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The Kenyon Review

Read the winning piece of our 2025 Nonfiction Contest “Through the Mirror” by Jessie Cato selected by Lucy Ives.

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Nonfiction

Fiction

Untitled/Wailing Landscape

By A.N. de Walef

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The Anniversary Party

By Nanette Lashuay

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Hopi

By Paul West

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A Poem

Oedipus

By Judith Berke

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Poetry

When You Need to Play Act

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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Shadows

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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Afternoon Ceremonies

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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From Star to Star

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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Crossworlds

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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A Death

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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Nakedness

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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Light

By Jayanta Mahapatra

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Late Fall Night

By William Trowbridge

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Father and Son Project 22: Model Airplane Building

By William Trowbridge

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Tracking on Hardscrabble

By Walter McDonald

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Retrievers in Winter

By Walter McDonald

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The Answer

By Lucy Shawgo

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For Ingrid Bergman

By Lucy Shawgo

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Deer Stands

By Robert Morgan

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Bellrope

By Robert Morgan

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Ernest

By Robert Morgan

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Personally Speaking

A Pastoral Occasion

By Franklin Burroughs

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Book Reviews