Molly Reid: Lately, I’ve been interested in the way I—and perhaps other non-poets—read poetry. How might a fiction writer look at a poem differently than a poet? What do I seek in a good story, and how might that translate to a...
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A lovely review of our winter issue by DM O’Connor of New Pages—with shout outs to...
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by José Angel Araguz “The memory does not exist, you have to create them” (Jürgen Becker) These...
Read MoreAntechamber – Joshua Coben* The father is a dark door the son may lean against to listen for the locked room of himself, his next life. Later he will listen there for the echo of his own death. Meanwhile he becomes a dark door...
Read MoreIt is an accepted paradox that the human condition is often best explored by stepping outside of our skins, and CR authors know this. Issue 12.2 is full of shape-shifting figures and warped shadows. Some of them are mythical,...
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by José Angel Araguz …Some crazy guy told me. His mother was beautiful. And perhaps I should have...
Read MoreRochelle Hurt: In music, riffing usually refers to a method of composition in which a single element (like a series of notes in a specific order) is repeated, sometimes changing slightly with each new iteration, in order to form...
Read MoreThe Cincinnati Review is celebrating our new issue with a launch party at Wash Park Art (a gallery at 1215 Elm Street, right across from Washington Park near Music Hall) this Friday, January 22, from 5:00 to 8:00. Come join us...
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Our winter issue has arrived! We’re busy stuffing, taping, stamping, and hauling...
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For those nearby: frequent CR contributor (see our current issue) and National Book Award...
Read MoreAs a followup to Monday’s post, whereby we offered readers sample passages from our forthcoming fiction, we’re now presenting a poetry gallimaufry, as it were. AND we’ll make good on our subscription bonus till...
Read MoreFall term is in full swing here at UC, and the halls are hopping. So is our office. We have two new staffers—Rochelle Hurt and Jose Araguz—as well as a fresh group of grad volunteers. We’re already in the thick...
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