It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Among other things, this December is the 7-year anniversary of Whale Road Review, and the pieces our contributors have shared with us for this winter issue feel like gifts.
Issue 29 features poetry and short prose by Thomas Allbaugh, Mark D. Bennion, Jessica Berry, Adam Chiles, Lena Crown, Dagne Forrest, Robbie Gamble, Guillermo Rebollo Gil, Shannon Elizabeth Hardwick, Lauren Kardos, Katie Kemple, Mollie O’Leary, Jennie E. Owen, Dayna Patterson, Sara Pirkle, Vismai Rao, Remi Recchia, Robin Rosen Chang, Jen Stein, Angela Sucich, Nicole Tallman, Elinor Ann Walker, and Cassandra Whitaker.
The pedagogy papers in this issue are also full of wonder: one uses strange pairings to invite creativity, one takes inspiration for writing feedback from discussions of childhood drawings, and one looks to fairy tales and a collaborative exercise to teach structure. Thanks to Miriam Calleja, Neil Connelly, and John Gerard Fagan for inviting us into their classrooms.
This issue also includes a delightful interview with the Poetry Podcats and reviews of Liar by Jessica Cuello, The Damage Done by Susana H. Case, The White Book by Han Kang, and One Person Holds So Much Silence by David Greenspan. We’re grateful to Mai Black, Geraldine Connolly, Angie Dribben, Jacob Laba, and Molly Sturdevant for introducing us to this podcast and these books.
If you’re able, please tip the authors whose work you enjoy and share this issue with others. Happy holidays!
Katie Manning
Editor-in-Chief
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