{"product_id":"copper-nickel-issue-42-9798999598219","title":"Copper Nickel Issue 42","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e is the national literary journal housed at the University of Colorado Denver\u003c\/b\u003e. It is \u003cb\u003eedited by poet, editor, and translator Wayne Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (author of six collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe End of Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe the Jury\u003c\/i\u003e, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eLiterary Publishing in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/i\u003e, and co translator of Moikom Zeqo's \u003ci\u003eZodiac\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003cb\u003eco-editor Joanna Luloff\u003c\/b\u003e (author of \u003ci\u003eRemind Me Again What Happened\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Beach at Galle Road\u003c\/i\u003e)--along with \u003cb\u003epoetry editors Brian Barker\u003c\/b\u003e (author of \u003ci\u003eVanishing Acts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Gospels\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003cb\u003eNicky Beer\u003c\/b\u003e (author of \u003ci\u003eReal Phonies and Genuine Fakes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Octopus Game, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Diminishing House\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003cb\u003efiction editors Teague Bohlen\u003c\/b\u003e (author of \u003ci\u003eEscaping Denver\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pull of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Merkner\u003c\/b\u003e (author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise \u0026amp; Fall of the Scandamerican Domestic\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003cb\u003eEmily Wortman-Wunder\u003c\/b\u003e (author of \u003ci\u003eNot a Thing to Comfort You\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the journal's relaunch in 2015, \u003cb\u003ework published in \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e has been regularly selected for inclusion in Best American Poetry, Best American Short Stories, Best Small Fictions, Best Literary Translations, and the Pushcart Prize Anthology\u003c\/b\u003e, and has been listed on many occasions as \u003cb\u003e\"notable\" in the Best American Essays\u003c\/b\u003e. According to Clifford Garstang's 2024 literary journal rankings, \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e is ranked \u003cb\u003enumber 11 for poetry\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003enumber 37 for fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, out of \u003cb\u003emore than 700 regularly publishing literary journals\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors to \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e have received numerous honors for their work\u003c\/b\u003e, including the \u003cb\u003eNobel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eKingsley Tufts Poetry Award\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eKate Tufts Discovery Award\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eLaughlin Award\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eAmerican, California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Washington State Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eGeorg Büchner Prize\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003ePrix Max Jacob\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eGriffin Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eLenore Marshall Prize\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eT. S. Eliot and Forward Prizes\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eAnisfield-Wolf Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eAlice Fay Di Castagnola Award\u003c\/b\u003e; the \u003cb\u003eLambda \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Award\u003c\/b\u003e; as well as \u003cb\u003efellowships from the NEA\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003eMacArthur\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGuggenheim\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIngram Merrill\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWitter Bynner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSoros\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRona Jaffee\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBush\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eJerome Foundations\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is \u003cb\u003epublished twice a year, on March 15 and October 15\u003c\/b\u003e, and is \u003cb\u003edistributed nationally\u003c\/b\u003e to bookstores and other outlets by \u003cb\u003ePublishers Group West (PGW)\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAccelerate 360\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIssue 42 Includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTranslation Folios \u003c\/b\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChilean poet Rolando Cárdenas\u003c\/b\u003e (translated from the Spanish by July Westhale), \u003cb\u003eQuébécois poet Bertrand Laverdure\u003c\/b\u003e (translated from the French by slp pieplow), \u003cb\u003eAfghan novelist Khosraw Mani\u003c\/b\u003e (translated from the Afghan Persian by Hajar Hussaini), \u003cb\u003eCuban poet Osdany Morales\u003c\/b\u003e (translated from the Spanish by Harry Bauld), and \u003cb\u003eSri Lankan fiction writer Shobasakthi\u003c\/b\u003e (translated from the Tamil by N. Asokan). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNew Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e by National Book Award finalist \u003cb\u003eCalvin Bedient\u003c\/b\u003e; National Book Critics Circle Award finalist \u003cb\u003eBob Hicok\u003c\/b\u003e; Kingsley Tufts Prize winner \u003cb\u003eAngie Estes\u003c\/b\u003e; UNT Rilke Prize winner \u003cb\u003eDavid Keplinger\u003c\/b\u003e; Guggenheim fellow \u003cb\u003eMichael Waters\u003c\/b\u003e; NEA Fellows \u003cb\u003eHadara Bar-Nadav\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Bazzett\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMark Irwin\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award Finalist \u003cb\u003eErin Belieu\u003c\/b\u003e; relative newcomers \u003cb\u003eLyn Li Che\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJordan Escobar\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eDerek Otsuji\u003c\/b\u003e; and many others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNew Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e by O. Henry Prize recipient \u003cb\u003eValerie O'Riordan\u003c\/b\u003e, John McGahern Award winner \u003cb\u003eNiamh Mac Cabe\u003c\/b\u003e, Colorado Book Award winner \u003cb\u003eJohn Cotter\u003c\/b\u003e, and relative newcomers \u003cb\u003eErin Pesut\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eFortunato Salazar\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eNew Essays\u003c\/b\u003e by Benjamin Saltman Award winner \u003cb\u003eMatty Layne Glasgow\u003c\/b\u003e and Best American Essays Notable \u003cb\u003eAaron Rabinowitz\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eCover Art\u003c\/b\u003e by Denver-based artist \u003cb\u003eDanielle SeeWalker\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributor Locations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors to issue 42\u003c\/b\u003e come from \u003cb\u003eall over the country and the world\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e------ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eU.S. cities\/regions where contributors and staff are concentrated\u003c\/b\u003e include (organized alphabetically by state): \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenver, CO\u003c\/b\u003e (home of \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eCopper Nickel\u003c\/i\u003e staff; contributor Graham Foust; cover artist Danielle SeeWalker) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinneapolis\/St. Paul, MN\u003c\/b\u003e (home of Milkweed Editions; contributors Michael Bazzett and Jessica Nordell; contributing editor V. V. Ganeshananthan) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles, CA\u003c\/b\u003e (contributors Calvin Bedient and Fortunato Salazar; contributing editors Victoria Chang, Piotr Florczyk, Amaud Jamaul Johnson, and Chris Santiago) \u003cb\u003eSan Diego, CA\u003c\/b\u003e (contributors Jordan Escobar, Peter Krumbach, and Michael Mark) \u003cb\u003eChicago, IL\u003c\/b\u003e (contributor C. Pope; contributing editor Robert Archambeau) \u003cb\u003eKansas City, MO\u003c\/b\u003e (contributors Hadara Bar-Nadav and Alice White) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York, NY\u003c\/b\u003e (contributors Harry Bauld, Lyn Li Che, and Osany Morales) \u003cb\u003ePhiladelphia, PA\u003c\/b\u003e (contributor Amy Thatcher; contributing editor Adrienne Perry) \u003cb\u003eHouston, TX\u003c\/b\u003e (contributor Erin Belieu; contributing editor Kevin Prufer) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlacksburg, VA\u003c\/b\u003e (contributor Bob Hicok; contributing editor Janine Joseph) \u003cb\u003eBoston\/Cambridge, MA\u003c\/b\u003e (contributing editors Martha Collins and Frederick Reiken) \u003cb\u003ePittsburgh, PA\u003c\/b\u003e (contributing editors Joy Katz and Kevin Haworth) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e------ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eU.S. cities\/regions with individual contributors\u003c\/b\u003e (organized alphabetically by state): \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTucson, AZ\u003c\/b\u003e (contributor July Westhale) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMerced, CA\u003c\/b\u003e (contributor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999598219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.40w x 0.70d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayne Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52750252966069,"sku":"9798999598219","price":10.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/copper-nickel-issue-42-9798999598219","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}