Paul Harding's Pulitzer Prize for his novel, Tinkers, reminds us of the important role that journals play in our literary culture. Way back in 2002, Harvard Review published Paul's very first story, “Walter, Charmed” (HR22). We are proud to have contributed to his success, and we can't wait to pull the next award-winning writer from the slush pile. You can also read Paul’s story, “Miss Hale,” from HR 33 (2007), for a taste of his forthcoming novel.
In this issue of Harvard Review Online, the new online companion to Harvard Review, you'll find more new poetry and book reviews. If you would like to see the previous issue, visit the online archives page, and don't forget to renew your subscription to the print edition in time to receive HR 38!
—The Editors
Diann Blakely
"Walking Blues:
Duet with Robert Johnson #31"
Charles Simic
"Last Picnic"
James Grabill
"Reasoning Song"
Greg McBride
"The Shot"
Ada Limón
"Overjoyed"
Matthew Sisson
"Thirteen Footnotes in Search of a Poem"
The Winter Sun:
Notes on a Vocation
by Fanny Howe
reviewed by Ellen Davis
Graywolf Press, 2009
$15.00 cloth, ISBN 9781555975203
Rain
by Don Paterson
reviewed by Sarah Kafatou
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
$24.00 cloth, ISBN 9780374246297
Between the Assassinations
by Aravind Adiga
reviewed by Anis Shivani
Free Press, 2009
$24.00 cloth, ISBN 9781439152928
