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  • Fall 2026

    The Fall 2026 issue features longform poetry and prose by Margaret Ray, Allison Funk, Susan Nguyen, Kevin Wilson, Jim Daniels, acj, and Mary Di Lucia. Cover art by Erik Benson.

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A cover of "Accidental Devotions" by Kelli Russell Agodon, next to the cover of the Spring 2026 issue of Ploughshares.

A Conversation with Kelli Russell Agodon

In this conversation, Kelli Russell Agodon and Melissa Studdard discuss Agodon’s new collection, Accidental Devotions: the ghosts and technologies that occupy us, the rewards of trusting the reader, and the risks of writing toward desire, queerness, hope, and joy.

Free Content: acj

Read acj’s essay, “How to Sell Drugs in Korea,” from the Fall 2026 issue of Ploughshares.

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Guest Editor Spotlight: Seamus Heaney

Read poetry and prose edited by Seamus Heaney, Guest Editor of the Spring 1980 and Spring 1984 issues of Ploughshares.

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