June 21, 2023
Why We Chose It: “Shelter, in Place”
“Shelter, in Place” by Sydney Tammarine appears in the Summer 2023 issue of The Kenyon Review. Why did we choose Sydney Tammarine’s essay “Shelter, in Place”? Because when all else […]
May 15, 2023
Why We Chose It: “Inflorescence”
“Inflorescence” by Catherine Staples appears in the Spring 2023 issue of The Kenyon Review. Emerson said “Language is fossil poetry” as a way of paying homage to the beauty of […]
April 5, 2023
Why We Chose It: “Two House Cats, Bearing News”
“Two House Cats, Bearing News” by Michael Tod Powers appears in the Spring 2023 issue of The Kenyon Review. Moving between the voices of three family members, “Two House Cats […]
October 2, 2022
Why We Chose It: “Make and Model” by Sophia Emmons-Bell
“Make and Model,” by Sophia Emmons-Bell, appears in the Sept/Oct 2022 issue of the Kenyon Review. “This station always surprises me,” Nora tells us. “I love the escalator up from […]
August 15, 2022
Why We Chose It: “Understory” by Genta Nishku
“Understory” by Genta Nishku appears in the July/Aug 2022 issue of the Kenyon Review. What do you do when the ground suddenly shifts beneath your feet? Another way to put […]
July 11, 2022
Why We Chose It: “Angry Mamas” by Genevieve Guenther
It is a universally respected truth that a mama bear may rip you apart if you step between her and her cubs. This folio takes the climate crisis as its […]
May 16, 2022
Why We Chose It: “Burned Location” by Calvin Gimpelevich
The other night, I dreamed about sex with my friend. The opening sentence of Calvin Gimpelevich’s haunting story “Burned Location” is, like everything else in the story, both a confession […]
April 4, 2022
Why We Chose It: “Human Resources” by Ryann Stevenson
“Human Resources,” by Ryann Stevenson, appears in the Mar/Apr 2022 issue of the Kenyon Review. In her poems, Ryann Stevenson has expanded the lyric to include the world of tech […]
March 3, 2022
Why We Chose It: “Bebo” by Jared Jackson
“Bebo,” by Jared Jackson, appears in the Mar/Apr 2022 issue of the Kenyon Review. There’s a character in Jared Jackson’s story “Bebo” that I can’t get out of my mind. […]
January 13, 2022
Why We Chose It: “A Naked Horse” by Drew Johnson
“A Naked Horse,” by Drew Johnson, appears in the Jan/Feb 2022 issue of the Kenyon Review. Here’s a description of a student in a high school literature class from the […]