Of course, the sink is never empty,
or rather: empties, briefly, then is full
again: the one plate; the one mug;
the many spoons. A knife . . .
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Browse & shop new books by Henri Cole, Joyce Carol Oates, Marissa Davis, Rebecca Solnit, & more.
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Editorial intern Ali Shuaib ’25 talks with writer, editor, and former NER intern Chris Feeney ‘19.5 about asking for what you want, the future of AI language models, and his Middlebury memories.
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Senior reader Alicia Romero talks with NER author Nick Mandernach about lament and litany, finding the fun in failure, and the endearing humor in his story “Young Sheldon Room Tone” from issue 46.2.
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Poet, scholar, and NER 46.2 contributor Janel Pineda presents a brief essay and interview with Salvadoran educator, writer, and editor Ricardo Hernández Pereira.
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Editorial intern Madilynn Maretoli ‘25 talks to writer, scholar, and former NER intern Taylor Johnston-Levy about studying English at Middlebury, pursuing an intellectual life, and the “queer use” of institutions.
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Browse & shop new books by Debbie Urbanski, Lori Ostlund, Ocean Vuong, Hilary Plum, & more.
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NER Out Loud To Saola, for If and When
Mai Der Vang reads her poem “To Saola, for If and When,” first published in NER 46.1 (2025).
