In the Inspiration Issue we present our seventeenth annual look at ten of the year’s best debut poets; essays on writing past burnout by Dan Beachy-Quick, Crystal Hana Kim, and Blair Hurley; authors Ann Hood, Manuel Gonzales, and others consider the inspiring push and pull of other arts; Beth Gilstrap on writing her latest story collection while caring for her dying mother-in-law; Michael Bourne on honoring a loved one’ s literary legacy; plus writing prompts, agent advice, contest deadlines, and more.