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Sahar Mustafah is the talented author of our featured fiction, “Triumph,” which first appeared in the summer 2020 issue (43.2) of the Missouri Review. Recently, TMR staff member Vivian Herzog…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Singing Brokenly” by Lance Larsen! Lance Larsen is the author of five poetry collections, most recently What the Body Knows (Tampa 2018). He’s…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Exposure Therapy” by J.J. Hernandez! J.J. Hernandez is a poet in Fresno, California. He holds an MFA in poetry and served as the…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Tombstoning” by Matthew Tuckner! Matthew Tuckner is a writer from New York. He received his BA from Bennington College and is currently an…    read more

We are so excited to share “Quarantine Careers: Voiceover Edition” by Tess Adams, which was selected by 2020 Miller Audio Prize Guest Judge Alex Sujong Laughlin as the runner-up this year in…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “How to Spot a Witch” by Meg E. Griffitts! Meg E. Griffitts is a poet, educator, and freelance writer. She’s the author of…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “A Poem About Breasts” by Rachel Jamison Webster! Rachel Jamison Webster is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Northwestern University and author of…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “HAMOTZI” by sam sax! sam sax is a queer, jewish writer & educator. The author of Madness, winner of The National Poetry Series,…    read more

We are down to the final days for the 30th Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. As you know, each year we accept entries in three genres—fiction, poetry, and nonfiction—and…    read more

This week’s Poem of the Week is “Dear BPD / Dear Impulsivity / Dear Intensity.” Stephanie Bryant Anderson earned her B.S. in English and Psychology from Austin Peay State University.…    read more