It is truly an honor to introduce the thirty-seventh issue of Tupelo Quarterly. Gratitude to everyone who submitted work for our consideration. We were truly thrilled to review such skilled and visionary submissions, in such astonishing numbers. In addition to celebrating the work of distinguished writers like Mary Jo Bang, Karen An-hwei Lee, Jeffrey Levine, and Denise Duhamel, we are excited to highlight several exciting new voices in the literary arts. Tiana Nobile 문영신, for instance, shows us the myriad ways that poetry can bridge temporal moments and genre boundaries in a folio that is impressive in its scope and ambition. Irene Thenatakou, whose star is also rising, shows us the beauty inherent in myth, the human psyche, & the unknowable in collages that are both powerful and understated.
This issue is one of our best ones yet, representing a full range of aesthetic approaches, formal predilections, and writerly influences. In many ways, this diversity arises from our Senior and Associate Editors’ impressive array of critical and creative projects, and the infinitely varied questions they ask of language. As always, it is a pleasure to showcase their interests in our Editorial Features section, highlighting the myriad influences that shape our magazine and its offerings. Similarly, our Editors’ Selections in Poetry, Prose, and Visual Art showcase work that has been important to our editors’ development as creative practitioners and critical thinkers.
From all of us at TQ, we hope you will peruse the magazine’s vast and luminous offerings. Happy spring, and enjoy!