“And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are
full of trees
and changing leaves.” ― Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse
Editorial changes are afoot at Crab Creek Review! Martha Silano, poetry editor for the past eight
issues of Crab Creek Review, will be
stepping down at the end of this year. Martha has been a lightning rod for the
collective brilliance and electric talent of the poets we've published the past
four years.
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| Martha Silano & Jenifer Lawrence, 2016 |
Martha increased the journal's reach and depth, bringing her
uniquely contemporary, thought-provoking, socially aware poetics to Crab Creek
Review's pages. Her enthusiasm for poetry is infectious and unflagging. Martha
has also been the person I turn to for advice and help in all aspects of
running this little journal, and I am going to miss her fiercely. As Raymond
Chandler put it, “To say goodbye is to die a little.” Martha will not disappear
entirely, however. She'll be actively editing through the end of the year, and
will then join our Literary Advisory Board, where she'll be available for
consultation. Please share your well-wishes for Martha on our facebook page or twitter.
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| Laura Read |
Crab Creek Review
is thrilled to announce our new poetry editor, Laura Read of Spokane, WA. Laura
is the current poet laureate of Spokane, and the author of the author of Dresses from the Old Country (BOA,
2018), Instructions for My Mother’s
Funeral, and The Chewbacca on
Hollywood Boulevard Reminds Me of You. Her awards include the AWP Donald
Hall Prize for Poetry, and the Floating Bridge Press Chapbook Award.
Laura
teaches and presents regularly at literary festivals and conferences throughout
the Northwest, such as GetLit!, Write on the Sound, Litfuse, and the Port
Townsend Writers Conference. She's a poet, a teacher, a parent, and an advocate
for literature. Laura will be transitioning in to her new role over the next
couple of months, and will take over as poetry editor in January 2018. Please join
Crab Creek Review in extending a warm
welcome to Laura Read!
Stay tuned for announcements regarding upcoming reading
events for the newly released fall issue!
With much gratitude to Martha and Laura, and to you, our
readers,
Jenifer
Lawrence,
Editor, Crab CreekReview
