This spring, the passing of our former poetry editor Donald Junkins saddened the NDQ community. Junkins was a poet, educator, and editor both for the Quarterly and the Massachusetts Review. In recognition of his contributions to NDQ and his work, we thought we’d republish a collection of his poems from
This spring, the passing of our former poetry editor Donald Junkins saddened the NDQ community. Junkins was a poet, educator, and editor both for the Quarterly and the Massachusetts Review. In recognition of his contributions to NDQ and his work, we thought we’d republish a collection of his poems from
This spring, the passing of our former poetry editor Donald Junkins saddened the NDQ community. Junkins was a poet, educator, and editor both for the Quarterly and the Massachusetts Review. In recognition of his contributions to NDQ and his work, we thought we’d republish a collection of his poems from
In the United States, this is a long weekend to celebrate Independence Day (and even longer if you have dogs who don’t love fireworks!). Long weekends are perfect for thoughtful, leisurely reading. To help augment reading lists, we’ve been releasing content from our most recent issue (88.1/2), but that is just the
This spring, the passing of our former poetry editor Donald Junkins saddened the NDQ community. Junkins was a poet, educator, and editor both for the Quarterly and the Massachusetts Review. In recognition of his contributions to NDQ and his work, we thought we’d republish a collection of his poems from
It is our pleasure to share Kathleen Lynch Baum’s short story, “A Spy in Vienna, Seduced.” It is a complicated love story, a seduction, and shot through with the anxieties of relationships, cultural displacement, and indeterminacy. It is the ideal long read for a midsummer weekend and perfect for those
Last week, I mentioned that as the day grow longer, time seems to slow down a bit. I tend to take advantage of the longer days by going for long rides in the North Dakota countryside. Invariably these rides lead to the places described in this poem. John Walser’s Chronoscope series
Summertime is reading season when for many people, the pace of life slows down a bit as days get longer and with that extra daylight comes a feeling that there is always time to read one more chapter or one more poem. To celebrate the long days of June and July,
I have no idea how it is June 3rd already. This year has done strange things with time. In some cases, COVID isolation has caused one day to bleed into the next giving the past year a sense suspended animation. To recognize the strange things that are happening to time,
Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer which for many people means long warm days and outdoor gatherings and activities. It also means added risks that come with summer weather especially amplified by the vagaries of climate change. Katrin Arefy’s essay from NDQ 88.1/2, “The Day the Sun Didn’t
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