Category Archives: 2022

  1. The Long and the Short Vowels

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Gunilla Theander Kester   change the meaning of words  the long O in MOR becomes a cuddly  word for …
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  2. How to Not Write After Supper in the Summer

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Nicholas Howard   You’re in the garden weeding, watering, encouraging.  A storm earlier broke the humidity with a flash …
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  3. What Comes to Mind When You Call Me A Goddess

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Michaella Thornton   Botticelli’s Venus, except she stands naked in a field of corn or soybeans or a grove …
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  4. Belladonna

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by John Salter   If Elvis had parachuted into a convent, there would have been less chaos than when you …
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  5. Notes on the Micros

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    Being Micros editor at The Citron Review means that I have the honor of reading incredible work that pushes the …
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  6. Notes on the Poetry Selections

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    Summer in Nashville is hot, and I feel that, wherever you are, readers, it’s probably hot there as well. May …
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  7. Notes on the Fiction Selections

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    The fiction team has selected some wonderful work for the summer issue. “The Romantic Maneuvers of a Tilting Earth” by …
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  8. Notes on the Creative Nonfiction Selections

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    June 22, 2022 by The Citron Review

    I’ve been spending a lot of time in my backyard garden. Early in spring I cleaned away winter’s debris, planted …
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  9. Notes on the Poetry Selections

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    March 21, 2022 by The Citron Review

    My family just moved to Nashville. Moving is a hard time, but one that is exciting because you replace a …
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  10. What Grows in the Garden

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    March 21, 2022 by The Citron Review

    by Erin Armstrong   It started like this: the girl swallows the seeds and can’t remember how many. For months …
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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