miCRo: “Scales” by Ulrica Hume
In this layered space, we’re reminded of the slipperiness of loss and how jazz—as entertainment, as art—can intensify and ease the experience of grief.
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The Orison Anthology and Best of the Net Nominations
We’re so excited to announce our nominations for this year’s Orison and Best of the Net Anthologies!
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miCRo: “Professional Makeup” by Julia LoFaso
This piece considers what makes us up and what it means to be a “whole self,” especially in the midst of motherhood.
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On Craft: Notes on a Failure Poetics
“I’m not going to talk about ways to succeed in poetry—not how to craft a perfect line or please your reader or even excite the staff at a literary journal. Instead, I’m going to briefly talk about a poetics of failure.”
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miCRo: “Florida” by Heather Sellers
In the magical world Sellers describes, we are reminded of the transitory and beautiful nature of being.
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Trends and Tips: Who’s On First?
The beauty of first-person narration lies in its complexity.
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miCRo: “White Hot Star” by W. Todd Kaneko
W. Todd Kaneko’s “White Hot Star” paints a richly layered portrait of masculine inheritance.
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Changes to the Reading Period
Our submission period for the print journal starts on September 1! But pay attention: it’ll end earlier, on January 1, 2021.
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Cincinnati Review Staff Update: What We’re Up To
We wanted to introduce or reintroduce ourselves to you here at the start of the year. Here are some good news and goings-on from our staff (we’re writers too!).
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miCRo: “Have You Eaten Rice” by Jin Su Joo
In Jin Su Joo’s “Have You Eaten Rice” we learn about several key relationships in the speaker’s life through the lens of rice.
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