House of chestnut, pine, swirly glass; house of acorns embedded in beams, acorns at the foot of the bed, acorns in between sheets. House I hope no one shoots  the windows of, a clear hole sweet as sin —Talvikki Ansel, “House” benningtonreview.org/thirteen-ansel

There’s the trout emerging From the diamond-flecked water  Shaking off the shards of what’s real For a realer, wetter lyric —Laura Cronk, “Forty-Four” benningtonreview.org/thirteen-cronk

ISSUE 13. Family Gathering ✨ Purchase your copy here: benningtonreview.org/purchase

“Transmigration to the End of the Ming Dynasty” by Sarah Lao (sarah lao 🐣) NEW from Issue 13 ✨

“To J.” by Rick Barot (Rick Barot) NEW from Issue 13 ✨

—an excerpt from “Raccoons” by Stephanie Burt (Stephanie Burt (Taylor's Version) 🥥✨) NEW from Issue 13 ✨

“The Insomniac” by Jose Hernandez Diaz (Jose Hernandez Diaz) NEW from Issue 13 ✨

“Sugar” by Jorrell Watkins NEW from Issue 13 ✨

An excerpt from “Flowers and Acorns” by Miho Nonaka NEW from Issue 13 ✨

An excerpt from “Uncle Time” by Benjamin Niespodziany NEW from Issue 13 ✨

"February" by Tom Thompson NEW from Issue 13 ✨

An excerpt from “Speaking to America” by Radha Marcum NEW from Issue 13 ✨

An excerpt from “Wild and Strong and Completely Fearless” by Sally DeWind NEW from Issue 13 ✨

An excerpt from “Thoughts and Prayers” by Deirdre Lockwood NEW from Issue 13 ✨

An excerpt from “Brutal fiction” by Stephanie Cawley NEW from Issue 13 ✨

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Today's Featured Poem: "My Brother’s Sentences" by Paul Gibbons, from Iss. 13 of the Bennington Review (Bennington Review). Read here: poems.com/poem/my-brothe…

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