Massachusetts Review

Our spring issues is finally here! Featuring work from @stellayywong and Tyler Patton, @row_ie_argument and Hassan Herzallah, plus translations of prose and poetry, with art from Jennifer Strings, find inside the much needed voices for late-winter days: massreview.org/issue/volume-6…

"I was incarcerated for nearly four decades. A letter is never just only a letter—it is a lifeline."

"A single letter may not change a system, but it can change a moment. It can offer comfort on a difficult day, provide a sense of dignity, or simply break the silence." Patty Prewitt on her letters to immigrant detainees for MR's #PublicAffairs series: massreview.org/2026/05/22/out…

Delighted to see the announcement of Lee Upton's THE WITHERS in @MassReview ! Thank you, @MassReview for the shout-out. We're so excited about the release of Lee's novel June 23! massreview.org/2026/05/05/spr…

"My friend grows basil beside his tent for the same reason our grandparents once carried their keys: to hold on to a home that still lives inside him." - Hassan Herzallah, 'Rafah, My Own Nakba' for @MassReview massreview.org/2026/05/15/nak…

Congrats to MR Prose in Translation editor Corine Tachtiris(@tachtco) on her election as the new board president of @littranslate.bsky.social! Read more here: literarytranslators.org/alta-welcomes-…

"In Gaza, everyone seems to carry their own version of the Nakba. Mine is Rafah, a city I refuse to speak about in the past tense." 78 years after the Nakba in Palestine, Hassan Herzallah shares his reflection on the homes--and the grief--Gazans inherit. themassachusettsreview.substack.com/p/rafah-my-own…

"I feel like I’ve always been translating from one culture to the other, one language to another." EDWARD GUNAWAN talks Bahasa Binan, the connection between gardening and translating, and his process of translating Hendri Yulius Wijaya: themassachusettsreview.substack.com/p/interview-wi…

@Sairaaparvez Yes, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your piece is accepted elsewhere!

@MassReview Are simultaneous submissions okay for this call?

Submissions for our Documentation issue close Friday!

"Each day in Gaza is a new battle to navigate the different cacophonies of Israel’s massacres." Ahmad Sbaih's essay on noise and listening in the ongoing genocide in Gaza: themassachusettsreview.substack.com/p/the-soundsca…

Tonight!! Please join us (virtually) in celebrating Caroline Harper New at 7pm EST.

Looking for a late spring read? Check out the latest drops from past contributors like @bardsbesidebars, @jbrookewrites, Amit Majmudar, and more: massreview.org/2026/05/05/spr…

Job alert: we are hiring a Social Media and Communications Editor. Come work with us! palfest.org/open-positions

In celebration of #InternationalWorker'sDay, we thought we'd share this interview with MR's founding editor Jules Chametzky where he talked with historian Bruce Laurie back in 2003 about union activities on campus: massreview.org/wp-content/upl…

"Poetry was something that found me at a time in my life when I was really, really struggling, and it pulled me back from the precipice. It's been a lifeboat for me ever since." CARLOS ANDRÉS GÓMEZ in our latest interview, available as text or audio: themassachusettsreview.substack.com/p/interview-wi…

Mark your calendars! Our #virtualreading to celebrate our Halley Prize winner Caroline Harper New is happening Wednesday May 6th at 7pm EST. Register for the event here: eventbrite.com/e/a-virtual-re…

A beautiful tribute from @MassReview. themassachusettsreview.substack.com/p/muzan-alneel…

Muzan Alneel was a leading theorist of contemporary Sudan, and also at the vanguard of revolution. Umniya Najaer's tribute to her for @MassReview includes a vital archive of her online writings, interviews and teach-ins in both English and Arabic. massreview.org/2026/04/24/muz…

"I often want to give literature what has been taken away from me." SHIRA ERLICHMAN in our latest interview: themassachusettsreview.substack.com/p/interview-wi…