A musical interlude. . .

New Microchaps Coming Soon!
Submissions for the Microchap 2023 Series are open during October.  See HERE.

Featured Poets

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Each month, the Kissing Dynamite team selects the work of one poet to discuss in detail.  See our featured poets below!

September 2022

Michael Beard

Michael Beard (he/him) currently studies poetry at the Bowling Green State University MFA program and serves as the managing editor for Mid-American Review. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in Anti-Heroin Chic, Jupiter Review, the lickety~split, Bending Genres, and other places. He can be found on Twitter and Instagram @themichaelbeard.

August 2022

Luke Johnson

Luke Johnson’s poems can be found at Kenyon Review, Narrative Magazine, Florida Review, Frontier, Cortland Review, Nimrod and elsewhere. His manuscript in progress was recently named a finalist for the Jake Adam York Prize, The Levis through Four Way Press, The Vassar Miller Award and is forthcoming fall of 2023 from Texas Review Press. Website: lukethepoet.com Twitter: @Lukesrant

July 2022

Fiona Jin

Fiona Jin (she/her/hers) is a writer and artist in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. She lives for a sky one day less so on fire. You can find her at @fionajin07 on Twitter.

Current Issue

     featuring photography by Alan Bern

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Welcome to Issue 45, which includes work by Michael Beard, Dina Folgia, Rachel Pittman, Amanda Roth, and Luke Wortley. Check it out!

THE TEAM

READ MORE ABOUT OUR MASTHEAD HERE!

Christine Taylor

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Shon Mapp

GENERAL EDITOR

Belinda Munyeza

GENERAL EDITOR

Morgan Ridgway

GENERAL EDITOR

Adrienne Crezo

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Matt Hsu

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Dia Roth

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Adeola Victoria Olatunji

COMMUNITY CONTENT MANAGER

Anthony Salandy

SOCIAL MEDIA CONSULTANT

​Dave Stolarz

MUSIC