Hey, Space Needle, you think you’re towering? You ain’t seen nothing. We Monsters of the Midwest are going to **literary reference alert** throw a Buick at you. You think you’re observation central? We’re...
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Coming of age is difficult, as any awkward teen will tell you. Your body is raging with hormones,...
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Justine McNulty: A first collection of stories, Battleborn presents us with a compelling new...
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Technically, our tenth isn’t till 2014, but we’re already gearing up for a TEN-tacular...
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The blog was silent on Friday to mark the sudden passing of Sarah Richards Doerries, a contributor...
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You know how when you’re not sure what to order for lunch you throw a dart at the menu? No?...
Read MoreBrian Brodeur: As part of my reading for qualifying exams here at University of Cincinnati, I’ve been researching a module on Contemporary American narrative poetry. Though unfairly regarded by many poets and critics as...
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Alice Munro has been named the winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. Way back in 2006, The...
Read MoreWe asked our Schiff Award winners in prose and poetry to shoot us a few words on the pieces that garnered both praise (from our editor judges) and prizes (from our treasure palace). Here’s what they had to say. Karrie...
Read MoreRecent volunteer and PhD-poet extraordinaire Julia Koets joins us by way of San Francisco and Summerville, South Carolina. When asked about how the Midwest stacks up against northern California and the Deep South, Julia...
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