"If sex is the engine of A SPORT AND A PASTIME, envy is its fuel." In our JEALOUSY/ENVY folio, Adam Sobsey explores Salter's greatest work and wonders whether it's possible to envy oneself. buff.ly/3yDUltP

Congratulations to contributor Lindsey Drager on today's publication of THE AVIAN HOURGLASS with Dzanc Books! buff.ly/3SFXBf6

“I cannot mention my grandparents’ seventeen children without thinking of the seventeen Aurelianos in Gabo’s book . . ." Our newest special feature, an essay on magical realism, family, & more, by John T. Howard: buff.ly/4cDY8pb

Congratulations to contributor Leah Umansky on the release, in April, of OF TYRANT from @wordworkseditor! Two poems from this fabulous collection are featured in CR issue 17.1. buff.ly/3HPmXkW

"What started as a loving tribute to my grandfather has turned into a love song for my land." On our website, contributor Yekaterina Droog takes us on a tour of Crimea. buff.ly/4dGimzb

It's Fur-iday! Today we're featuring Senior Associate Editor Matt O'Keefe's cats, Ivy and River. From Matt's daughter Eliza: "Their favorite CR issue is 7.2 because of the fish depicted." Issue 7.2 features work by Julianna Baggott, Bob Hicok, Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, and others

Do you always withdraw a piece from EVERY other journal when it's accepted by a lit mag? We reach out to submitters who didn't, to find out why, but we'd love to hear your stories too. buff.ly/47eaxz3

"Don’t censor yourself. Send what you think is your best work, no matter how off-the-wall the poem is or how nervous it may make you." We interview Erica Dawson (Erica Dawson), our editor-in-residence, about what she's looking for in a poem: buff.ly/471LL4Y

You know what to do! We're open until we reach our cap (which happens quickly these days), so get your work in ASAP!

We interviewed Lily Meyer (Lily Meyer) and Sarah Rose Nordgren, who are kicking off the Visiting Writers Series this week at UC with an alumni reading on Thursday at 5:30 in the Elliston Poetry Room on campus: buff.ly/3z3LVMz

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"If every photograph is an accidental death, as I think Sontag or Barthes might have said, then my mother died many times over. . . ." Neil Serven's story "Red Eye," this week's miCRo, shows us how photographs can reintroduce us to those we love: buff.ly/3T7Cbrs

Congrats to Acre poet CD Eskilson! In addition to the Moore residency, they are a recipient of the C.D. Wright / Academy of American Poets Prize. Their work appears in Kenyon Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, The Offing, & more. Their debut #poetry collection, SCREAM / QUEEN, arrives in 2025!🎉

Congratulations to miCRo contributors Chen Poyu and translator Nicholas Wong, whose poem, "Green Line," is featured on CLMP's #NationalTranslationMonth list! buff.ly/47fmynJ

Congratulations to miCRo contributor Kirstin Allio, whose short fiction collection, DOUBLE-CHECK FOR SLEEPING CHILDREN, winner of the Fiction Collective 2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize, was published last month! buff.ly/3MwpOBp

"[A title] is the overcoat of the story, the item first encountered by a reader . . ." Editors Lily Davenport, Kate Jayroe, and Andy Sia on craft: beginnings, voicey stories, and more: buff.ly/3MwfgSW

Leaning on the cold mirror in a hotel I keep thinking about a cruel question I’ve heard that if a flatworm is cut into halves… Read Chen Poyu’s “Green Line,” translated by Nicholas Wong, in Cincinnati Review! #NationalTranslationMonth cincinnatireview.com/micro/micro-gr…

Congratulations to contributor Sherrie Flick on the release of HOMING: INSTINCTS OF A RUST BELT FEMINIST from Univ Nebraska Press! buff.ly/3WC9Dan

"Behind us are the usual strange dreams with all their fragments from the previous day..." This week's miCRo is a metaphysical meditation by the acclaimed Danish writer Inger Christensen, translated by Bradley Harmon (Brad Harmon). buff.ly/4dTg5S3