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Snakeshead & Honeysuckle

Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 Why We Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader Diepreye Amanah on why she recommended “Snakeshead & Honeysuckle” by Amy Sailer for the Fall 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. With “Snakeshead & Honeysuckle”, Sailer weaves a tapestry of wonder. Fluent with her threads of music, and with distinct voices for needles, […]

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Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 Why We Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader Diepreye Amanah on why she recommended “Snakeshead & Honeysuckle” by Amy Sailer for the Fall 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. With “Snakeshead & Honeysuckle”, Sailer weaves a tapestry of wonder. Fluent with her threads of music, and with distinct voices for needles,

GRANDMOTHER

Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 “When demons take your soul,” my grandmother told me, “they don’t take all of it away.” That was how my evenings began, sitting before my declining grandmother, listening to stories of her time as a witch. She sat on the bed, legs sprawled, pillows under her ankles and knees.

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Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 “When demons take your soul,” my grandmother told me, “they don’t take all of it away.” That was how my evenings began, sitting before my declining grandmother, listening to stories of her time as a witch. She sat on the bed, legs sprawled, pillows under her ankles and knees.

YOUR REQUEST FOR ERASURE IS COMPLETE

Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 Why We Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review poetry editor Carlina Duan on why she recommended “Your Request For Erasure Is Complete” by Cindy Juyoung Ok for the Fall 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. I love a poem that leaves spaciousness for surprise. Cindy Juyoung Ok’s “Your Request For Erasure Is

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Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 Why We Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review poetry editor Carlina Duan on why she recommended “Your Request For Erasure Is Complete” by Cindy Juyoung Ok for the Fall 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. I love a poem that leaves spaciousness for surprise. Cindy Juyoung Ok’s “Your Request For Erasure Is

THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF ERIC WILLIAMS

Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 November 2, 1948 All Soul’s Day, after dark. Two men were trapped in Lapeyrouse Cemetery. “Can we do this?” “Let’s try.” The tall man faced the rough, crumbling wall. He spread his legs and cupped his hands in front of his crotch and formed a kind of stirrup. “You

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Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 November 2, 1948 All Soul’s Day, after dark. Two men were trapped in Lapeyrouse Cemetery. “Can we do this?” “Let’s try.” The tall man faced the rough, crumbling wall. He spread his legs and cupped his hands in front of his crotch and formed a kind of stirrup. “You

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The Chlorophyll Library

Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader Sarah Anderson on why she recommended “The Chlorophyll Library” by Callum Angus for the Fall 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. When each of us is flooded with content every hour of every day, one of the greatest challenges of writing today is

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Published in Issue 62.4: Fall 2023 Why I Chose It: Michigan Quarterly Review reader Sarah Anderson on why she recommended “The Chlorophyll Library” by Callum Angus for the Fall 2023 issue. You can purchase the issue here. When each of us is flooded with content every hour of every day, one of the greatest challenges of writing today is

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