Special Feature: “I Love You to Mars” by Chloe N. Clark
This story about travel to Mars features gritty descriptions (literally) and a narrative technique that embraces simultaneity of experiences.
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Author: Cincinnati Review
miCRo: “Story of a Breath” by Ryan Griffith
Are the stories that we tell about objects, and the quests for those stories, more important than the objects, themselves? In “Story of a Breath” one object’s history is perfectly encapsulated—and forever inaccessible.
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miCRo: “A Boy Lies Face Down” by Dmitry Blizniuk, translated by Sergey Gerasimov
This poem expands the vocabulary of war writing with its stunning breadth of images.
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miCRo: “The Mint and the Bees” by Joel Long
Joel Long’s flash nonfiction piece “The Mint and the Bees” meditates on the crucial interdependence between pollinator and flower.
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Chimera, Chimera: A Review of Willie Lee Kinard III’s Orders of Service
Daniella Toosie-Watson reviews Willie Lee Kinard III’s ORDERS OF SERVICE.
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miCRo: “Fried Rice” by Tina S. Zhu
Don’t let the ghosts take your names, Ba said over the hiss of the wok harmonizing with the ghosts. Don’t let them steal your spirits.
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AWP Conference & Bookfair 2024: 20th Anniversary Celebration Reading & Monster Mags
As AWP 2024 approaches, we’re packing our bags for Kansas City. We hope to see you at the Bookfair and two offsite readings!
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Special Feature: Kelcey Ervick, “George Elliston: The Poet and the Paper Doll”
In this graphic essay, Kelcey Ervick explores the legacy of Cincinnati poet and patron of the arts George Elliston.
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AWP ’24 Bookfair Swag is Here, and It’s Beautiful
We’re delighted to unveil our 2024 AWP swag, featuring a one-of-a-kind design by Kelcey Ervick, author of THE KEEPER.
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miCRo: “Lighthouse” by Kenneth Tanemura
In “Lighthouse,” work is inextricably linked to place: a place to which the speaker is a newcomer, with no ties to bind them to the landscape.
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