Spring Thaw • Scott Lawrence-Richards
For the Wax Anniversary • Mariette Landry
Our Many Consequences, Like Heads • Seth Brady Tucker
Extreme Unction • Angela Redmond-Theodore
Radar • Amy Bagan
Ullage • Edward Mayes
Ideas for a project beyond survival • Caroline Klocksiem
Deer in the Forest II • Brigitte Byrd
Just Another Poem About Breathing • Jason Bradford
Most Accidents Occur At Home • Molly Spencer
Christmas in Public Square • Christine Gelineau
Self-Contained for Marianne Moore • Ann Struthers
First Trimester • Kelly Rowe
The Cheshire Cat Effect • John Yu Branscum
Night Shift Song • Mark Svenvold
Ode to the Toro Lawn Mower in Pieces • Kevin Phan
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Crosscuts: Brief DVD Reviews • Grant Tracey
Synecdoche: Brief Book Reviews • Rachel Morgan
The Pedigree of Self-Publishing [Past Perfect] • Ted Morrissey
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