February 4, 2025
The Iron Lung
The Kenyon Review · “The Iron Lung” by Robin Babb I started taking a mixed martial arts class, or MMA, at my university this semester. I’d been wanting to take […]
February 4, 2025
Lo Que Llaman
A ver — there’s something. When you’re low to the ground, that’s where he lives. If you lift a rock, you will find him. That’s what they say. Es lo que dicen. […]
February 4, 2025
From “‘SHRINE’: A Little Book About Paul Thek”
The Kenyon Review · “from ’SHRINE’: A Little Book About Paul Thek” by V. H. Wildman There is a photograph of Paul walking on a lawn and carrying a life-sized […]
February 4, 2025
Geopolitical Implications After Stone Fruit Season
The Kenyon Review · “Geopolitical Implications After Stone Fruit Season” by Jane Wang I. The apricot tart was out of season, she told me. The bakery no longer had apricots […]
February 4, 2025
Still Life
I’ve read the accident report—It started like that first stitch in a sweaternibbled by wool moths’ invisible larvae (worms,tubes of thoughtless digestion)a hole hardly large enoughfor my finger to make […]
February 4, 2025
Spider Fight
The Kenyon Review · “Spider Fight” by E. E. Hussey My lola once told me that the whispers/gossip/secrets/wishes of my ancestors were housed on the tip of a snake’s tongue. […]
February 4, 2025
Thread Count
The Kenyon Review · “Thread Count” by Benjamin Gucciardi How many fingers how many pricks from how many bracts how many gallons sucked from which river in what state of […]
February 4, 2025
Yellow Period
The Kenyon Review · “Yellow Period” by James O’Leary i.Early morning. Anxiety layers sweat like sedimenton my skin. Outside, black bees fly around spiked teacans danced into the open trash. […]
February 4, 2025
From “I Would Know You Anywhere”
The gardener rushes, slamming doors behind her to hold warmth in the few places it’s caught: in the house, in the garage. Sometimes a gust of wind rushes in at […]
February 4, 2025
Germination Protocol
In the entrance of the Millennium Seed Bank, in the southwest of England, there is a wall filled with seeds. The wall is divided into units, each of which displays […]
February 4, 2025
Introduction
What do we see when we look to the far corners? What do we see when we look back from those distant places? Let’s be honest, any map that has […]