Celebrate 30 years of the OA.
With original work from Imani Perry, Kristen Arnett, Diane Roberts, and so many others, our Spring Issue honors our past and looks into our expansive future.
With original work from Imani Perry, Kristen Arnett, Diane Roberts, and so many others, our Spring Issue honors our past and looks into our expansive future.
The Oxford American is a nonprofit quarterly
published by The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc.,
in alliance with the University of Central Arkansas (UCA).
DANIELLE A. JACKSON
Editor
Managing Editor NOAH TAYLOR BRITTON
Digital Editor VERONICA ANNE SALINAS
Assistant Editor JULIA THOMAS
Poetry Editor REBECCA GAYLE HOWELL
Art Directors CARTER/REDDY • www. CarterReddy.com
Art Researcher ALYSSA ORTEGA COPPELMAN
Copyeditor ALI WELKY
Editorial Interns
MORGAN ADAMS, GRACE CAPOOTH, MARISSA CASTRIGNO
Contributing Editors
LUCY ALIBAR, REBECCA BENGAL, ROY BLOUNT, JR., WENDY BRENNER, KEVIN BROCKMEIER,
BRONWEN DICKEY, LOLIS ERIC ELIE, BETH ANN FENNELLY,
LESLIE JAMISON, HARRISON SCOTT KEY, KIESE LAYMON,
ALEX MAR, GREIL MARCUS, DUNCAN MURRELL, CHRIS OFFUTT,
AMANDA PETRUSICH, PADGETT POWELL, JAMIE QUATRO,
DAVID RAMSEY, DIANE ROBERTS, ZANDRIA F. ROBINSON
The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc., Board of Directors
Chairman RICHARD MASSEY
JENNY DAVIS, SARA A. LEWIS
SARA A. LEWIS
Executive Director
Advertising Sales Director KEVIN BLECHMAN
Senior Account Executive KATHLEEN KING
Senior Account Executive CRISTEN HEMMINS
Account Executive RAY WITTENBERG
Account Executive HAROLD CHAMBLISS
Account Executive GEORGE GRETSER
Marketing and Communications Manager KELSEY WHITE
Accounting Manager SHAVON TAYLOR
Development Coordinator AMANDA BOLDENOW
Engagement Editor LAURA DALEY
Creative Consultant RYAN HARRIS
Fulfillment Coordinator SARAH GRAHAM
The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc., receives support from
THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS,
AMAZON LITERARY PARTNERSHIP, ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCIL,
THE DEPARTMENT OF ARKANSAS HERITAGE,
THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION FOR GASTRONOMY AND THE CULINARY ARTS,
STELLA BOYLE SMITH TRUST, and THE WINDGATE FOUNDATION