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About H&W

Between 1960 and 1963, renowned Wisconsin writer poet, lecturer, editor (etc.) August Derleth (1909-1971) edited and published a magazine with the title Hawk & Whippoorwill devoted to "poems of man and nature."

Though simply designed, the saddle-stitch journal was widely esteemed for its uncommon integrity. Original contributors included James T. Farrell, John Beecher, Felix Stefanile, Carleton Drewry, and Helga Sandburg.

In summer 2008, Augie's "little magazine" was revived by editors Matthew Kelsey and Jon Wooding, with the endorsement and support of April Derleth. This "new series" of the magazine was intended to publish on a semi-annual basis, with new issues being released on the summer solstice and the winter solstice. Four issues were published, before the project went on hiatus. In 2018, the new series was restarted, with Cory Willingham stepping up as the newest editor.

With the publication of Number 6 (Winter 2018), we have adopted a new tagline, replacing the inherited "man and nature" language. From this point, we are a journal devoted to "poems of nature and humankind."

Submissions will typically appear both online and in print, with contributors receiving two complimentary copies each, and the opportunity to purchase additional copies using a contributors' discount. (We regret that as we don't have the budget for international mailing, we aren't able to mail contributor's copies to addresses outside the US. However, we are glad to arrange for local reproduction, or for subsidized delivery.)

Some content designated as online-only will appear on the magazine's website, but not in the print edition.


Editor
Cory Willingham, @CoriolanusSum

Past Editors
Zachary Bos, @zakbos
Matthew Kelsey
Jon Wooding
Nora Delaney

Past Contributing Editors
Sean Campbell
Leah Falk
Liza Katz
Louisa Mandarino
Essie Martsinkovsky
Jay Otsuka

Hawk & Whippoorwill is a publication of Pen & Anvil Press, the literary imprint of the Boston Poetry Union, by permission of April Derleth and Arkham House. All rights reserved. The copyright for all poems and translations published on this website and in the print journal are retained by the author. For permissions requests and other inquiries please contact:

Editors, Hawk & Whippoorwill
c/o Pen & Anvil Press
139 Mt. Vernon Street
Fitchburg MA 01420