Witness Magazine
A Review of “Ghost/Home: A Beginner’s Guide to Being Haunted”
By Alexandra Murphy In his nonfiction chapbook Ghost/Home: A Beginner’s Guide to Being Haunted (Ricochet, 2020), Dennis James Sweeney draws tender parallels between our homes and our bodies, both of which are susceptible to the kind of empty spaces that attract ghosts. You may know these ghosts by other names—illness, anxiety, repression. Ghosts inhabit us,… [Read More]
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National Poetry Month; Poets in Quarantine
In celebration of National Poetry month, we wanted to take some time to highlight the work of Heather Lang-Cassera, our Clark County, Nevada Poet Laureate. During the first week of social distancing, Heather took her pinhole camera to the once-populated areas of Downtown Las Vegas and captured the stillness and quiet that we’ve now come… [Read More]
Sandstone & Silver: An Anthology of Nevada Poets
by Ana Lorenza Jimenez Something unspoken lingers here in this unusual book, a beautiful unspoken truth. The book explores the mystery of a compelling dislocation. Such is the Nevada landscape, and such is Sandstone and Silver: An Anthology of Nevada Poets (Zeitgeist Press). This anthology, edited by Clark County Poet Laureate Heather Lang-Cassera, sums up… [Read More]
Issues
1980s-1990s | 2000s-2022 Vol. XXXV No. 1 Missed Conn Spring 2022 contents Vol. XXXIV No. 2 online issue Winter 2021 contents Vol. XXXIV No. 1 As Seen on TV Spring 2021 contents Vol. XXXIII No. 3 online issue Winter 2020 contents Vol. XXXIII No. 2 q+1 Summer 2020 contents Vol. XXXIII No. 1 Magic Spring… [Read More]
2020 Publications
Coming soon: the q+1 queer capsule issue! Find the latest issues in our online shop! Click here to subscribe to this & future issues. Table of Contents Eric Tran, Lectio Divina: Vision, The Vision #1 Mary Lane Potter, In Praise of the Disappearing Body Pamela Yenser, Snow Angels Alex Berge, The Intruder Nina Sudhakar, Empires… [Read More]
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Mags of the Mojave Offsite Event
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AWP 2020 Witness & Interim Present: Mags of the Mojave!
This year, we’re teaming up with Interim to bring you a crossover AWP 2020 offsite event! Join us at the historic Spanish Governor’s Palace on Thursday, March 5th at 6 pm to hear readings from the winners of the 2018 Test Site Poetry Prize and the Witness Literary Awards. We will also be celebrating the launch… [Read More]