Assistant Editor Caitlin Doyle: It’s a joy to present the first double feature in our miCRo series, a pair of interrelated flash essays, “The Rape of Europa” and “Incensing the Veil,” by Lesley Jenike. In these sharp-eyed and stirring pieces, we’re prompted to view art as a dance of veils, a titillating push-and-pull between obfuscation …
Source text: Fascinating Womanhood by Helen Andelin, originally self-published in 1963. These erasures were composed upon pages of the mass-market paperback, published by Random House, 1982. See more poems from Issue 19.2, including two more erasures by Huffaker, by purchasing a copy in our online store. Digital copies only $5
Associate Editor James Ellenberger: In celebration of the release of 14.2, we’re having another cento contest! The cento is a collage form in which a poem is composed entirely of lines from other poems. It can be an homage to the originals, a subversive twist, or just a fun game. Contemporary examples of the form …
Assistant Editor Molly Reid: America is no stranger to appropriation. It is, some might say, part of our country’s DNA. Whether it’s the latest in sports mascots or our president’s decision to reduce national monuments and open pipelines on native land, it’s clear that we have a long way to go in terms of …
See more poems from Issue 19.2 (including another poem by crawford) by purchasing a copy in our online store. Digital copies only $5. (To see the poem in its ideal orientation, use the double arrows on the top right-hand side to rotate clockwise. Arrows on the top left can also help you navigate to all …
We are pleased to share a video of the University of Cincinnati’s 2017-2018 Elliston Poet-in-Residence Amit Majmudar. Each year, supported by the Elliston Poetry Fund, our Department of English and Comparative Literature brings a distinguished poet to UC’s campus to give public lectures, readings, and master classes, while also conducting poetry workshops and seminars. Celebrated …
Assistant Editor Caitlin Doyle: In “Gifts for the Adventurous Man,” Martha Silano borrows an advertising slogan from Ibex clothing as a framing device for a sonically driven exploration of the relationship between language and power. Though rooted in our current moment, punctuated with characterizations of a certain political figure Silano clearly wants us to …
Gliding like giant fish past our villa, sometimes Dubai’s city buses, with their whirring, unsettle me—the long sigh of the air conditioning let out as exits unfold their mechanical arms and passengers spill onto the sidewalk. When we first arrived in the United Arab Emirates eighteen months ago for my husband’s job, I tried hard …
What’s our collective resolution for 2018 as members of the CR editorial staff (other than visiting the office candy bowl a little less often)? To support the work of today’s most gifted writers! As the year rolls into motion, we’re proud to share an impressive list of recent accomplishments by our past contributors. Translation awards, book prizes, grants, …
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