West Branch

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

S.J. Sindu Introduces Noah Farberman

"Noah Farberman's work can make me laugh and break my heart at the same time. His ability to find and twist out comedy in unexpected situations continues to impress me. Farberman's work gives readers a surreal mirror inside which we can find our most vulnerable selves."

An Interview with Katy Didden

"But there’s a lot that’s disturbing in the world right now, and the more I quiet my mind, the more I can discern what matters."
Cover Art: The Devil's Dancers, by Jean-Pierre Villafañe (2021);
oil on canvas, 36" x 36"

This Digital Issue:

Poetry

  • Luci Huhn
    ~ Explaining to My Nephews How the Lake Turned Over
  • Kimberly Alidio
    ~ A dense field of sound, a relaxation, a reading of space
    ~ Cuts and clips of vocals into a rhythmic scat
    ~ A melody contour repeats precisely into
  • James Swansbrough
    ~ Last Time
  • Tomaž Šalamun, trans. Matthew Moore
    ~ Bava’s No Fun
    ~ Tito Could Not Drink the Common Sorrell Offered to Him by His Cousin in Kumrovec

Fiction

The Back of the Book

 

Features

      In This Digital Issue: West Branch 100, Fall 2022

      The Devil’s Dancers, by Jean-Pierre Villafañe (2021); oil on canvas, 36” x 36.”

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