Waldo Jaquith

Biography

Waldo Jaquith is a graduate of the University of Virginia and worked for the Virginia Quarterly Review as web editor. He was a News Challenge Fellow with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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CRITICISM

Link Roundup: Old Chestnuts and Zombie Austen

By Waldo Jaquith

Rediscovered articles from our archives, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and more.

CRITICISM

Accidental Plagiarism and A Panoply of Video

By Waldo Jaquith

Neale Donald Walsch victimized by his own brain, Joshua Casteel on his opposition to the war, Macmillen facetiously explains how books are published, and video of Whitman reading his work.

CRITICISM

Link Roundup: Poets Geeking Out

By Waldo Jaquith

Mark Doty, Billy Collins, and Robert Pinsky get excited about a Thomas Hardy poem, plus CAPTCHA poetry, classifying profanity, and more.

CRITICISM

Link Roundup: The Power of Weschler

By Waldo Jaquith

The year’s best mistakes, Lawerence Weschler’s mysterious power, the merits of literary prizes, and more.

EDITOR'S DESK

VQR’s Minor Redesign

By Waldo Jaquith

With a new logo and layout, we’re slimming down the magazine without dropping a word.

REPORTING

Holder’s Nomination Slowed by Chiquita Ties

By Waldo Jaquith

Obama’s AG nominee is catching flack from the left for his ties to the banana exporter and their support of Colombian terrorists.

PROFILES

From Our Vault: Robert Frost

By Waldo Jaquith

Scans of his original submissions to VQR, including “The Gift Outright,” “Acquainted with the Night,” and nine more.

CRITICISM

Link Roundup: It’s NBBBAGISNB Month!

By Waldo Jaquith

Taking a haircut, misery memoirs, Fitzwilliam Darcy on Facebook and National Buy a Book by a Black Author and Give it to Somebody Not Black Month.

CRITICISM

Pushcart Rankings

By Waldo Jaquith

Literary magazines ranked by their Pushcart Prizes winnings.

CRITICISM

Irwin and Hockney’s Dispute Vessel

By Waldo Jaquith

Lawrence Weschler on his role in the decades-old disagreement between two giants of art.