In the Current with Siobhan Jean-Charles Issue Eleven

Dear Reader,

Issue Eleven of The Shore was released in Autumn 2021. Traditionally, autumns with their falling leaves symbolize endings, and this issue is full of them– the end of a playlist, the end of relationships, the ending of the planet, the end of memory. But autumn, associated with the harvest, also represents life and new birth. One poem is written from the perspective of one of the millions of ants who were trapped in a Soviet bunker and devoured their own before Polish scientists helped them move to a new nest. These poems explore endings as much as they push for beginnings, juxtaposing to create meaning in a way that the best poetry does.

Since their publication in The Shore two years ago, contributors have been nominated for awards and won prizes, pursued their degrees, released books and continued pushing their work into the world. Here’s what they’ve been up to:

Paige Sullivan was nominated for a 2021 Pushcart Prize and recently published poems in The Journal, Southeast Review and The Florida Review.

Julia Watson was nominated for a 2021 Pushcart Prize and a runner up in Identity Theory's Best 22-Word Poems of 2022. She recently had work published in Reckon Review.

Chris Cocca had poems published in Dodging Rain.

Dhwanee Goyal published poems in Plum Recruit, Honey Literary, Barrelhouse Mag and others. They were recently nominated for the Best of the Net anthology, the Orison Anthology and ​Best New Poets.

Paige Welsh is a dual English MA and MFA candidate at Chapman University. She had a poem published in Pidgeonholes.

Caroline Plasket had work published in Gulf Coast. She recently had a piece of creative nonfiction published by Pleiades.

Katie McMorris recently published poems in The Rupture, The Pinch, Passages North and elsewhere.

Vismai Rao was nominated for Best of the Net and the Orison Anthology. She recently published poems in Jet Fuel Review, iamba and ucity.

Debarshi Mitra had poetry featured in Mad Swirl.

Tatiana Clark recently published poems in Thrush, Dream/Nightmare Anthology, Lumiere Review and elsewhere.

Abi Pollokoff has published poetry in Palette Poetry, Cream City Review and Radar Poetry, among others.

Sophia Liu recently published poems in Muzzle Magazine, DIALOGIST, Rattle, Frontier Poetry and elsewhere.

Mia Bell published a poem in Beltway Poetry.

Loisa Fenichell recently published poems in Poetry Northwest, New Delta Review and Bear Review, among others.

Barbara Daniels recently published poems in Cider Press Review, As It Ought to Be Magazine and Open: Journal of Arts and Letters.

Julia McDaniel was a finalist for the Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, RHINO’s 30 Below and the Founder’s Contest for Narrative Magazine. She recently published work in The Pinch, Beloit Poetry Journal and Poet Lore, among others.

Jennie E Owen is a PhD student at Manchester Metropolitan University. She won second place in the Briefly Write Poetry Prize. She recently published poems in Neon Literary Magazine, Atrium Poetry and Ink, Sweat, and Tears.

Melissa Strilecki is a reader for Variant Literature. She recently published poems in Hyacinth Review, Volume Poetry and Gordon Square Review. 

Corinna Schulenburg has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has recently published poems in Poet Lore, Canned Magazine and miniskirt magazine, among others. 

Odukoya Adeniyi has published work in Palette Poetry.

David Donna recently published poetry in The Rupture Magazine, Rust + Moth and Constellations, among others. 

Robin Gow published work in Poet Lore, POETRY Magazine, Miniskirt Magazine and The Baltimore Review, among others. 

Ben Bartu was a Fishtrap Fellowship finalist. He published work in Poetry Online, The Hunger Journal and Elsewhere Magazine.

Linds Sanders published work in Scapegoat Review and Fever Dream.

Bill Neumire recently published work in Ghost City Review and On The Seawall.

Aaron Sandberg was selected for the Dwarf Stars anthology and was nominated for Best of the Net. Recent work appeared in No Contact Mag, Armstrong Literary and Mockingheart Review, among others.

Leah Claire Kaminski was a semifinalist in the Boston Review Literary Contest. Recent work appeared in The Florida Review, The Rumpus and Hayden’s Ferry Review, among others.

Justin Lacour published poetry in B O D Y Literature, Atlas and Alice, Concision Poetry and others.

AD Harper published work in Cordite Poetry Review, bath magg, The Interpreter’s House and Dream Pop, among others.

Ellie Altman published her debut chapbook, Within Walking Distance and recent work appeared in The Keeping Room.

Ben Kline was a finalist for Best of the Net, and had poetry selected for the anthology of Ohio Appalachian poets. His recent work appeared in POETRY Magazine, Southeast Review, Ghost City Review and Pangyrus, among others.

Catherine Rockwood released a chapbook, Endeavors to Obtain Perpetual Motion, and she has a second chapbook forthcoming, titled And We Are Far From Shore: Poems for Our Flag Means Death. They recently published poems in Thrush and Ariadne Magazine.

Rachel Small had recent work in Kissing Dynamite, Anti-Heroin Chic, Ample Remains and elsewhere.

Nancy Lynée Woo received the 2022 Artists at Work fellowship. She released a book titled I’d Rather Be Lightning, and her poems have been published in New Delta Review, About Place Journal, Invisible City, Nixes Mater Review and elsewhere.

Cady Favazzo had recent work published in Cimarron Review, Nimrod, and Five South Anthology.

Congratulations on your achievements! We cannot wait to see what you do next.

All my best,

Siobhan Jean-Charles