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This week we are delighted to present “Blue Heron,” a new poem by Sjohnna McCray. Sjohnna McCray is the author of Rapture, winner of the 2015 Walt Whitman Award of…    read more

In this episode of The Missouri Review’s Soundbooth Podcast, audio intern Annie Thomas gets a glimpse into Rachel Lears’ experience creating her documentary Knock Down The House, which follows the…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Prom Queen(s)” by Alicia Elkort and Jennifer Givhan! Alicia Elkort’s poetry has appeared in AGNI, Black Lawrence Press, Califragile, Georgia Review, Heron Tree,…    read more

This week on The Missouri Review’s Soundbooth Podcast, intern Taylor Weber presents a Q&A session with director Nuria Ibañez following the screening of her film The Naked Room at True/False Film…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Saltville” by Hannah Perrin King. King was recently a finalist for our 2019 Editors’ Prize contest. Hannah Perrin King’s work has appeared in…    read more

This week we present “Re-Reading Jerry Stern,” an excerpt from Toi Derricotte’s new collection I: New & Selected Poems which releases this week. Toi Derricotte’s most recent book is The…    read more

This week on The Missouri Review’s Soundbooth Podcast, we are featuring the second installment of our series that brings you live literary readings from Columbia, MO. This reading was recorded on Friday,…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Different Kinds of Sadness” by Jenny Molberg! Jenny Molberg is the author of Marvels of the Invisible (winner of the 2014 Berkshire Prize,…    read more

This week on The Missouri Review’s Soundbooth Podcast, intern Hannah Kauffman interviews film director Julien Elie amidst the hustle and bustle of the True/False Film Festival. In his documentary Dark Suns, Elie sets…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Another Last Day,” an excerpt from Alex Lemon’s upcoming collection. Alex Lemon’s Another Last Day will be published this spring by Milkweed Editions.…    read more