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The editors are proud to share the work in Volume 45 of The Worcester Review, which features 35 poems and 10 pieces of fiction. The feature section highlights Worcester’s long poetic legacy, with scholarly essays on six Worcester poets alongside brand-new poems inspired by the places and people of the city’s literary past. You can also find winners of the Frank O’Hara Prize and the WCPA College Poetry Contest.
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”…
October 3, 2023
Volume 44 of The Worcester Review is on its way to contributors and subscribers. The editors are very proud to share the work in this issue–including the review’s first all-flash fiction section, a feature folio of writing by Clemente students,…
From the Archives
My dad travels the back roads of the Midwest, selling dinettes to small furniture stores that double as mortuaries. Summer is here again. “You can drive, Rosie. You can be my assistant. I like a good lookin’ assistant.” I have nothing going on until Drivers’ Ed in August so I take him up on the offer. He is talking about his days as a shill for the Royal American Side Shows. He launches into his patter. “A pretty girl is like a melody and keeps you warm at night besides.” “Dad.” We swing onto the expressway, facing rivers of concrete and hours of spinning wheels. “I been to Auction, Bauction, Baraboo. Newport, Bridgeport, Salem, too. My hometown is a one-horse town, but it’s big enough for me,” he sings. “What’s next, Rosie?” “On this side I’m a man…” I recite. “Ri-i-i-i-ght!” “Strong and vir-ile. On this side,” I continue.
From Volume 40
