Open Space Archive

2026

St. Louis, Circa 1900

Nonfiction | Eric McHenry
A Picture of Stack Lee

Ollie Jackson

Nonfiction | Eric McHenry
The Ballad of Ollie Jackson

Solar eclipse

Nonfiction | Shanda Connolly
Crossing Paths

Green Gingham

Poetry | Jan Beatty
The Shirt

doves on branches

Poetry | Maria Nazos
After Hearing David Rothenberg Sang with Birds

Mountain Sunset Header

Poetry | Pam Baggett
Frothing Pink Poodle Droppings

Surrealist Painting of a Woman in a Boat

Review | Dorian Elizabeth Knapp
A Review of Portable City by Karen Kovacik

Empty Bedroom

Nonfiction | Annemarie Whilton
I Have Only Dreamed You Dead, For Now.

farmhouse

Review | Rob Merritt
A Review of Haircuts for the Dead by William Walsh

Bass Guitar Strings

Poetry | John A. Nieves
Shoebox Reunion

Red stapler on red background

News | NAR Editors
Winners of the 2026 Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize

Blue Heron Painting

Review | David Voigts
A Review of Birdbrains: A Lyrical Guide to the Washington State Birds

Monsteras

Fiction | Kylie Dixon
The Monstera

Moonlight on water

Fiction | Richard Weems
The Wild Women of Brigantine

News | NAR Editors
Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate | Spring 2026 Workshops

Empty classroom with chairs upside down on desks

Nonfiction | Michelle Cacho-Negrete
Encounter

green and red abstract painting

Review | Edward Journey
A Review of When We Were Gun: A Narrative Poetry Cycle by Deborah Schupack

photograph of a woman's folded hands

Review | Samantha Strong Murphey
A Review of Apostasies by Holli Carrell

abstract painting of green, yellow, blue, and white circles

Review | Alissa Simon
A Review of When We Only Have The Earth by Abdourahman A. Waberi, translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson

bid on yellow and pink background

Review | Michael Spence
A Review of Abiding Time by Robert McNamara

Woman's Face

Review | Andrew Farkas
A Review of Child of Light by Jesi Bender

gold circles

News | NAR Editors
Winners of the 2026 James Hearst Poetry Prize