Current Issue · Numbers 1 & 2 · 2026
The editors are proud to share the work in Volume 46 of The Worcester Review, which features 52 poems and six pieces of fiction. The feature section highlights Worcester’s long poetic legacy, with an essay Poet's Hill in Worcester and its poetic legacy. We are also delighted to feature the winners of the Worcester County Poetry Association's Frank O’Hara Prize.
October 31, 2026
Volume 46 of The Worcester Review is on its way to contributors and subscribers. The editors are proud to share the work in this issue, which features 56 poems and 6 pieces of fiction. The feature, “Remember the Ladies” by…
December 18, 2025
Volume 45 of The Worcester Review is on its way to contributors and subscribers. The editors are proud to share the work in this issue, which features 35 poems and 10 pieces of fiction. The feature section highlights Worcester’s long poetic legacy, with scholarly…
December 7, 2023
The Worcester Review is delighted to announce its 2023 nominations for the Pushcart Prize, all of which appear in Volume 44. Poetry “Connective Tissue” by Rae Gouirand “rabbit” by Kathleen Hellen “curriculum development” by Matthew E. Henry “unplug the microwave”…
From the Archives
I think I should like to die in Massachusetts, wading Parker’s River in sneakers at slack water, my wire basket a quarter full of blue crabs, and I easing my long-handled net towards a big one. The sun is shining as hard as it can, for it is August.
From Volume 20
