West Branch

a thrice-yearly magazine of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews

Introduction by Aracelis Girmay

Audre Lorde. Sandra María Esteves. Lucille Clifton. Mariposa. Harryette Mullen. Suheir Hammad. These are some of the poets I see Urantia Ramirez and Shaina Jones walking beside and after. And of course the countless poets in their lines whose names I do and do not know: to them I throw my flowers and give thanks.

An Interview with Hugh Sheehy

Hugh Sheehy is the author of The Invisibles (University of Georgia Press), winner of the 2012 Flannery O’Connor Award. His fiction has appeared widely, most recently in Story, West Branch, and Five Points. He lives in Beacon, New York and teaches at Ramapo College of New Jersey, where he is Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Literature, and in Miami University’s Low Residency MFA Program.

West Branch 93 Cover

Cover Art: Anita (Rosenwald) (2018), by Chiffon Thomas, metal screen mesh, embroidery floss, and patent leather, 16” x 14” x 2” (40.6 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm)

This Digital Issue:

West Branch 93, Spring/Summer 2020

Poetry

Intro by Aracelis Girmay
Urantia Ramirez
Shaina Phenix

Fiction

Sarah Heying
Carolyn Zaikowski

The Back of the Book

Essays and reviews by Bruce Snider, Corey Van Landingham, Kylan Rice and G.C. Waldrep

Features

Aracelis Girmay, Poetry Selections
An Interview with Hugh Sheehy

In This Digital Issue

West Branch 93, Spring/Summer 2020: Digital Issue

Anita (Rosenwald) (2018), by Chiffon Thomas, metal screen mesh, embroidery floss, and patent leather, 16” x 14” x 2” (40.6 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm)

Poetry

Fiction

The Back of the Book

Features

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