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    The Fall 2026 issue features longform poetry and prose by Margaret Ray, Allison Funk, Susan Nguyen, Kevin Wilson, Jim Daniels, acj, and Mary Di Lucia. Cover art by Erik Benson.

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Lucille Clifton’s Electronic Archives

Kazim Ali, author of Black Buffalo Woman: An Introduction to the Poetry & Poetics of Lucille Clifton (Boa Editions, 2024), dives like a “cormorant” into Lucille Clifton’s literary legacy, exploring what her digital archive reveals about her writing process, revisions, and intentions.

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Free Content: Mai Der Vang

Read Mai Der Vang’s story, “War Keeper,” from the Summer 2026 issue of Ploughshares.

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Guest Editor Spotlight: Victor LaValle

Read fiction edited by Victor LaValle, Guest Editor of the Summer 2025 issue of Ploughshares.

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