Well, the Fall 2014 issue is printed and is set to be published online this afternoon! Looking at this issue as a single collection of work, I feel it absolutely holds a torch to any we’ve produced before–as it should, based on our receiving more submissions than any previous year! This opinion is based nearly entirely …
Happy 2014! As managing editor, I’m proud to announce that today, starting at 12 PM (Central Time Zone), the Coe Review’s newest poetry issue will go online! Throughout the hour, the poems will be individually published on our blog, and you can find links to every poem on our Current Issue page. This year, we’ve also included …
With January 1st right around the corner, it seemed wrong to not post about our successful publication release earlier this month. The Coe Review took over the PUB on campus for our release. We had food catered by Sodexo, coffee galore, and a fair amount of students and staff who came out to see our newest issue. …
Welcome to the Coe Review online. We are a bi-annual magazine, publishing poetry in the fall and fiction in the spring. Started in 1971, the magazine is managed and edited by students from Coe College. These students sign up to be a part of the Coe Review, receiving credit and experience in putting together a …
I didn’t ask for this. I didn’t ask to know what the contents of your mind were. I didn’t ask for the ability to read every body like a goddamn book. I didn’t want this ability or need it or even find it useful. … Continue reading
Ben walks into the room and stubs his toe on the leg of a table that used to be two feet to the left, next to the sofa. She’d rearranged. “Would you like some coffee?” she asks, already headed to the kitchen to brew it before Ben has a chance to respond. He can’t say … Continue reading
Cast of Characters PERSON A: Male/Female, hungry, chip-loving individual who does not have the u best sense of silence. PERSON B: Male/Female, busy, easily annoyed individual searching for silence. Place A quiet room (a library, a waiting room, etc.) Time Present Opening in Silence (PERSON B is sitting at a desk/table working very studiously. … Continue reading
Eugene coaxed his new ’57 Buick over the treacherous streets, thankful for the chains he’d put on his tires just last week. Some years you didn’t need them, but this winter was turning out to be a doozy, one of the worst on record. The sun had actually come out today, but its only effect … Continue reading
I wish I could scream out to her, let her know I’m here. I want to yell. I want her to come running. Running to me. I want to feel her soft, warm embrace. I want her caressing, steady hand holding me tightly. But I cannot speak. My muteness curses me as I watch her. … Continue reading
Politics. It’s always a dreaded topic at family gatherings. It’s a bit late to talk about Thanksgiving but I’m sure a fair share of us had that awkward conversation with our families and friends back home about differing opinions. Some of you fellow political buffs may be familiar with A Higher Loyalty by James Comey … Continue reading
Since someone had already prepared the loaves of dough, this story begins in medias res, with the noodle-maker pounding a loaf on a floury table. It also begins in the middle of a conversation. A: … I can’t stand them, they’re everywhere. You get on a subway, at least half the passengers… you go to … Continue reading
