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Two More Anthology Picks

Cincinnati Review | May 19, 2022 | Literary News

Congratulations to our contributors Aleyna Rentz and Wendy Cheng, whose work has been chosen for the Pushcart Prize anthology and Best Spiritual Literature (formerly The Orison Anthology)! We’re thrilled for them and looking forward to reading the collections.

miCRo: “Anna Walinska” by Arthur Kayzakian

Cincinnati Review | May 18, 2022 | miCRo

Arthur Kayzakian’s compact ekphrastic prose poem “Anna Walinska” navigates big-picture questions of art and consumption.

miCRo: “Magdalene” and “Easter” by Sonja Livingston

Cincinnati Review | May 11, 2022 | miCRo

Two essays that grapple with the place of women in history, specifically an enslaved Native ancestor and a prehistoric “greatest grandmother.”

Interview with Marcus Jackson, Poet/Photographer

Cincinnati Review | May 10, 2022 | Interviews

Marcus Jackson shares how poetry and photography intersect for him and tells the story behind one of the photographs in our issue.

miCRo: “Santa Maria” by Natalie Yap

Cincinnati Review | May 4, 2022 | miCRo

Natalie Yap’s story “Santa Maria” asks us to consider the unconventional ways we let go of life and each other.

Guest Literary Nonfiction Editor Jerald Walker

Cincinnati Review | May 3, 2022 | Editors' Dispatches

Jerald Walker will serve as our guest literary nonfiction editor for the 2022–23 academic year!

miCRo: “Lori Cornelius” and “The Trespass” by Beth Ann Fennelly

Cincinnati Review | April 27, 2022 | miCRo

In two pieces that feature mothers with dementia, Beth Ann Fennelly shows us again why her work is central to contemporary enthusiasm for the form of the microessay.