Join the staff and interns of The Common for our launch of Issue 14! Come to hear readings from our new issue and enjoy wine and cheese in the Mead Art Museum’s beautiful Rotherwas Room.
Free and open to the public – students, parents, and local lit lovers all welcome!
Amherst College
It's that time of year again: below are The Common's nominations for the annual Pushcart Prize! The Pushcart Prize celebrates outstanding works of literature produced by small-press writers; each of our nominations are exceptional works of art that dare to take fresh and impactful perspectives on what it means to have a unique sense of place.
It's that time of year again: bid for a personalized, handwritten postcard from your favorite author through The Common's annual postcard auction! The personalization of the postcards makes them fantastic gifts, and they'll even be written and delivered to you or your loved one just in time for the holidays.
J.J. STARR
Everything swims, a stranger stands before the house. Do not bite the hand that feeds, / we say this of dogs. We slept in a cold clean room pink as rats that homestead the trees or no— / she brushed me rough. She named me / —no dogs / allowed here, but some child tantrums under the elms, two lights crisscross the distance. / All I want to know is when / I will be remade into the holy thing.