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Blue Mesa Review is the literary magazine of the University of New Mexico MFA Program in Creative Writing

We seek to publish outstanding and innovative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, along with compelling interviews.

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Issue 49 cover featuring squash blossoms set on a sunlit table
Squash Blossoms
Merridawn Duckler

Art

Photograph of lilies drooping over an acequia.

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Janie Waddle, Acequia Lilies

Manipulated photograph showing lights and semi-abstract images

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Lorri Frisbee, Reflections in Light

Painting of a church scene with surreal elements.

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Don Swartzentruber, Excommunication

Graphite drawing of a park with thick trees and empty white chairs scattered across the ground.

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Mary Amato, Ghosts

Collaged image of birdhouses in an urban scene with a tree and tall buildings.

Young Artwork

Robin Young, Adorable Housing

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Rotty

Anna Rotty, Arroyo

Close-up portrayal of moonflowers at night.

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Carolyn Guinzio, Moonflowers at Night

a black and white abstract landscape

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Benjamin Green, Fenceboard Landscape IV

abstract artwork

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Matthew Fertel, Stealing A Kiss

abstract artwork with linear symmetry

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Bill Wolack, A Smile Outside of Time

Issue 49
Spring 2024

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