In the Inspiration Issue we present our fifteenth annual roundup of the year’s best debut poets; artist Diane Samuels turns famous works of literature inside out; Sarah Ruhl demystifies writer’s block; Grant Faulkner finds new ways of seeing rejection; Michael Bourne reveals the quiet power of literary agent assistants; and author and indie publisher Kelly Link discusses her return to bookselling; plus writing prompts, contest deadlines, and more.