5 Reasons Why the New Creative Nonfiction Kicks Ass

by Zac Vineyard

New from Crowd, we present the first of a series of custom designed, creatively written, reviews. At about the time we began conceptualizing Crowd‘s sophomore issue, Creative Nonfiction, the preeminent nonfiction magazine in the country, came out with a new design and new content. We were blown away.

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The Consecration of the House, Hermitage

by Michael Heffernan

Heffernan is comfortable letting his reader feel more detached in a poem experience but can quickly ground them again. As though a wave of light passing thought space, the reader, in repeat, rises to meet concrete detail in Heffernan’s work, then descends to the abstract.

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Trigger, Before I Left Oregon

 

by Rachel Mehl

Don’t be fooled by these poems. You might feel familiar ground in Rachel Mehl’s verse, especially her narratives, but don’t be surprised when her perfectly chosen details shake everything apart.

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