In their story “Leslie Birch Was Not Real,” Choctaw writer coby-dillon english asks, “What did a son know of his father’s… choices and consequences?” Read our spring ‘24 issue to find out.
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Philosopher and guitarist Matthew Church’s “Adagio for Bisexual Erasure” proves that art is “an opportunity for more life.” Find the full poem in our spring ‘24 issue.

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Speculative poet Gospel Chinedu acknowledges “how hard it was to sing the songs alone” in his poem “The Recipe—Joy As An Ingredient For Cooking Grief” in our spring issue.

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It’s #ThrowbackThursday ! If you’re craving more Chestnut Review, check out our spring 2023 issue to find pieces like Alba Delia Hernández’ bilingual ballad “20 Bars for Vitiligo” and read more about “the only cure” for our visible insecurities.
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In Jona Whipple’s story “Why Are You Still Here,” dementia begins like “a bloom of black mold behind the walls.” Read the full piece in our spring ‘24 issue.
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Time is running out! Only one month left to support a Chestnut Review reader and former contributor in his graduate studies! Visit the link in below to send esteemed poet and scholar Shedrack Opeyemi Akanbi to Brown University!
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'The chromatic background that comes from the combination of stains of watercolor recalls the weaving of oriental fabrics and the wear of time.' - The Way to Hammamet by Vincenzo Cohen in Spring'24.

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Don’t forget to register for our 5/18 workshop at chestnut-review.com for a safe space to practice reading your work aloud with CR editor-in-chief James Rawlings!

To new and old donors, I am offering up to a page of editorial feedback for works of prose under 7500 words. This is to say thank you. Keep sharing, keep donating. Thank you!
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Happy Mother’s Day from Chestnut Review!

Here’s to all our staff, contributors & friends who are not only stubborn artists but parents & role models for the next generation.

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Let's get him to Brown University! He's more than halfway there, I know we can do it 🥰

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As Mother’s Day is today, Winshen Liu’s “You know the kind of school” may hit closer to home than usual. Read this bittersweet poem in our spring ‘24 issue.
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Brennan Burnside’s latest poem “Wake” pays homage to a deceased family member, flitting between images like “a flock of birds.” Check it out in our Spring ‘24 issue.

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If you’re into judgmental genies, read the confessional short story “The Genie & Me” by Rosalind Margulies in our spring ‘24 issue.

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'Like mini girl-Lazarus’s, we rose, leaping and laughing'

'We didn’t know our missionary mothers watched us play, ticking off days until we’d need to be covered in tops too baggy for our frames...'

Gorgeous poem by Tamara Kreutz in @chestnutreview
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Self-described “tinkering” poet Taylor Mallay taps into “the power of… environmental details” in her cinematic poem “Thunder Thighs,” out now in our spring ‘24 issue.
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Self-described “tinkering” poet Taylor Mallay taps into “the power of… environmental details” in her cinematic poem “Thunder Thighs,” out now in our spring ‘24 issue.
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If you’re into judgmental genies, read the confessional short story “The Genie & Me” by Rosalind Margulies in our spring ‘24 issue.

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