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miCRo: “In Blue” by Shruti Swamy

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Oct 21, 2020 | miCRo

Shruti Swamy’s “In Blue” captures a sense of shifting identity at the core of new motherhood.

Why We Like It: “Respair” by Craig van Rooyen and “Seven Facts” by Christina Olson

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Oct 15, 2020 | Why We Like It

Poetry gives me the shivers in part because it carves out new spaces to inhabit, however briefly, and this allows readers to see the world as something new.

“Respair” by Craig van Rooyen

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Oct 14, 2020 | Samples

Every six minutes another word is dropped from the lexicon. Who says there’s no use anymore for...

“Seven Facts” by Christina Olson

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Oct 14, 2020 | Samples

The velvet ant is not velvet, not ant. It is a wasp, grooved with sting. If scooped into the...

miCRo: “Milkfish” by Danni Quintos

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Oct 14, 2020 | miCRo

Danni Quintos’s “Milkfish” begins with the simplicity of a mother’s pregnancy craving for milkfish.

Making a Better Submission Spreadsheet

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Oct 8, 2020 | Submission Trends and Tips

You can find online resources on formatting your submission, what to write in a cover letter, and tips on submission strategies, but not as much on how to create a user-friendly submission spreadsheet. Read more for tips and perspectives from CR staff and former contributors!

miCRo: “Bespoke” by Mee-ok

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Oct 7, 2020 | miCRo

In vivid, tumbling language, this essay asks us to consider new angles—what it means to look up, to be looked down at, to navigate a world built for someone else’s eye level.