Like many of our friends and colleagues who edit, write, and teach poetry, the CR staff is often asked about the uses of this craft or sullen art. As we hawk our wares at readings, distribute sample copies at neighborhood coffee...
Read MoreThe winners of the sixth annual Robert and Adele Schiff Awards are: Tom Howard, for his story “The Magnificents” and Chelsea Jennings, for her poem “Elegy” This year’s field was particularly distinguished, and it was difficult...
Read MoreIt’s time for a post commending our small pool of trusted readers, who are in no small way responsible for buoying our literary vessel. These magnificent humans render thoughtful judgments on thousands of submissions each...
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New volunteer Matthew Pennock hails from NYC, where he studied, earned a poetry degree, and taught...
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Don Peteroy: For the last four months, I’ve been reading humorous novels exclusively, trying to...
Read MoreNicola Mason: Last week, Michael (the fiction editor) looked up from his reading and asked, “What words do you see that are frequently misspelled?” “Cemetery,” I said, “minuscule, seize, graffiti,...
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Nicola Mason: It’s Trepidation Day here at the mag—the day we designated to make it...
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Our tenth-anniversary project (well, one of them) is nearing completion. MOTH: The Graphic Play...
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It’s September, y’all, and Don Peteroy is not only blazing back onto our blog, he is...
Read MoreHey, all you lit types. We missed you this summer. Hope you got some reading d0ne, swilled some sweetly sour drinks, fed your pets faithfully, and added a few entries to the Annals of Lawn Care. (We know you didn’t go to...
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