"Ecogodliness" by Felicia Zamora is a true stunner of a poem. What a gift it is to receive it—read and listen to it (we highly recommend both!) at the link in our bio.

Truly a phenomenal piece, "the nest of nothing" by Jasmine Reid exceeds boundaries, then runs laps around them. Wide in its scope and citation, deep in breadth and heart—read it here:.

Dispensing wisdom with precision and clarity, "On the Traditional Ode to Melancholy" by Ed Roberson is today's required reading. Find it in our most recent issue.

"Everything I hear I keep. Inside me, loud, like rocks in a box." What should we say about "Language" by @laypay? Other than read it. Other than—what a poem! Find it in our latest issue at the link below/in bio.

“At once taut and discursive,” writes Melissa Febos “‘On Molting’ draws an outline of grief by sketching the contours of a life unmoored by loss but kept aloft by humor and the pleasures of memory and the mundane.” Read our CNF Contest winner here:.

"Whale Fall" by Corinne Cordasco-Pak is a gorgeous, expansive, and generous story. We cannot get enough of it. Read it or have a listen in our latest issue. Link in bio.

Bursting with delight and curiosity, "Balloons" by Til Punto is a joy to read. You can listen to it in our latest issue at the link below.

Take a moment & spend some time with this staggering piece "If a Moment Becomes a Season, the Event Becomes a Condition" by @ChelsDingman from our latest issue! You can read & listen to it at the link:.

RT @kenyonreview: We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement will be presented to Viet Thanh Ng….

RT @HussainAhmedNG: New poems in @kenyonreview

We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Kenyon Review Award for Literary Achievement will be presented to Viet Thanh Nguyen. The Award will be given at a Gala on Nov. 7, 2025. Gala proceeds provide critical support of our writing workshops. Learn more:.

We are deeply saddened by the death of Fanny Howe. She appeared in our pages as a contributor/interviewee & taught at Kenyon College. She means so much to our community & the entire literary world. We are sharing this conversation with her from '04 here:.

Lastly, the issue also includes poetry by Jenny Molberg and Felicia Zamora, fiction by Sevindj Nurkiyazova and Manasa Reddy, and nonfiction by Clint Martin and Jasmine Reid. Complementing these works on the cover is art by Ali Alia.

It also features the Cinema folio, which presents, among many stellar works, poetry by DeeSoul Carson and Peter LaBerge, fiction by Anna Chung and Torrey Paquette, and nonfiction by Irene Bakola and Kelsey Ronan.

The latest issue of The Kenyon Review is here! It is brimming with beauty and brilliance and includes “The Milk Incident” by Easton Smith, the winning entry of the 2024 Kenyon Review Short Fiction Contest judged by Idra Novey.

Gambier is buzzing with excitement and brilliance after the influx of all these writers gathering on @KenyonCollege's campus. A big warm welcome to all participants, fellows, and faculty for session 2 of our Summer Writers Workshops!

You can read & listen to "In Re-Memoriam" by Cynthia Nwakudu—finalist of our 2024 Short Nonfiction Contest—at the link. A beautiful and methodical recollection, the prose in "In Re-Memoriam" shines through with poignant devotion to its subjects.

In "Open Space Preserve" by Amanda Moore beauty arrives right on time like a needed breath. Its couplets unravel with such precision and grace.

RT @griffinpoetry: This week’s writing tip is from one of America’s legendary poets, Alice Notley, 2002 winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize.….

RT @kenyonreview: “Mohammed says roosters can see angels, and that every time we hear them crow, they are looking at angels.”. “Abu Jamil’s….