sentences:  The purpose of the new journal was to foster the work of new writers, provide a forum for criticism of new literary works, and present a selection of the best new poetry and short fiction being written.In 2000 Haviaras retired from Harvard University and Christina Thompson (formerly the editor of the Australian journal "Meanjin") was appointed as editor.Contributors to "Harvard Review" include John Ashbery, recipient of a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; Paul Harding, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Jhumpa Lahiri, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Robert Bly, recipient of a National Book Award for Poetry; John Updike, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Gore Vidal, author, screenwriter and essayist; Arthur Miller, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama; Joyce Carol Oates, recipient of a National Book Award for Fiction; Jorie Graham, Boylston recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; David Mamet, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama; David Foster Wallace writer and essayist; and many other writers.