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  • Spring 2026

    The Spring 2026 issue, guest edited by Annie Finch, features poetry and prose by Traci Brimhall, Molly Dektar, Jane Hirshfield, Shane McCrae, Jessica Roeder, Sapphire, Patricia Smith, Alpay Ulku, Karen Winn, and more. Covert art by Ana Seggiaro.

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An Interview with Carmen Maria Machado

Ploughshares is excited to announce our Summer 2027 Guest Editor, Carmen Maria Machado! In this PS interview with Editorial Associate Hayley Pisciotti, Machado discusses what excites her about new fiction, the urgency of preserving queer archives, her most important literary influences, and the relationships between speculative writing, research, and truth.

Celebrate with us on June 26!

Join us on Zoom Friday, June 26th, at 6pm EDT for a reading and celebration of LGBTQIA+ love poems published in Ploughshares, featuring Kelli Russell Agodon, Chen Chen, Eileen Myles, Jacques J. Rancourt, Jaz Sufi, and Mark Wunderlich!

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Free Content: Patricia Smith

Read Patricia Smith’s poem, “Sophiatown Symphony,” from the Spring 2026 issue of Ploughshares.

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Guest Editor Spotlight: Tracy K. Smith

Read poetry and prose edited by Tracy K. Smith, Guest Editor of the Spring 2020 issue of Ploughshares.

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