Emma Sloley, “The Cassandras” The Common magazine (Spring 2021)

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Daniel Poppick, "The Copywriter" (Scribner, 2026)

Daniel Poppick is a poet and novelist. He is the author of the poetry collections Fear of Description, selected for the National Poetry Series, and The Police. His work appears in The New Yorker, The Paris Review Daily, The Drift, Harper's, BOMB, The New Republic, Chicago Review, ...  Show more

Esther Goldenberg, "Song of the Bluebird" (Row House, 2026)

Much of history has revolved around the journeys, challenges, and relationships, of men, but Serrah, daughter of Asher describes the teachings of her mother, grandmother, and all the women who shared their skills, compassion, hopes, and dreams. She’s mentioned once in passing in ...  Show more

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