Issue 16.1

Pas de Deux: Pearson & Weiss

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Aug 20, 2019 | Pas de Deux | 0

Pas de Deux: Pearson & Weiss

by Cincinnati Review | Aug 20, 2019 | Pas de Deux | 0

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

Why We Like It: “A Detail from the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th c.” by Jacques J. Rancourt

by Cincinnati Review | Aug 8, 2019 | Why We Like It | 0

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…

Why We Like It: “Confetti” by Marilyn Abildskov

by Cincinnati Review | Aug 1, 2019 | Why We Like It | 0

Instead of focusing on how, Marilyn Abildskov’s essay “Confetti” delves into that which often goes unnamed in workshops: What do we write about?

excerpt from “Confetti” by Marilyn Abildskov

by Cincinnati Review | Aug 1, 2019 | Samples | 0

1 I ask them what they think about. Truly, whatever’s on your mind. Write it down. Anonymously....

Why We Like It: Newtown, by Dan O’Brien

by Cincinnati Review | Jun 11, 2019 | Why We Like It | 0

Alison Carey: The opening act of Dan O’Brien’s latest play, Newtown, is heartbreaking and nauseating: Nancy Lanza is speaking to her son, Adam, the night before he kills her and then twenty-six children and staff at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School…

Why We Like It: “The Goddamn Sorcerer of Love” by Adam Latham

by Cincinnati Review | May 20, 2019 | Why We Like It | 0

Editorial Assistant Jason Namey: I always love when authors use language in unexpected ways, but I especially love when authors—such as Adam Latham, in his story “The Goddamn Sorcerer of Love” from issue 16.1 (read an excerpt here)—do this right from the opening sentence.