When we realized we’d be publishing both Joanna Pearson’s story “The Films of Roman Polanski” and Jillian Weiss’s essay “Invisible Man Asshole,” we knew we wanted the two pieces in conversation together
Jacques J. Rancourt’s fabulous poem “A Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th c.” moves beyond simple description, employing the tools of the best ekphrastic work…
1 I ask them what they think about. Truly, whatever’s on your mind. Write it down. Anonymously. The mundane. The trivial. The serious. The sublime. Work, one writes. Sleep. Dexter. My best friend’s cystic fibrosis. Stress, says another. Responsibility. Israel. Career. Money, another says. Sandwiches. Parties. Girlfriends. Being an asshole, someone writes, and following, in …
In Issue 16.1, our literary nonfiction offerings include Emily Block’s essay “Fog Studies,” which meditatively explores many different aspects and meanings of “fog.”
When the speaker discovers that “wisdom teeth” in English translates to “love teeth” in Korean, the poem unspools into a stunning reflection on false translation and the gap between culture and identity.
Beyond the pleasure and surprise of such a fresh occasion for poetry, “Music Indoors” makes exemplary use of lush, atmospheric imagery and a slow, lingering pace to cultivate a kind of sun-drenched, Debussy-soundtracked pocket world…
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