Cincinnati Review

Full Review Feature on Joy, Hope, and Delight

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Feb 23, 2022 | Samples

We are pleased to share the entire review feature from Issue 18.2 on joy, hope, and delight,...

Black, Girl, Joy: Sakinah Hofler Reviews Gorilla, My Love by Toni Cade Bambara

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Feb 23, 2022 | Samples

We are pleased to share this review by Sakinah Hofler of Toni Cade Bambara’s Gorilla, My Love...

miCRo: “Thirty-Five-Year-Old Man Shares Joint near Harbor of Gay Resort Town” by John Bonanni

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Feb 23, 2022 | miCRo

In “Thirty-Five-Year-Old Man Shares Joint near Harbor of Gay Resort Town,” John Bonanni brings to vivid, queasy life the discomfort of loving a place you know well but don’t belong to—the discomfort of the ethical vacationer.

On Starting New Writing Projects

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Feb 22, 2022 | Writing Life

CR contributors O Thiam Chin, Frances An, Krista Eastman, Amy Sailer, and Nahal Suzanne Jamir share their experiences starting new writing projects, as well as the practical strategies and mental resets they use to propel themselves forward.

What We’re Reading: Klara and the Sun

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Feb 17, 2022 | What We're Reading

Kazuo Ishiguro’s eighth novel stumbles in its representation of AI consciousness.

miCRo: “Incongruous States of Dress” by Emilee Prado

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Feb 16, 2022 | miCRo

Touching becomes steam, wax, and citrus in Emilee Prado’s “Incongruous States of Dress.”

Writing Out the Doubt

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Feb 10, 2022 | Writing Life

What can readers gain from glimpsing poets hitting roadblocks or expressing a bit of doubt?

miCRo: “Poem as Manananggal Always Looking for the Moon” by Albert Abonado

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Feb 9, 2022 | miCRo

In Albert Abonado’s “Poem as Manananggal Always Looking for the Moon,” the mythical creature is reimagined as a poem that “arrives at night / its lower half hidden // on an empty school bus / or perhaps a sinkhole // the city ignored despite the petitions.”