Category Archives: 2021

  1. Notes on the Poetry Selections

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    The gerund moving and the infinitive to move have different connotations. Moving conjures a range of pathos, from how-exciting-it-is-to-be-getting-out-of-here! or to-someplace-new! …
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  2. Notes on Zest

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    Happy fall, and welcome back to Zest, the book review section of our journal. Zest is also for interviews and anything …
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  3. Imbalance

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Aditi Ramaswamy   At 13, I didn’t learn swimming: bobbed in the shallow end, arms and legs a nest …
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  4. Igneous

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Eric Mohrman   In your obsidian space you sat down to write the one song that is all songs. …
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  5. You Told Me I Ruined Six Flags For You, and Honestly, I Hope I Did

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Juno Elio Avillez do Nascimento   I’ve never had a strong stomach, even as a child, though I was …
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  6. I carry my weight in groceries

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Sophie Nau   I carry my weight in groceries. In a brown paper bag without handles I carry what …
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  7. Ouroboros

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    eat the tail to start again by Kaidi Stroud   What I am about to tell you may sound like …
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  8. Frozen Biryani

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Sudha Balagopal   Her recipe instructions say, “Use your nose,” so he holds the paper close―it smells like her …
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  9. Estrogen Gives and Estrogen Takes

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Meg McManama I The winter is greying upon us, prying its way in. We pray for snow, for sun. …
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  10. Sheets

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    September 23, 2021 by The Citron Review

    by Sam Simon   When there were four of us crammed in that apartment, I lived only in my room. …
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IMAGE: Painted scroll: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu)
IMAGE: Winter Journey Through the Mountains Along Plank Roads (Ming Huang's Journey to Shu) (Yokoi Kinkoku 横井金谷) , 1985.791,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2025