miCRo: “During the Cretaceous Our Country Was Divided for Sixty Million Years” by Martha Silano
In an era of political division, this imaginative poem by Martha Silano details a literal division of the US back in the Cretaceous period.
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miCRo: “34D” by Dorothy Chan
In the prose poem “34D,” Dorothy Chan uses a number and a letter to conjure up particular images that the poem both mentions and undercuts, in a statement about the poetics of sex.
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Our Top Three Submission-Etiquette Reminders
Our top 3 tips for impressing lit mags by following through on withdrawals, email correspondence, and submission guidelines.
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Two More Anthology Picks
Congratulations to our contributors Aleyna Rentz and Wendy Cheng, whose work has been chosen for...
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miCRo: “Anna Walinska” by Arthur Kayzakian
Arthur Kayzakian’s compact ekphrastic prose poem “Anna Walinska” navigates big-picture questions of art and consumption.
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miCRo: “Magdalene” and “Easter” by Sonja Livingston
Two essays that grapple with the place of women in history, specifically an enslaved Native ancestor and a prehistoric “greatest grandmother.”
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Interview with Marcus Jackson, Poet/Photographer
Marcus Jackson shares how poetry and photography intersect for him and tells the story behind one of the photographs in our issue.
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miCRo: “Santa Maria” by Natalie Yap
Natalie Yap’s story “Santa Maria” asks us to consider the unconventional ways we let go of life and each other.
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Guest Literary Nonfiction Editor Jerald Walker
Jerald Walker will serve as our guest literary nonfiction editor for the 2022–23 academic year!
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miCRo: “Lori Cornelius” and “The Trespass” by Beth Ann Fennelly
In two pieces that feature mothers with dementia, Beth Ann Fennelly shows us again why her work is central to contemporary enthusiasm for the form of the microessay.
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