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Ploughshares Spring 2023 Guest-edited by Alice Hoffman
The Spring 2023 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”
The Spring 2023 Issue, guest-edited by Alice Hoffman, features poetry and prose by Danusha Lameris, Jennifer Haigh, Victor LaValle, Mary Gordon, Diane Ackerman, Lavanya Vasudevan, and Jai Chakrabarti, among others.
The Spring 2023 Issue, guest-edited by Alice Hoffman, features poetry and prose by Danusha Lameris, Jennifer Haigh, Victor LaValle, Mary Gordon, Diane Ackerman, Lavanya Vasudevan, and Jai Chakrabarti, among others.
- GenresPoetry
225 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 9, 2023
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Alice Hoffman
129 books25.4k followersAlice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The World That We Knew; The Marriage of Opposites; The Red Garden; The Museum of Extraordinary Things; The Dovekeepers; Here on Earth, an Oprah’s Book Club selection; and the Practical Magic series, including Practical
Magic; Magic Lessons; The Rules of Magic, a selection of Reese’s Book Club; and The Book of Magic. She lives near Boston.
Magic; Magic Lessons; The Rules of Magic, a selection of Reese’s Book Club; and The Book of Magic. She lives near Boston.
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June 18, 2023A very good collection of short stories nonfiction and poetry. Ploughshares has been around for many years and consistently provides quality content, this edition being no different.
the guest editor Alice Hoffman has chosen stories that for the most part contain a dark undercurrent. I enjoyed all of them but highlights for me were Puddle by Victor LaValle and Tango by Mary Gordon.
I have every intention of rereading the works over the next few months.
the guest editor Alice Hoffman has chosen stories that for the most part contain a dark undercurrent. I enjoyed all of them but highlights for me were Puddle by Victor LaValle and Tango by Mary Gordon.
I have every intention of rereading the works over the next few months.
January 21, 2024
The best story in here was the one about Medea. I love Greek stuff
April 18, 2023
A fine anthology edited by Alice Hoffman, full of stories, poetry and two non-fiction pieces. I always look forward to Ploughshares appearing in the mailbox.
I especially liked Mary Gordon's "Tango in Argentina," Miles Harvey's "The Man Who Slept With Eudora Welty," Candice May's "The Ghost Skaters," and Lavanya Vasudevan's "Corinthians."
For poetry? Tess Gallagher's "Call Me Baby Am," Elizabeth Hodges' "Lillian Hellman," Amanda Moore's "On Desire," and Karina van Berkum's "Solstice, Baby."
Both Ann Hood's "Gourd Season" and Mihaela Moscaliuc's "Extractions" were remarkable.
The Introduction gives good guidance as to how Hoffman chose pieces for this issue.
Well worth reading!
I especially liked Mary Gordon's "Tango in Argentina," Miles Harvey's "The Man Who Slept With Eudora Welty," Candice May's "The Ghost Skaters," and Lavanya Vasudevan's "Corinthians."
For poetry? Tess Gallagher's "Call Me Baby Am," Elizabeth Hodges' "Lillian Hellman," Amanda Moore's "On Desire," and Karina van Berkum's "Solstice, Baby."
Both Ann Hood's "Gourd Season" and Mihaela Moscaliuc's "Extractions" were remarkable.
The Introduction gives good guidance as to how Hoffman chose pieces for this issue.
Well worth reading!
May 18, 2024
Well, I was gonna give this collection four stars as I found the stories refreshing with their positivity. Then the last three stories ruined it. Oh well. On to the next issue. Maybe it will finish better.
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