In the Current

Inaugural Blog Post: What, When, and Who?

Welcome! In the Current will be a periodically updated thread shouting out recent publications, awards, books, or accomplishments by contributors that have appeared in The Shore. Roll out will first catch up to the current issue. Afterward, updates will be seasonal and around big events. A little about myself: my name is Ella Flores, poet and recent MFA graduate from Northern Michigan University. In the Current is meant to serve as a platform to share contributor achievements while also functioning as a sort of archive, providing links, journal names, events, programs, etc.. The work I do on this blog is primarily based on scouring and cross referencing online publications and bios. As this blog grows, I hope to provide, at some point in the future, an easy method for contributors to direct my way any news not readily available online. So, with that out the way, let’s see what strange and wonderful web we create.

Alexandra Teague had her work read on NPR’s Poetry Moment and her new book, Or What We’ll Call Desire, is out now at Persea Books (book review coming soon on The Shore). Congrats, Alexandra!

Chelsea Dingman had poems published in The Rumpus, Narrative Northeast and Kenyon Review. Her collection Through a Small Ghost won the Georgia Poetry Prize and was published by the University of Georgia Press (see our review here)! And read our Dingman interview here. Yes, yes, yes!

Check out Christine Spillson’s essay in Crazyhorse! She also had three pushcart nominations this year. Congrats!

Claire McQuerry had four poems in the museum of americana, was a finalist for Southeast Missouri State University Press’ Cowles Poetry Prize AND for the Journal’s Wheeler Prize. You rock, Claire!

Matthew Woodman had poems appear in Bone & Ink Press and was named poet laureate of Kern County, California. Congrats, Matthew!

Lisa Compo had poems accepted by Santa Clara Review and New Mexico Review. She was also a semi-finalist for the 2019 Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry. Congrats, Lisa!

Rodd Whelpley had poems appear in Barren Magazine and The Wellington Street Review.

William Bortz had poems published in Ghost City Press and Back Patio Press.

Matty Layne Glasgow had poems appear in Cosmonauts Avenue and his poetry collection, deciduous qween, was selected by Richard Blanco as winner of the Benjamin Saltman Award. It is available at Red Hen Press. Congrats, Matty! Read our Glasgow interview here.

Daniel Lassell had poems appear in Slice Magazine.

Giles Goodland had poems appear in Michigan Quarterly Review, Parks & Points & Poetry and won first prize in the Torbay Poetry Competition. Congrats!

Ryan Clark had two poems published in CONTRA VIENTO and appears in Posit and K’in.

Lauren Yarnall had two poems taken by Waxwing and was a Yemassee contest finalist. Nice!

Bruce McRae had poems published in Backchannels, Biscuit Root Drive and Black Bear Review.

Jill Mceldowney had work appear in Glass Poetry Press and Salt Hill Journal.

Brennan Sprague had poems appear in Jet Fuel Review, Glass Poetry Press and was a finalist for the 2019 Adroit Prize for Poetry. Congrats, Brennan!

Thank you to all our contributors, I am so excited for the great accomplishments we’ll get to share next!

All the best,
Ella