Below you can links for the material to be read at today's reading:
The Palls, by Saleem Hue Penny
Fall 1994 and Then again, all things ((being equal)), poems by Saleem Hue Penny
US Dept. of Justice Erasure for (law) Enforcement (officers), by Saleem Hue Penny
Untitled (from Ghostdaughter), a poem by Zefyr Lisowski
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We are pleased to announce Aga Gabor da Silva as the winner of our annual Chametzky Translation Prize for her translation of Ewa Lipska’s “Can Always Happen” from its original Polish. Published in our Spring 2021 issue, Gabor da Silva’s masterfully translates this poem about longing for one’s country of origin. You can read Gabor da Silva’s 10 Questions interview with The Massachusetts Review here.
Our judges included one honorable mention as well: Diana Senechal’s translation of Gyula Jenei's poem “Scissors” (MR Vol. 61, Issue 2...
Join MR for a poetry Reading with Robert Whitehead, the 2022 Anne Halley Prize winner
Registration for the event can be found here.
Judges Ellen Doré Watson and Deb Gorlin, and the MR Editors, have selected Robert Whitehead's poem "David" from Spring 2021 issue (Vol.62, Issue 1) for this year's prize. From the judge's note: "By retelling the story of the fabled hero, the breathless narrator of Whitehead’s inspirational, of-the-moment poem, exhorts us to...
Congratulations to ROBERT WHITEHEAD, winner of this year's Anne Halley Poetry Prize!
Ellen Doré Watson and Deb Gorlin have selected Robert Whitehead's poem "David" from MR's Spring 2021 issue (Vol.62, Issue 1) for the prestigious prize. A virtual reading with Robert Whitehead will be held May 26th on Zoom.
From the judge's note: "By...
"What I love about small nonprofits is every single dollar goes directly back to the nonprofit”
MR managing editor Emily Wojcik joined Accidental Fundraiser, a new show from Network for Good, to share insights on the inner workings of the Massachusetts Review and the unique challenges she's encountered as an editor,...
Front Cover by Panteha Abareshi
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HIPPA Violation 2019
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