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 …
Winners of the Ninth Annual Robert and Adele Schiff Awards in Poetry and Prose Samantha Grenrock for her poem “This Was My Bulwark” Sean Gill for his story “For Want of a Better Word” We’d like to start by thanking everybody who submitted. Our contest received 1,143 entries this year, and we relished immersing ourselves …
Poets, wordsmiths, scribes, people of letters: This is your one week’s notice! We are accepting entries for our fabulous Robert and Adele Schiff Awards in Poetry and Prose through next Saturday, July 15. For only $20 per entry, you could win $1000 (two prices will be awarded: one for poetry and one for prose). On …
It’s the first day of June: Cicadas hum loudly in the trees here in Ohio, sunset is later and later (nearly 9 p.m. today), and the trees are in full green. In this spirit of late springtime, we are pleased to announce that we are open for submissions to the Robert and Adele Schiff Awards …
It’s possible Ben regrets his promise to repeat the name of our new YouTube subscriber (selected randomly from the group of new-YouTube-ies) one thousand times. His regret may even be palpable in his half-hour video making good on his pledge. He may even cry for help, or simply cry. He may hit rock bottom and …
Thanks to those who took a stab at solving our holiday hink pink puzzle. The answers await below: Ornamental cap for the gland that secretes melatonin (hinkily pinkily): Pineal finial Very poor job, colloquially, of hurling a carnival’s live-animal swallower (hinky pinky): Weak-sauce geek toss Barmier chortling (hinky pinky): Dafter laughter Wally Cleaver’s failed attempt …
Winners of the Seventh Annual Robert and Adele Schiff Awards in Poetry and Prose Aaron Coleman for his poem “Very Many Hands” Maureen McGranaghan for her story “Stylites Anonymous” First off, a big thank you to all who submitted! It was a pleasure to read such a rich variety of poetry. From the formal …
Michael Griffith: Congratulations to our puzzle contest winners, Stephanie La Francofille (with help from C.) and Vivian D., both of whom have earned either a year’s subscription to CR or a year’s extension. And thanks to all of you who tackled these tricky puzzles (and, again, to Dylan Hicks and Paris Review for their trailblazing …
Michael Griffith: Last month Chris Bachelder, may he be thanked and damned, sent me down a rabbit hole by introducing me to Hink Pinks. Chris passed along a most excellent and amusing feature on The Paris Review’s website, a series of nimble and often diabolically difficult examples by Dylan Hicks. I recommend those puzzles highly, …
For just one more week, The Cincinnati Review will be accepting entries for the 2016 Robert and Adele Schiff Awards in Poetry and Prose. One poem and one prose piece (fiction or creative nonfiction) will be chosen for publication in our 2017 prize issue, and the two winners will each receive $1,000.The entry fee of …