We are excited to announce and share a peak of our latest volume of the Oakland Arts Review! This summer, the OAR staff gathered to stuff envelopes with copies of the Oakland Arts Review Vol. 2 to send to the artists and writers who contributed to our latest issue. As we begin preparing for our 3rd issue, we are brainstorming ideas to make the Oakland Arts Review accessible to everyone who visits our website.
We are working on putting a digital version of each issue online for our readers to access in an aesthetically pleasing way, rather than a simple PDF. However, while that project is in progress, we would like to share the cover and table of contents of Vol. 2 right away!
Table of Contents
Hajja Razia Sharif Sheikh Prizes in Poetry and Nonfiction
Poetry
Echoes by Ameena Chaudhry, 1st Place
To a Peach Tree by Sena Cebeci, 2nd Place
Careful by Zaynab Zaman, Honorable Mention
Nonfiction
Citizen by Dalia Elhassan, 1st Place
Al-Kafirah (The Unbeliever) by Mahalia Sobhani, 2nd Place
Fiction
Alewife by Haley Ingram
Burning Net by Sarah Cash
American Messiah by Sebastian Romero
A Visit to Bisabuela by Estefania Acquaviva
Nonfiction
Her Name Meant Wisdom by Lydia Yousief
Pranayama by Abigail Newhouse
What I Remember by Julieanna Herriven
Dragonflies by Michelle Norsworthy
Der Erlkönig by Ryan Deysher
Poetry
Making Birds in the Little Building by Emily Hillebrand
Lemon Tree by Ezgi Nur Güvem
Post-Concert by Ezgi Nur Güvem
On the Bosphorus by Ezgi Nur Güvem
Outdoor Funeral by Macy French
You Will Be Given by Ameya Calvocoressi
Spilled Ming by Ameya Calvocoressi
Claddagh by Mikayla Meyers
Swallow the Fire by Mikayla Meyers
Letter to Georgia O’Keefe by Mikayla Meyers
On the Redline by Michael McGillicuddy
Her Middle Name is Joy, And it Should Be by Brandon Hansen
Multistory by CJ West
Juicing Bruises by CJ West
At Our Future Home in Bath by Gabrielle Tribou
Sammā-Vāyāma by Rachel Ann Girty
Ode to Driving 120 MPH by Aaron Leininger
On the Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms, With Observations on Their Habits by Benjamin Kuzava
Vignette: December in MI
Prayers to Spiders by Zane Johnson
The Little Prince by Alice Pow
Ode to You by Alice Pow
Good Women by Danielle Clark
To the Red Sky by Emilee Kinney
All was Swept Away by Emilee Kinney
Comics
As the Crow Flies illustrated by Melanie Gillman
Interview with Melanie Gillman by Paige Rowland
We would like to thank everyone who submitted to our 2nd issue!
If you’d like to submit your work to the Oakland Arts Review, visit our Submit page!
– Jessica Trudeau
Oakland Arts Review 