Lisa Ampleman: I’ve been savoring Mary Szybist’s second book of poems, Incarnadine (Graywolf, 2013), released recently. Nearly eight years ago in St. Louis, I heard Szybist read from her first book, Granted, and I bought it immediately. In fact, I asked her where I could find a copy of one of the newer poems she’d …
Oh yes, it’s that time again. April brings, not just tulips, but CR’s annual inflorescence—the reading/performance extravaganza, Word Without End. This year we’ll be storming the capacious space above York Street Cafe. The date: Friday, April 12. The time: 7 till 10 p.m. The theme: Friendings. This year’s featured contributor is Cincinnati’s own Matt Hart, …
We’d like to give a shout out to Cincinnati Review contributor Karina Borowicz. Her new collection, The Bees Are Waiting, was selected by Franz Wright for the Marick Press Poetry Prize and has just been named a Must-Read Book of 2013 by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. The collection contains her poem “The Globe,” which was …
Nicola Mason: We here at UC are enjoying an extended visit with Claudia Emerson, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer for her third collection, Late Wife. As our 2013 Elliston Poet-in-Residence, Claudia is teaching and holding conferences with grad students, giving readings and lectures to the literary community, and generally lavishing her delightful company on everyone …
Spring Break is at an end, and it’s great to be back in the office. The staff at CR is so devoted, so focused, so . . . fused to the rewarding work of bringing you lit that buzzes your bulbs, we tend to feel a bit lost when we don’t have submissions to read, …
We’re spending most of the day with Issue 10.1, as we review our exhaustive proofreading process and produce one master proofread copy that we can send to our typesetter for changes. Before we let it go, though, we’d like to give you a taste of Issue 9.2— in particular, a number of poems that are …
As you will discover in her appreciation below, editorial assistant Jessica Brown is an intrepid and fearless traveler. She name-drops countries like rappers mention name brands. Argentina? Boom. J. Brown has been there. You want to know about Ghana? Hold those horses. J. Brown can tell you all about it. Based on our extensive Facebook-stalking …
Tonight: We have a full lineup of talented readers for our Monster Mags from the Midwest reading! We’ve partnered once again with Mid-American Review and Ninth Letter for this offsite reading at the Back Bay Social Club, 867 Boylston Street, right across the street from the convention center. The event starts at 6 p.m., and the readings will …
The Cincinnati Review was named one of the 100 Essential Sites for Voracious Readers by MastersinEnglish.org. We are number nine and proud of it. They list as a must read our blog entry: Irrelevant Questions for Relevant Writers: Solipsistic Collapse Edition. If you’re considering a master’s degree or you’re an educator looking for a resource, …
Like a human harpoon, Don Peteroy drives into the capacious, frenzied, sophistical, groping, transient, contentious, flameproof, satiate, igneous, whale-loving heart of Michael Czyzniejewski with this latest edition of Peteroy’s Irrelevant Questions. Michael Czyzniejewski is the author of the story collections Elephants in Our Bedroom (Dzanc Books, 2009) and Chicago Stories: 40 Dramatic Fictions (Curbside Splendor, …
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